The contract extension issue of Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is undoubtedly the focus of Bay Area fans' attention. The 38-year-old Curry has been eligible to sign a two-year, $136 million contract extension, but he has not yet nodded and publicly stated that he is waiting for the right time. According to US media outlet Bleacher Report, Curry is highly likely to follow the model of New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson, taking a "pay cut" to help the team retain future salary cap flexibility, and the final amount may be around $100 million over two years. Following the Brunson Model, Curry May Sign a Contract Extension with a Pay Cut Eric Pincus, a reporter for Bleacher Report, pointed out when predicting the contract trends of several stars that the final amount of Curry's contract extension... Pincus analyzed: "The Warriors will have huge salary cap flexibility next season, and the team will never give up on Curry. The biggest challenge is to find a salary figure that satisfies Curry and allows the management to have enough room to rebuild the roster around him." He boldly predicted that Curry will eventually stay with the Warriors, but... If Curry really chooses a small pay cut, this will be exactly the same as Brunson's previous decision. Brunson signed a four-year, $156 million contract extension with the Knicks in this offseason. Although he could have signed a five-year, $269 million supermax contract if he had waited one more year, he voluntarily sacrificed as much as $113 million to give the team more room to recruit talents. In addition, San Antonio Spurs super rookie Victor Wembanyama recently made a similar decision: he signed a five-year, $252 million contract extension, taking about $51 million less, also to retain future salary cap space for the team. Delaying Signing to Retain Flexibility: Warriors Will Have Over $100 Million Cap Space Next Summer In addition to taking a pay cut, Curry's "delaying signing" is also a highly strategic move. Brian Windhorst, a well-known ESPN reporter, pointed out in his podcast "The Hoop Collective" that if Curry does not sign the contract extension now, the Warriors may have more than $100 million in salary cap space next summer. Windhorst said: "Curry, Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green are all in the final year of their contracts. This does not mean that Curry has to sign a contract like James, but he can sign whenever he wants, so why not keep his options open?" This huge cap space will help the Warriors compete for another superstar next summer. Curry Expresses Willingness to Spend His Entire Career with the Warriors, Team Presents "Contract Menu" for Him to Choose From In response to external attention, Curry himself said in an interview with Dalton Johnson, a reporter from NBC Sports Bay Area...: "Without a doubt, I hope to stay here for the rest of my career, and I'm pretty sure that will happen." He emphasized that the contract issue will be resolved at the right time, and he is now ready to welcome his 18th season in his career, and will not let the contract progress become a distraction for preparing for the new season. In addition, Anthony Slater, an ESPN Warriors beat reporter, also revealed...: "He can choose to sign a one-year max contract, a two-year max contract, or wait. The Warriors have laid all the options on the table, and everything is up to him."