Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant led the cost to assist the USA end on prime of the rostrum in males’s basketball group on the 2024 Paris Olympics. The three superstars even have one thing in widespread with regards to their financial institution accounts — and nobody else in NBA historical past can say it.
Curry joined an unique membership with James and Durant on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year extension with the Golden State Warriors. The deal will hold Curry below contract within the Bay for the 2026-27 season for $62.6 million. It pushes Curry’s profession earnings into the stratosphere.
Curry is now assured to make $536 million off NBA contracts in his profession, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. Solely two different gamers in league historical past have crossed the $500 million mark in profession earnings, and that’s James and Durant.
James’ profession earnings are at $583.3 million as soon as he finishes his two-year extension with the Lakers in the summertime of 2026. Durant’s profession earnings will probably be at $504 million as soon as he finishes his two yr extension. Right here’s how Curry’s new deal breaks down for the Warriors:
Who’s subsequent to affix the $500 million membership? Chris Paul and James Harden will each be over $400 million in profession earnings after their present offers, however received’t fairly attain $500 million earlier than they retire. In the meantime, Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo are each on their manner. Jokic is already assured $423 million in his profession as soon as he finishes his present extension, and he’s going so as to add much more to that if he needs to maintain enjoying within the NBA. Antetokounmpo will probably be near $500 million as soon as his extension winds up after 2027-2028.
Each technology of NBA superstars out-earns the following. Kobe Bryant’s profession earnings had been simply extra $328 million, per basketball-reference. Kevin Garnett made almost $344 million on the court docket. It makes you surprise who would be the NBA’s first billion greenback participant. I’ll give that honor to Victor Wembanyama … and maybe even Cooper Flagg. No stress, child.
What’s actually wild about Curry’s profession earnings is how he hit the $500 million threshold whereas additionally signing essentially the most team-friendly contract of his technology. Curry’s rookie extension was for 4 years, $44 million. Again then, Curry was only a promising younger guard with ankle points — not a future MVP and champion.
Salute to Steph, LeBron, and KD. This has actually been a golden technology for American basketball stars, they usually’re not accomplished but.
