Steph Curry's historic payday when he re-signed with the Golden State Warriors almost didn't reach the $201 million mark that made him the highest paid player in NBA history.
In an article from Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, Curry said that he offered to take a pay cut to help the Warriors keep their core players together. But he was turned down.
"I actually asked [Warriors GM] Bob [Myers]," Curry told The Athletic. "If I were to take a discount — at any number, I don't know what it would be — how much of a difference would that make for us to be able to sign other guys.