Appearing on CNBC on Thursday to discuss his new shoe deal with the Chinese company Li-Ning, Warriors star Stephen Curry once again reaffirmed that he’s committed to Golden State and doesn’t want to finish his NBA career anywhere else.

“Not at all,” Curry replied when asked if the idea of going through free agency appeals to him (Twitter video link). “I’ve always stated that I wanna be a lifer with Golden State. What we’ve built there, the fact that I get to run it back this year with Draymond (Green) and coach (Steve) Kerr. All the contract stuff, this NBA thing from year to year, is so crazy, things change really fast. But I do know my interest and mission to stay in Golden State and be competitive is there, and the contract stuff will take care of itself.”

Curry became eligible on August 29 to sign an extension that could be worth up to $136.7MM over two years. Reporting has indicated that the Warriors are prepared to give the two-time MVP essentially whatever one- or two-year contract he wants to sign. He’ll make roughly $62.6MM in 2026/27, which is the last year of his current deal.

During an NBA Today segment on Thursday, ESPN’s Anthony Slater (Twitter video link) speculated that there will be resolution by the start of training camp. That might mean Curry agrees to a new deal by then, though it could also mean he and the Warriors decide to hold off for a few months in order to give the two parties more flexibility ahead of a 2027 offseason in which Golden State projects to have significant cap room.

“Steph Curry, at some point, I would guess, in the next week and a half, will come to some clarity about if he wants to do an extension now or wait,” Slater said.

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Slater also discussed Jimmy Butler’s ACL recovery process during his NBA Today appearance, indicating that he continues to hear “good updates” about Butler’s progress, though the veteran forward is expected to be restricted to individual work when camp opens. Butler continues to be one of the team’s leaders while sidelined, according to Slater, who says the 37-year-old is organizing a players-only pre-camp event in Southern California next week.
Newly hired associate head coach Frank Vogel, whose addition to Steve Kerr’s staff was formally announced on Thursday, spoke to Luca Evans of The San Francisco Chronicle about why he was excited to join the Warriors and why he feels that his best head-coaching years are still ahead of him. “I don’t know how much I want to say about it publicly, but I have a lot of confidence in what’s ahead of me, when the time comes,” Vogel said. “But … that’s for when it happens. I am not hunting it. I’m excited about being in this role, for this team, and supporting Steve, and helping Steph and Draymond get another chance at a ring.”
Vogel also spoke specifically about several Warriors players, including Brandin Podziemski, Kristaps Porzingis, and Yaxel Lendeborg, and cited the presence of Green as a factor that helped convince him to take the job. “You want your defense to have teeth, you know what I mean?” Vogel told Evans. “And (Green) scared the s–t out of me every time I played against the Warriors. I know that if he’s playing, it’s going to be hard to win that game, and it’s going to be hard to score.”