While it wasn’t considered a blockbuster signing by many, it was undoubtedly worth reporting that the Golden State Warriors agreed to a training camp deal with Stephen Curry’s brother, Seth, on Oct 1.
However, less than 21 days later, the Warriors announced that they had waived the former Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter.
Interestingly, though, the Warriors were expected to re-sign Curry during the start of the 2025-26 season to help bolster their perimeter shooting.
It hasn’t happened yet, though, confusing fans who hoped that the brother of the best shooter of all time would be on the Dubs’ active roster by now.
On Friday, the Athletic’s Danny Leroux put all speculation to rest by breaking down the Duke product’s current situation.
“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.”
In a nutshell, the Warriors want to ensure they take their time with Curry full-time to avoid a disaster.
Considering Horford and Kuminga were priority signings during the offseason, the 35-year-old man was bound to be the odd man out when the regular season commenced.
When Golden State does ink a standard deal with Curry, they’ll be in good shape from a long-range shooting standpoint, as the Charlotte, North Carolina native is a career 43.3% three-point sniper.
Expect the Dubs to bring Curry on board in the foreseeable future.
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