Once the clock struck 12:01 AM ET on July 1, and the NBA free agency period was underway, the Golden State Warriors didn't waste any time getting Steph Curry to come to terms on a five-year, $201 million "supermax" deal, the richest contract in league history. The "supermax," or the designated-player exception, is a recently added provision to the NBA collective bargaining agreement. It awards a select few players even higher paying contracts as long as they can check off a number of boxes, including being named to one of the three all-NBA teams in two of the previous three seasons.
This moment is a long time coming for Curry, who has been playing for the Warriors on a discount.
Even though the figures are absurd, people can't seem to hate on Curry for finally getting his big payday.
Even LeBron James had to put his team's rivalry with Curry and the Warriors on the back-burner to acknowledge the historic signing.
