Steph Curry has often said he’d like to spend his entire career with the Golden State Warriors. His recent real estate activity might suggest something different.

Curry sold a San Francisco property for $11M this week, after selling his home in Atherton (25 miles south of SF) for $29.1M in May. Those transactions alone don’t mean Curry is ready to move on, but he also hasn’t yet signed a contract extension.

Steph Curry had reasons for real estate sales

By themselves, Curry’s recent transactions don’t indicate dissatisfaction with his NBA club. This week’s property sale in SF followed months of difficulties in Curry’s attempts to build new headquarters for Thirty Ink, the holding company that oversees his various businesses and foundations. Curry’s contractor clashed with a local union, which threatened to picket before Curry abandoned the effort.

In Atherton, Curry faced criticism when they opposed a housing development near their property, as part of the town’s mandate to provide median-income housing. In Dec. 2023, an intruder broke into the home’s living room and was asked to leave without incident, which might hurt the family’s feelings of safety.

He also reportedly still owns a condominium near the Warriors home arena, the Chase Center, as well as foundations and restaurants in the Bay Area, Selling two properties doesn’t mean Curry and his family are done with the Bay entirely.

Steph Curry is facing a big extension decision

The end of Curry’s career may be defined by what happens in extension talks with the Warriors. Since Aug. 29, Curry has been eligible to sign an extension to his contract, which has one year remaining at $62.6M. The Warriors are reportedly willing to give Curry a two-year extension at his maximum of $136.7M, which would keep him in a Warriors uniform past his 41st birthday.

But paying an older player one of the NBA’s highest salaries would make it very difficult for the Warriors to build a competitive team around their star. Perhaps Curry is working out a middle ground where he can still get paid in a way that preserves salary flexibility for the Warriors.

However, if he doesn’t sign that extension soon, the Warriors and the fans may worry that the real estate market isn’t the only thing Curry wants to exit in the Bay Area. Just as housing prices go up and down, the prospects of the Warriors have dipped dramatically since their 2022 title. And it might be easier for Curry to say goodbye to his only NBA home if he has also sold his actual residences first.