Curry has just achieved something else: He’ll become the first player in NBA history to make at least $60 million in a single season. The Warriors and Curry agreed to a one-year contract extension worth $62.6 million. The deal will keep Curry in the Bay through the 2026-27 campaign. The extension also means that Curry will own the league’s top salary for a full decade, from 2017 to 2027. It’s quite the jump from Curry’s first eight years in the NBA. Thanks to some early injury trouble, the Warriors offered him a fairly modest extension when his rookie contract was up. By the time Curry entered his ninth season, he had made just north of $56.7 million throughout his career. He’ll earn more than that with this one-year extension. Curry has already been the first player to make at least $40 million in a season (he hit $40.23 million in 2019-20) and $50 million (his salary this year was $51.92 million). He’ll also be the first to hit $60 million in the 2026-27 season, though his days as the league’s highest-paid player may not last longer. A few players have contracts that will pay them well over $60 million—and even spilling into $70 million—during the 2027-28 season. Now that he’s freshly paid, let’s see how many more of those unbelievable, mouth-wide-open, head-on-your-hands moments Curry can deliver.
