There was little surprise when, at the end of last season, as Stephen Curry entered free agency he decided to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors. Curry had just won his second championship in three years with the Warriors, easing to a 4-1 win in the NBA Finals against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Signing a new deal and committing his future to Golden State seemed inevitable, and so followed his $201 million five-year contract.