Warriors' Stephen Curry on potential retirement: 'I'm just taking it two years at a time'

Even while playing golf, Stephen Curry is fielding questions about his basketball future. The Golden State Warriors star is at the American Century Championship this weekend, where he told reporters that he doesn't have a timeline for the rest of his NBA career.

"I don't know," Curry said when asked how much longer he'd be playing in the NBA, via The Athletic's Anthony Slater. "I'm just taking it two years at a time. That's what I have left on my contract right now."

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Curry's current contract keeps him with the team through 2027, after the guard signed a veteran extension last summer. Under his previous contract, Curry is set to earn $59,606,817 this upcoming season; he will earn $62,587,158 in the in the 2026-27 season with the extension.

Two years will be a magic number for the Warriors heading forward, as three of the team's most important players — Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green — will all be out of contract. Curry is the oldest of the three, at age 37; Butler and Green are 35.

But though Curry is taking it two years at a time, both he and Butler have expressed the idea that Golden State's veteran core could keep going. In a postseason press conference, when asked if the Warriors had a two-year window to take home another championships, Butler said that the team "has a lot of great basketball ahead of us." Curry has said that he has "a lot left in the tank."

Even Curry's father, Dell Curry, seems confident that his son can keep going: In June, Dell said that he believes Stephen Curry can keep playing "well into his 40s." If Stephen were to follow that timeline, that would mean at least one more extension beyond his current deal.

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(Dell Curry also has reportedly been hired by Prime as an analyst for the streaming service's NBA coverage this upcoming season, per Front Office Sports. Take that as you will.)

Even at 37, Stephen Curry is still a crucial piece of Golden State's offensive production. The guard averaged a team-high 24.5 points per game, plus 4.4 rebounds and a team-high six assists. He started in 70 games, the most on a Warriors team that struggled with injuries this season, and averaged 32 minute per game, second only to Butler.

For now, at least, Curry will keep focusing on golf, while the Warriors navigate a busy offseason — and comment slyly on potential Golden State signings like Al Horford.