Steph Curry has unique contract clause that will see him pocket $75 million years after he’s retired from the NBA
Steph Curry is set to earn a crazy $75m even beyond the period when his NBA playing days are likely to be over.
The 37-year-old is one of the all-time greats in the NBA thanks to his exploits on the basketball court, with the entirety of his career spent with the Golden State Warriors.
He has become an NBA Champion on four occasions – in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 – as well as being crowned the NBA Finals MVP in 2022.
Curry has also twice been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player and has been in the NBA’s All-Star game 11 times.
Curry is an incredibly well-paid sportsman and is earning a 2024-25 salary of $55,761,216 from the Warriors and is projected to remain the highest-paid NBA star until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Despite now being 37, Curry does not appear to be considering retirement imminently and is looking forward to competing well into his late 30s.
Speaking after Golden State’s season came to an end following defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the play-offs, he said: “We (Warriors) have four months. I don’t have any Olympics, and it’s going to be about rebuilding and getting rest, like you said, but definitely rebuilding everything for another great run.
“So, I’m going to take full advantage of the offseason knowing I’ve been playing a lot of basketball for the last year, and I have a lot left in the tank to prepare for, so I’m excited about it.”
Curry was recently named by Forbes in the top 10 of the world’s highest paid athletes – and sits second on the list behind only Cristiano Ronaldo.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star’s earnings over the past 12 months topped $275m, with $225m of that coming thanks to his exploits on the football pitch with Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League.
Curry sits second with total earnings of $156m, with $56m of that coming from the Warriors and basketball directly, while $100m was earned from other revenue streams off the court.
Retired boxer Tyson Fury is third with earnings over the past year of $146m overall, with the top 10 also including the likes of Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Karim Benzema.
And though Curry had a massive pay cheque over the past year, the Warriors star is set to earn another huge amount of money in the years to come when he is likely to have retired from basketball.
Forbes also reports that in 2023, Curry signed a long-term deal to extend his time as the face of Under Armour’s Curry Brand.
And this does not evening include $75m in stock compensation in a unique contract clause, which is due to vest in 2029 and 2034, the latter date of which Curry is unlikely to still be playing in the NBA by.
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The NBA’s highest earner is no slouch when it comes to growing his fortune
Steph Curry is earning a 2024-25 salary of $55,761,216 from the Golden State Warriors and is projected to remain the highest-paid NBA star until the end of the 2026-27 season.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will overtake him in the following season but will do well to match the 37-year-old Golden State point guard’s prowess outside the sport.
Curry has a lucrative partnership with Under Armour in the form of the Curry brand and has had an interest in tech startup Palm and home gym company Tonal.
Not content with investing elsewhere, Curry has also founded the Underrated sports talent recruitment firm and Unanimous Media, a production company he owns with Erick Peyton.
And curry is also nicely set to make a fortune in the world of alcoholic spirits.
He founded Gentleman’s Cut, the artisan bourbon whiskey producer behind a Curry-crafted signature Kentucky bourbon, and bourbon is a promising market in which to play.
According to market research, the global bourbon market is projected to grow enormously in the next three years.
“The bourbon spirits market size has grown strongly in recent years,” reports Research and Markets.
“It will grow from $7.79 billion in 2023 to $8.29 billion in 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4%. The bourbon spirits market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years.v
“It will grow to $10.69 billion in 2028 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.6%.”
Even Curry would love a slice of that increase, which Research and Markets credits to “several factors, including cultural heritage and tradition associated with bourbon, the premiumization trend where consumers seek higher-quality and more artisanal products, tourism and whiskey trails promoting distillery visits and tastings, celebrity endorsements and influences driving visibility and popularity, and the craft cocktail movement fostering creativity and appreciation for bourbon in mixed drinks.”
Back on the court, the Warriors won Game 1 of their Western Conference semi-finals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves but Curry left the game on Tuesday night with an apparent hamstring strain.
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