He loves basketball and still plenty good at it.

When he wants to stop playing.

Also he’s due a 1/3rd of that money next year in his contract, so for sure not until after next season.

What are the chances he will just retire if they don’t sign Lebron?

Gotta be lower than low. Like 0.001% is over stating it

Steph told me he’s got two more years in him before he retires.

Steph has been past the point of playing for the money for a long time now. He could’ve retired years ago if he wanted.

He’ll stop when he doesn’t want to play anymore or his body tells him it’s time to be done. I think he still just enjoys the game.

Probably when he stops having fun?

Which part of Steph averaging 26 PPG at age 37 made you think this guy is more passionate about golf than basketball?

He’s one of those dudes that legitimately seems to love playing. Some players are there for the paycheck after a certain point, but Steph is always smiling and having a blast even as he gets older and isn’t winning as much.

Pretty much every All-NBA player in 2026 could retire now and live off their wealth indefinitely. Its about the passion

He plays for the love of the game not the check lol. He’s good financially

I am sorry OP, but I’d hate to have your perspective on the world.

He grew up around hoops and wanting to play professional basketball. He worked all of his life for it. And the opportunity to play at this level only lasts a finite time.

Money will come and go and if this was the only reason he was playing, he could have retired years ago.

Its also insane to say he is more passionate about his hobby than what he spends nearly, if not all, the calendar year preparing for.

He’s still got a lot left in his tank.

He clearly cares about earning money and gets paid 60Mil a year to play basketball. Why quit if his company can earn that much while he plays

In the past two days I’ve seen the dichotomous posts:

1. Why doesn’t Steph retire, he’s made a ton of money
2. Why doesn’t LeBron play until he’s 80, he’s capable of it

Does the player want to play? That’s what matters when the player isn’t broke. There’s a human element. These aren’t robots here solely for our entertainment. We’re just lucky enough to watch.

he can spend the rest of his life being a VC guy in the bay. He can only play in the NBA for a short while longer. He’ll do that until he doesn’t want to anymore.

LeBron got more money than Steph and is even older, why doesn’t he just retire and play golf too?

Well as everyone knows the common saying with rich people “All right I think I have enough money, time to take a break”

Also he’s still playing at a relatively high level so once he takes a dip maybe?

Is Ronaldo’s $200m contract a steal then?

Steph may actually be the richest NBA player ever in 5-10 years TBH.

Based off of his popularity (and thus, access and connections) in Silicon Valley… may be fair to assume he and his investment advisors get access to exclusive early stage VC investments.

Bron is a 41 year old billionaire and still plays. I think all top athletes want to keep playing until they physically can’t, it’s that drive that puts them above the rest

Revenue doesn’t equal profit

In a couple years probably. I don’t think people with awesome jobs are usually trying to hurry up and retire in their 30s. The holding company is not really relevant to the decision, he’s been super fuckin Rich for a while

He’s already said he would gladly come of the bench if it was best for the team and he was playing into his 40s. Im sure 41-42yo steph could easily average 20-25ppg on 25mpg against second units that can’t realistically gameplan to contain him like the starters would. That being said I don’t see a likely future where the warriors acquire a young guard that would be worth starting over steph unless they get a steal in the draft mid first round

Perhaps Steph just likes playing basketball? He makes more money off endorsements than on-court at this point anyway, money is not an issue for him. He also has a skill set that is suited for longevity, his elite shooting isn’t really going to go away. His infinite stamina may go away and he’ll need his teammates to create shots he usually creates himself, but the dude can probably play into his 40’s being a bench 3 point specialist if his general health is good.

He can do both. He’s more than a person now, he’s a brand. Massive amounts of passive income is the dream.

You have to make hay while the sun shines, who knows what the future holds

You’re don’t become as good as Steph Curry if, on some level, you don’t love playing basketball.

His body is only going to let him keep doing it for a certain amount of time.

When he feels the risk of long term mobility/injury and associated quality of life is no longer one he wants to take.

Why retire? Hes still playing at a high level, and it’s more about legacy at this point than making money.

Ill guess 2-3 years

Bron, Steph, KD. These 3 dudes are still playing only because they love to hoop.

You think he still is playing basketball because he needs the money?

I think you’re simply seeing proof that he really loves hooping in the NBA. Even at his insane salary, the actual payroll money doesn’t really move the needle that much for him anymore (but he’s still gonna get the most he can). Him hooping definitely adds some value to the off court revenue too but I’m sure at this point he could simply retire and make so much in truly passive income that he could never even come close to spending more than he earns.

I’m sure he sees it as “I probably have plenty of time for all that even if I keep hooping until I’m 50.”

Whenever he loses the love of the game and/or his body breaks down.

Whenever he wants or injuries finally take their toll.

So how do we know that there isn’t any “Aspiration” type dealings going on here?

Competition is such a foreign concept to some people…. It’s wild.

Steph was born into basketball. He is going to play as long as his body allows.

Does his 400M deal still pay if he isn’t playing basketball any more?

You can’t buy the praise and excitement that comes with being a pro sports superstar and champion.

Magic Johnson has multiplied with his wealth many times since he retired but he is still defined by his no look passes and fast breaks

The chances are zero. Dude will play till his wrists and ankles rot off

Steph gonna iron out the kinks in the shoe deal before they generate a billion off his retirement tour

So wild to me when people say “this player in the top 0.1% of their sport looks more interested in [hobby they get photographed doing sometimes]”

Like no that’s not how being a top-15 player works, pretty sure he still loves basketball a lot more than he loves golf my dude

Is this Deandre Aytons burner? Believe it or not some of these guys actually like playing basketball and its not just about the money.

Steph is still hitting near 40% 3PT off 11 ATTEMPTS.

It’s looking more like his health is going to drop before his cardio and range does.

The real question is at what point does he drastically reduce his nba salary to get more help to win another title? Like you are set dude, I guess more money is more important than winning another championship…

Happiness is not exclusive to hoarding money.

He just likes playing basketball that’s really it. Only season where he was visibly miserable was that period before they got Jimmy. That was the first time I seen him on the bench just sad.

He’ll make $63m this season in on-court revenue if he doesn’t retire so I doubt he retires before this season.

It’s always funny when Redditors don’t realize that some people are just competitive, or ambitious or like their jobs. They simply can’t comprehend the concept.

Boy do I have news for you buddy. Any random roll player that has made 10mil lifetime could retire comfortably. They don’t need to play for the money

He’s still good at what he does 

All this really shows what kind of dumb ass Kawhi really is. All stars have to do is a little bit of promo work and be paid millions of dollars. Nothing shady, happens all the time with endorsements. His bum ass couldn’t even be bothered to do that, what a f*cking idiot.

When he feels like it. WTF?

My financial advisor told me I shouldn’t consider retirement until I had at least $780 million saved so he’s probably in a similar situation.

He loves it he’ll play til his legs fall off

Lebron could prob still play til he’s 50 but he loves golf more so it’s his farewell tour

Because he liked basketball?

I guess he stops when he gets tired of playing basketball. It’s clearly not all about money for him.

I think fans don’t understand that a lot of top players want to maximize their time in the NBA because once it’s over, it’s over. Sure you have players that just play for the paycheck but a lot of great players actually do know how lucky they are and they don’t take what they do for granted.

Being a Top 1% Commenter on the NBA sub and not even being able to fathom that someone would continue playing basketball because they like playing basketball tells you everything you need to know about the Top 1% Commenters on this sub (and most sports subs)

It is going to be hard for him to build anything that would come close to his court legacy. And it is what fuels a lot of these investments. 

As big as Shaq is, he is still known for his basketball brand. It is what got him all the sponsorships. 

Kobe life was admittedly short, but the network that he got to be able to invest and win his Oscar were all from his basketball careers. 

And finally, why leave a career that you done all your life? He can still enjoy it while he is so good at it. 

I don’t think he’s still playing because he doesn’t have enough money

Silly question, he’s not playing for money at this point

Part of that revenue is that he’s still an active player. Once he retires that number can fluctuate. As amazing of a player that he is, retired players don’t always have the same pull. So it’s worth it for him to push through another year or two to lock in as much money as he can. Especially since he’s still playing well. Too many horror stories of players losing it all after retirement. Better to bring in that money and make sure his grandchildren are set.

When you get to that level you’ve entered a new sport. Stacking money and building your portfolio. If he can add a little 150m from hooping over the 3 years why not. Helps him stay relevant which drives more opportunities.

Like LeBron he prob wants to make movies and/or own a team.

He clearly loves basketball, and there will be a day when he wont be able to play any longer, so while he can he’s going to continue. It’s obviously not for the money for most NBA star, they already have generational wealth.

I get shit for suggesting Steph should have taken less than the max if he wanted to stay competitive in his twilight years. $20-30m more in basketball salary per year is inconsequential to his net worth at this point, but instead we have a mid ass team with the occasional Curry Flurry. Not really complaining, just pointing it out. It was an all-time run.

what is his fcf

If it was just about the money he’d have retired already.

When he isn’t the best three point shooter in the world anymore..

Guy good at basketball seems to like playing basketball for a 50mil a year

I hope he can play one more Olympics in LA

man if one billionaire gave me just 10,000 how my life would change…

love class disparity

You know what also helps his Off-Court Revenue? People seeing that he’s still an active NBA player

High net worth does little to nothing for the ego and identity; being celebrated as the best shooter in history and competing at the highest level in the sport’s most premiere league in the world fills the ego and identity, it’s why most players crash out in some way after leaving the league. That’s actually a deeply seeded fear and it’s understandable.

Love all the arguments by people saying players need to ask for supermax

He’s not playing because he can’t make rent boss

To me, Steph just loves hooping and what comes with it (traveling, hanging out with your favorite coworkers, competing) but also happens to like getting paid while doing it.

As if he ever needed the money

when some young buck actually stops him dead.

He could have retired a long time ago if he wanted to. He probably just likes playing basketball and wants to play as long as possible

this is a made up article. no private holding company would publicly report earnings

‘Oh I don’t get to play with LeBron? Guess I’ll just retire then.’

Peak reddit take right here.

He owns 100% of his holding comany?

Can I do this? have my employer pay my holding company, and any money I don’t use, doesn’t get taxed. The money in the holding company, I invest in the stock market or tbills.

When he has enough to lobby against affordable housing nationwide.

His career earnings are $470 million. He could have quit to play golf years ago.

obscene amount of money these players make. actually unreal

NBA players make money from all sorts of stuff outside of their nba contract. This isn’t any different

I like the idea that Steph Curry is just a blue collar hard working man who is working his way to retirement rather than the multi-hundred millionaire that just really enjoys playing basketball

More Rings, simple as that

Playing basketball helps his other revenue streams. It’s not just about the GSW contract.

What are the chances he will just retire

Near 0

Read the article you posted. He wants to play till 20 years. Also, the bulk of the money is revenue from shoe deals. Those deals generally start to go down in revenue once you retire. He will compete as long as he can.

Any time he wants.

We are still conflating being rich versus living a fulfilling life, Steph might never get that feeling of playing ever again after he retires. No amount of money can bring that back.

When he wants to. He’s still an extremely potent offensive player and barring a major injury will continue to be for a while.

You falsely think that his reason for playing ball has to do with money. Money is an important part of it, but it’s not why he plays

Don’t forget his dad played in the league for a while, he grew up wealthy I don’t think money means much to him it’s compete in him that drives him

Lmao this is a wild LeBron glaze post.

There’s so many athletes that play professional sports solely as a job, and there’s infinite think pieces about the lack of love for the game.

I don’t think LeBron is ever going to be a factor in his passion for playing the game, that also makes him richer by the day in the process lmao.

At this point, the W’s and the NBA as a whole, just keep Curry around as long as he possibly wants for simply ticket and merch sales alone.

Motivation wise, it’s obviously still there, he wants to win and compete. Tbh, same kind of goes for Lebron too. There are players that aren’t and it’s rather obvious when they aren’t.

Revenue isn’t profit.

Basketball is more fun than golf.

Simple. When he feels like it.

He wouldn’t be Steph curry if he was ever the type of guy to care more about money than his craft, love for the game, etc. 

That goes for all the greatest. 

They have more than just talent

He’s not playing in the NBA for money at this point.

Crazy that he still insists on occupying a supermax salary slot.

Whenever he chooses to.

Curry is as dedicated and into basketball as anyone on the planet.

No need to retire the man. curry still have quite a few years left.

Revenue ain’t profit

you think he’s playing basketball for the money? you think lebron is too? or kd?

Inevitable: Team steph Vs Team Lebron (JR smith amateur golf champion)

If he wanted to retire and play golf he could have done that at any time. He’s loaded.

Not enough. Needs to hit 100 billion net worth for Ayesha to be satisfied

I reckon, with how big the contracts are getting, we’ll be close to a star just dipping after their second contract after the rookie deal. At the point you get 200 million plus on a second deal, and you’re a Joker type guy who would rather be with his horses, I think we start to see shorter careers.

Steph deserves everything he’s got. I’m just curious what’s the point of collecting all that money when he’s already has multi-generational wealth. There has to be some motivation for it

He doesn’t make as much if he stops playing

You would. I would. But sometimes these dudes just do it for the love of the game. Can’t say that about most office jobs.

I wish I had time to play Golf but I’m broke!

Please let him join the your golf tour with grant horvat would be so hype if there was 1 celebrity per team.

I’m sure he still loves playing the game so there’s that.

Always funny people think the only incentive is money

Wait, so you think he kept playing because he couldn’t afford to retire? That he was waiting for this $174mm to come in?

He grew up extremely wealthy. I don’t think he was ever paying basketball in order to feed his family.

“One dollar for eternal happiness…I’d be happier with the dollar”

• C. Montgomery Burns

When he’s done with the game. The money is nice but it’s secondary to legacy

You can say this about any all-star level player in the league lol