While it isn’t Golden State’s top priority this offseason, Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. told reporters on Friday that discussing an extension with Stephen Curry is on the team’s radar, as Kendra Andrews of ESPN writes.
“That guy can get whatever he wants,” Dunleavy said of Curry. “It’s been a sprint here getting through the draft and free agency and summer league, but all of that will get figured out. Steph, I think I can say pretty confidently, that he will be a Warrior for life.”
Curry, a two-time MVP, is currently training for the Paris Olympics with Team USA. The 36-year-old is under contract for two more seasons (at $55.8MM and $59.6MM). He would be limited to a one-year extension worth $62.6MM in 2026/26 due to the Over-38 rule, as ESPN’s Bobby Marks notes (via Twitter).
Dunleavy also said signing former lottery picks Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody to rookie scale extensions is important to the club (Twitter video link via Anthony Slater of The Athletic). Both players will be extension-eligible until the day before the ’24/25 regular season begins.
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- Addressing this summer’s roster moves – including parting with Chris Paul and Klay Thompson and bringing in Buddy Hield, De’Anthony Melton, and Kyle Anderson – Dunleavy said that changes were needed after the way the Warriors’ 2023/24 season ended. “I think it would have been hard to run the same team back,” Dunleavy said, per Andrews. “Although 46 wins is pretty good, we didn’t make the playoffs. But this isn’t something where it’s like broken completely. We just need to tune some things up. I think we’ve been able to do that, and we’re excited about this group.”
- The Warriors’ offseason work isn’t necessarily complete, but adding another free agent to fill the 15th roster spot won’t be an option for the time being, with the team right up against its hard cap (the first tax apron). “Free agency stuff has calmed down. We’ve got 14 guys and are against the first apron, so adding in that regard right now would be tough,” Dunleavy said. “But you’re always looking around the league to get better, talking to teams and exploring stuff. I like our team, but there’s also some things that we can look to improve at.”
- Asked during an appearance on 95.7 The Game (Twitter links) whether the Warriors would be willing to trade Kuminga in a deal for an impact player, head coach Steve Kerr didn’t directly answer the question, but suggested no one on the roster besides Curry is absolutely untouchable. “There’s very few players in the league who are not talked about in trade discussions,” Kerr said. “Steph Curry is not being discussed in trade talks. Everybody else is. If you went down the list of NBA teams, the Lakers (are) probably not talking to anybody about LeBron (James). Everybody’s got maybe one or two guys who are off the table. The vast majority of NBA players are constantly going to be discussed in trade talks because everyone’s trying to do the same thing, which is improve their team.”
- In a conversation with Mark Medina of Sportskeeda, second-year big man Trayce Jackson-Davis discussed a handful of topics, including the experience of being on the U.S. Select Team and what sort of role he expects to have in Golden State next season. “(Kerr) wants me to be more offensive-minded and continue to make plays out of the dunker (spot), almost like the way (Domantas) Sabonis plays,” Jackson-Davis said. “That’s similar to what he wants me to be.”
Luke Adams contributed to this post.
I like the new look team this year. They still are in need of a big center because the rookie they drafted will not be ready. Just glad they concentrated on defense. Nobody better say they need Brandon Ingram because him and Kerr do not get along and Kerr didn’t start him on FIBA team last year because of his bad defense.
Basically, Dunleavy is saying unless he trades for Ingram or Cam Johnson, he’s probably not adding anyone else until the trade deadline, besides 2 ways
Everyone and their great granddad has been talking about the Warriors needing a big center. Can’t we all agree that’s never gonna be a priority while Kerr is around? And don’t give up just yet on the Lauri Markkanen sweepstakes. A few people LAMBASTED me about even just the mere IDEA of trading away Podziemski (along with Kuminga, of course) to attain Lauri’s services. I’m tellin’ you guys: if it takes Kuminga, Podz, perhaps GP2 and 1 or 2 firsts, you GOTTA do it! You go for the sure thing! This team would be SOOO d$&n stacked with Lauri at the starting 4 spot!
I know there was no great center g to pick up but i don’t get why they didn’t get a good back up center that was out there just to play 20 minutes a game. They better use one of their 2 way contracts on a big.
Centers that you can reliably put out there for 20 minutes a night don’t come cheap.
What do mean Kerr won’t play a big Center? I don’t know where you get the idea. He has done it in the past. Good Centers don’t come cheap.
The Warriors drafted their big center in Quentin Post. He’s been called a young Nikola Jokic. Post, Kuminga and Moody would be a new big 3 that could win multiple chips if Steve Kerr wasn’t the head coach.
That’s a stretch to compare Post to Jokic.
Lol.
Lol Curry dropped a hint after the Klay stuff and instead of being serious about contending they’re rushing to lock up 1 more year with Steph. Go get Lauri or accept that Steph has a better shot elsewhere.
Who would you trade to get Lauri? Does Utah even to trade Lauri? Why would Steph want to go elsewhere? He said he doesn’t.
If they gone sign Moody to an extenshawn, they best let him play and not have him at the 16th man on da bench as Kerr has been doing for years