Curry Heads Into Camp Without a Deal — and Says That's Fine

Training camp opens with Stephen Curry still unsigned on an extension, which is the kind of sentence that would have caused a full-blown franchise crisis five years ago. It doesn't feel that way now. Curry has signaled he won't let the contract situation become a distraction, and nothing in how this offseason has unfolded suggests he's angling toward the exit.

The timeline is worth noting. The $136.7 million extension became available August 29, GM Mike Dunleavy made the organization's intentions clear publicly, and yet here we are at camp without a signature. That's not alarming on its own — these things move on their own schedule — but it does mean the question will trail the team into the early weeks of the season.

What matters more right now is what surrounds him. Golden State rebuilt aggressively this summer: Kristaps Porzingis at center, Al Horford back in the mix, De'Anthony Melton for perimeter defense, and a full 15-man roster now in place. The roster construction is done. The Curry piece is the last open item, and by his own account, it won't be a cloud over the locker room.

After a 39-46 season that ended badly, the Warriors don't have much margin for internal noise. Curry averaging 25.9 points on 46.5 percent shooting in just 49 games last year is the whole argument for this rebuild — the organization built around him, and he's apparently comfortable enough to let the paperwork follow. Camp starts. They play. The deal will get done.