NBA The 32-year-old point guard will begin his twelfth season in the NBA and aspires to play 16, like his father
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En such professionalized basketball, it is common for players to change teams. Stephen Curry pretends otherwise. The Warriors point guard has started the talks to extend his contract and be able to retire in the team that drafted him there for 2009. He would become a ‘one-team player, a player who has only played for one franchise throughout his career.
Curry, who is 32 years old, acknowledged that negotiations are ongoing. “Everything is on the table right now. Everything I’ve talked about being a ‘warrior’ and what the future holds. Obviously I’m totally committed to what that is. I understand that I have to do the right thing for myself and the team and that is to have those conversations. I feel blessed to be in this position. It is a question of letting things develop as they should and that is where we are now, “said the base in a video conference with the press.
Warriors star in 2017 signed a five-year extension to his contract for $ 201 million, making him the highest paid player in the NBA. Win 43 million the next season and 45.7 the following, after which end his tie with the Oakland team. The maximum extension for which Curry would now be eligible is three years and $ 156 million and will begin in 2022. The two parties have until December 21 to finish an extension this season.
“It will be an amazing achievement. I have spoken publicly about it and I am very committed. But that also implies that there is much more to do on the court, and again I cannot anticipate what the end will be and not enjoy the moment, enjoy the challenges that we have in front of us and what remains for me to achieve as a player like that. we will see what happens, “explains the two-time NBA MVP and three-time champion.
Among the challenges of his career is that of reach 16 seasons in the NBA, the same as his father, Dell. “I’ve always put that number for my father. That was always the goal. You can’t predict the future, but I’ve always said that I want to play as long as I can be at the level I want to be. and hopefully I can quit because I decide to, “says Curry.
This season, the point guard will play his twelfth season with the Warriors. Of the active players, only 17-year-old Udomis Haslem with the Heat surpasses their fidelity to the colors.. Curry equals two Lakers mythos like James Worthy and Michael Cooper, who only wore yellow in their careers. Much further away are Dirk Nowitzki (21 with the Mavericks), Kobe Bryant (20 with the Lakers), Tim Duncan and John Stockton (19 with the Spurs and Jazz, respectively) and Reggie Miller (18 with the Pacers).
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