NBA: Stephen Curry to leave Warriors?

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Market context

Polymarket is pricing a **4%** chance that Stephen Curry is no longer on the Warriors’ official roster by the contract’s settlement deadline, with positions backed by USDC on Polygon and resolved through the relevant roster state at 22 October 2026. In practical terms, the market is saying a roster exit is possible but still very unlikely, because the default assumption is that Curry remains with Golden State unless there is a clear transaction, retirement announcement, or release before the cut-off.

That low probability fits the contract history. Curry signed a one-year, $62.6 million extension in August 2024 that keeps him under contract through the 2026-27 season, and multiple reports at the time said Golden State wanted him to finish his career there[2][3][7][12]. That makes this a different kind of event risk from an ordinary trade rumour: the burden of proof is on any new development that would override a contract already running past the market’s resolution date. In prediction-market terms, the odds should stay anchored unless the roster or contract picture changes materially.

The main catalysts are straightforward: a trade, a retirement announcement, a buyout/release, or any official roster move by Golden State before the deadline. Traders should watch for front-office comments, offseason extension or roster news, and any injury-driven retirement chatter, especially as the league calendar moves through the summer and into the 2026-27 season. Recent reporting has also reinforced that the Warriors still view Curry as central to the franchise, which makes a near-term departure less likely absent an unexpected shift[1][8].

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Methodology

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Resolution & payout

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How reliable are the quoted odds?

The YES/NO percentages are the live mid-prices of the Polymarket order book. On deep markets they move every few seconds; on thinner ones you'll see short plateaus.