De’Anthony Melton is running it back with the Warriors.After opting out of his $3.45 million player option for the 2026-27 season and dipping his toe into NBA free agency, Melton and Golden State have agreed to a two-year, $11 million contract, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Wednesday, citing sources. Free agent guard De'Anthony Melton has agreed to a two-year, $11 million deal to return to the Golden State Warriors, sources tell ESPN. There is a player option in the season of the deal as well. pic.twitter.com/DEbP3hQMTs
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2026 Coming off ACL surgery in December 2024, Melton last October signed a two-year contract worth $6.5 million to return to the Warriors and made $3.1 million during the 2025-26 campaign. While it appeared obvious he vastly would outplay the money included in his player option for 2026-27, his production started to slump toward the end of the season, when Steph Curry was out and Melton had to fight through injuries himself to try and fill the scoring void.
Melton, 28, never played both sides of a back-to-back last season but...