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Once again, the\u00a0Golden State Warriors<\/a> failed to land their top target, and they’ll now have to pivot to lesser options.<\/p>\n In what has been a worrisome trend during Mike Dunleavy Jr.’s tenure as their general manager, they missed out on LeBron James, and there aren’t many options to bolster the roster\u00a0<\/a>now.<\/p>\n That’s why they might need their best player to make a big sacrifice to give them a hand.<\/p>\n Stephen Curry<\/a> is eligible for another lucrative contract extension. According to NBA insider Sean Deveney, some around the league believe he’ll take a big pay cut to help his team land another star.<\/p>\n \u201cI think you absolutely will see Stephen Curry negotiate on that, but he is a smart guy. He\u2019ll want to know the options and the plan,\u201d one \u00a0Western Conference executive told<\/a> Deveney.<\/p>\n Curry is slated to make a whopping $65 million next season. He’s about to enter the final year of his contract, so he can walk away after the 2026-27 campaign. However, that seems unlikely.<\/p>\n He’ll be eligible to sign a two-year, $137 million extension next month, but he could take a page out of Victor Wembanyama’s book and not sign for the maximum.\u00a0<\/p>\n Curry could save the Warriors around $40 million. That contract would come into effect next offseason, so he’d still have to wait for another year before getting another sidekick. Still, it would certainly give the team more options.<\/p>\nStephen Curry might have to take a pay cut to help the Warriors<\/h2>\n