​Ex-Warriors NBA champion gives Steph Curry retirement prediction with regular season looming originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Golden State Warriors know that Steph Curry is nearing the end of his career one way or another. The four-time NBA champion will go down as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.Golden State and Curry have an important decision to make, as the superstar is eligible for a contract extension.“What the terms of a new extension look like for Curry will be completely up to him, as the Warriors are prepared to offer their star whatever he wants. If Steph wants the full $136.7 million through the 2028-29 season, he will get that. If he wants to take a discount to help the team, GM Mike Dunleavy Jr. will have no problem with said deal,” NBA insider Brett Siegel wrote.When Curry agrees to the extension will also be important. If he waits, it could potentially benefit the Warriors financially and give the organization more flexibility moving forward.“There’s still players becoming contract extension eligible. By next week you’ll start to see Steph Curry’s name come up. On the 29th of August he’s extension eligible for his contract. I have argued that it should be considered that Steph doesn’t sign the extension yet. If he chooses to sign right now, he could get two years at $140 million. Obviously if that’s what he says he wants, you give it to him. But if he doesn’t sign his contract extension right now the Warriors could have over $100 million in salary cap space next summer,” ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said.Curry, like many of the NBA’s greatest players, is getting closer to retirement. Former Golden State teammate and champion Matt Barnes recently revealed how long he believes it could be until Curry calls it a career.“I think Steph is going to ride the ship until it sinks, similar to what Kobe did,” Barnes said.The hope is that the Warriors can make one final championship run before Curry eventually retires. LeBron James is still playing at 41 years old, so Curry could very well want to extend his career for as long as possible as well.The former MVP remains one of the best shooters in the league, and outside of some injuries, he still looks capable of performing at an elite level. With that in mind, Curry could potentially have another two or three seasons before age begins to significantly catch up with him.More NBA news:Lakers likely to part ways with $18M disappointing first-rounder over Bronny James, Jaden Hardy76ers’ Jaylen Brown issues LeBron James warning that will leave Lakers fans depressedLakers predicted to trade Jaden Hardy to Clippers for $229M sniper, NBA Finals championLakers predicted to part ways with Bronny James if he fails to follow JJ Redick’s blueprint