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He isn’t “wrong,” but he is misleading with his statement. Curry’s contract at the time was based on the fact he had ankle injuries multiple years, and it seemed like he might not make it in terms of a long nba career. Also, Steph wasn’t the Curry yet that we know today. From today’s perspective, with hindsight being 20/20, that contract doesn’t look good and seems undervalued greatly, but back then, it wasn’t given the circumstances. Did it lead to the Warriors signing KD? Absolutely. Did it lead to a Dynasty once Steph erupted? Absolutely. But the Warrios didn’t severely underpaid Steph back then just to create a dynasty. They did it based on valid concerns that Steph might not make another few years in the NBA at the time.
He isn’t “wrong,” but he is misleading with his statement. Curry’s contract at the time was based on the fact he had ankle injuries multiple years, and it seemed like he might not make it in terms of a long nba career. Also, Steph wasn’t the Curry yet that we know today. From today’s perspective, with hindsight being 20/20, that contract doesn’t look good and seems undervalued greatly, but back then, it wasn’t given the circumstances. Did it lead to the Warriors signing KD? Absolutely. Did it lead to a Dynasty once Steph erupted? Absolutely. But the Warrios didn’t severely underpaid Steph back then just to create a dynasty. They did it based on valid concerns that Steph might not make another few years in the NBA at the time.