Key Points
- Kristaps Porziņģis agreed to a two-year, $40 million extension to stay with the Warriors
- The deal carries a player option on the second season and runs through 2027-28
- Porziņģis joined Golden State in the sign-and-trade that sent Jonathan Kuminga to Atlanta
- He averaged 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 15 games for the Warriors last season
Golden State is locking in the pieces it already has while it chases the ones it doesn't. Kristaps Porziņģis agreed to a two-year, $40 million extension to remain with the Warriors, ESPN reported, a deal that includes a player option on the second year and keeps the big man in the Bay through the 2027-28 season.
Porziņģis only just arrived: he landed in Golden State as the centerpiece of the sign-and-trade that sent Jonathan Kuminga to the Atlanta Hawks, then averaged 16.1 points and 5.3 rebounds across 15 games in his first Warriors stint, his 10th NBA season. The extension turns a half-season rental into a two-year commitment, giving Steve Kerr a stretch five to pair with Stephen Curry rather than a contract set to walk.
The timing fits a Warriors offseason that has been anything but quiet. Days after Draymond Green declined his $27.7 million option to give the team flexibility, and with Golden State openly pursuing LeBron James and an Anthony Davis trade, securing Porziņģis is the quieter half of the same plan: hold the rotation together at the edges while swinging big at the top of the roster. For a franchise whose championship window is tied to Curry's clock, every retained contributor is one less hole to fill.
Source: Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports, Bleacher Report
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