4 Warriors worth more than Curry? Contracts say so
4 Warriors worth more than Curry?Contracts say soThe NBA MVP most likely will be the fifth-highest-paid player on the Warriors next season.Even after the expected trade of backup power forward David Lee, who is owed nearly $15.5 million next season, the Warriors will pay Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Andrew Bogut and Andre Iguodala each more than the $11.371 million Stephen Curry will make in 2015-16.The Warriors agreed in principle to a five-year, $82 million deal with Green on Wednesday, keeping the restricted free agent from pursuing other offers.When Curry signed his four-year, $44 million extension in 2012, there were mixed emotions.Three years later, Curry is the leading scorer for the NBA champions, was the All-Star Game's top vote-getter this past season and is widely considered one of the best shooters in league history.Every time a team references it in negotiations, an agent calls it an outlier.Curry believed all along that he'd prove he was worth the contract — and that he'd eventually make up for whatever money he might have lost in the deal."I was confident I'd be able to get back, but I didn't know how long the road was going to be to get back to 100 percent...
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