Stephen Curry not interested in leaving Warriors in 2017 free agency
An NBA Most Valuable Player Award and the first title win in 40 years for the franchise is plenty of incentive for Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry to want to cash in big when his contract expires in two years.
Even so, the thought of leaving the Bay Area is not something "The Chef" wants to entertain - at least for the time being.
"As I am thinking right now, free agency isn't really appealing to me because I love where I'm at, love the organization I'm playing for, and the Bay Area is home for me and my family," Curry said to Sporting News' Jimmy Spencer.
The four-year, $44-million extension Curry signed in 2012 is a bargain considering what the now 27-year-old has given the Warriors as a leader, shot-maker, and one of the most dynamic offensive threats going in the league today.
Stat of the season might be clinched before the season even starts: Steph Curry will be just the NBA's 54th highest-paid player in 2015-16
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) August 24, 2015
Golden State won an NBA-best 67 games this past season, which was a 16-win improvement over their 2013-14 mark. Curry averaged 23.8 points and 7.7 assists while shooting 48.7 percent from the field and 44.3 percent from behind the arc in 80 appearances, boosting his scoring average to 28.3 points during the playoffs. He also set a postseason record with 98 makes from 3-point range.
Entering the 2015-16 campaign as the Warriors' fifth-highest paid player (behind Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and Andrew Bogut) shouldn't faze Curry, as long as the team continues to win games.
"It helps being world champs, and you want to continue to build the momentum that we've established and I hope to have a huge part of that in the long term," Curry said.
There's little doubt general manager Bob Myers is going to offer his star player a contract worthy of his recent accolades, which could reach upwards of $140 million based on salary cap projections. Curry's low-cost extension provided the franchise the opportunity to lock up several of its key parts, which Myers shouldn't overlook when negotiations commence.