TL;DR
- Golden State Warriors signed Seth Curry to a training camp contract, then released him.
- Warriors could not sign Seth Curry to a full minimum contract due to hard cap.
- The team needs to wait until at least November 11th to legally sign him.
- Warriors aim to be deliberate with Seth Curry's return to enhance long-range shooting.
Although many didn't view it as a major acquisition, it was certainly noteworthy that the Golden State Warriors reached an agreement for a training camp contract with Seth Curry, Stephen Curry's sibling, on October 1st.
Yet, fewer than three weeks afterward, the Warriors declared they had released the former Philadelphia 76ers marksman.
Curiously, however, the Warriors were anticipated to extend Curry's contract at the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign to enhance their long-range accuracy.
However, this hasn't occurred, leading to bewilderment among supporters who anticipated that the sibling of the greatest marksman ever would be part of the Dubs' active lineup at this point.
On Friday, Danny Leroux of The Athletic elucidated the Duke product's present circumstances by providing a comprehensive analysis of all speculation to rest.
“The Warriors signed Al Horford using the taxpayer MLE, which hard-capped them at the second apron for the 2025-26 season,” Leroux wrote.
“After coming to terms with Jonathan Kuminga following a protracted negotiation, the team did not have enough breathing room under the hard cap after Kuminga and their other transactions to sign Seth Curry to a minimum contract for the full season.”
“Since minimum contracts prorate over the season as teams play games, they needed to wait until at least Nov. 11 to legally sign him — but have waited longer to avoid what the (Dallas) Mavericks went through a season ago, as each day gives them more breathing room they may eventually need to use.”
Essentially, the Warriors aim to be deliberate with Curry's complete return to prevent a negative outcome.
Given that Horford and Kuminga were key acquisitions during the offseason, the 35-year-old player was inevitably going to be excluded once the regular season began.
Should Golden State finalize a conventional agreement with Curry, their long-range shooting capabilities will be robust, given that the Charlotte, North Carolina-born player boasts a career 43.3% success rate from beyond the arc.
Expect the Dubs to bring Curry on board in the foreseeable future.
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