Stephen Curry Wants Golden State Warriors to Re-Sign Gary Payton II

Stephen Curry wants the Golden State Warriors to re-sign Gary Payton II, according to NBA insider Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson.

Payton II is an unrestricted free agent. The guard appeared in 62 games for the Warriors last season, averaging 6.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks while shooting 57.4% from the field, 32.6% from beyond the arc and 71.1% from the free-throw line.

The son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton, Payton II won the 2022 championship with the Warriors. He has played for the organization twice. The 32-year-old has career averages of 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.3 blocks with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles La kers, Washington Wizards, Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers.

The Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in the first round of the 2025 playoffs in seven games, but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round in five games. Curry suffered a left hamstring injury in Game 1 against the Timberwolves and missed the rest of the series.

Golden State hasn’t made any moves in free agency this offseason because of Jonathan Kuminga‘s restricted free agency. Once that gets resolved, the Warriors believe Payton II, Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton will sign deals with the franchise, sources told DallasHoopsJournal.

The Warriors offered Kuminga a two-year, $45 million contract. Kuminga declined the offer because the seco nd year of the deal was a team option and not a player option.

There are no teams with cap space to sign Kuminga to an offer sheet. The Warriors aren’t interested in what the Phoenix Suns or Sacramento Kings have offered them in sign-and-trade talks and have cut off talks with both teams.

The 22-year-old Kuminga doesn’t have a good relationship with Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, sources told DallasHoopsJournal. Kuminga averaged 15.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks for Golden State last season in 47 games, shooting 45.4% from the floor, 30.5% from 3 and 66.8% from the foul line.