Golden State Warriors Training Camp at BYU-Hawaii: Key Dates and Curry's Contract
The Golden State Warriors finally have a date and a destination for the start of their next title push. They still don’t have a signature from the man who defines the franchise.
On Monday, the Warriors announced they will open their 2026 training camp at BYU-Hawaii, returning to Oahu for a six-game preseason that begins against the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 4. It’s the first firm marker on the calendar for a team trying to rebound from a bruising season.
The most important piece of business, though, remains unsigned.
Camp in Paradise, Questions in the Bay
Golden State will set up camp at BYU-Hawaii from Sept. 29 through Oct. 3, then face the Clippers the next day at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu. It will be the Warriors’ second training camp on Oahu in three years and their sixth overall at BYU-Hawaii, after previous visits in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2024.
The trip fits the franchise’s long-standing habit of turning training camp into both a bonding exercise and a brand showcase. This time, though, the backdrop is different. The scenery is serene. The stakes are not.
Stephen Curry became eligible on Saturday for a two-year, $136.7 million maximum extension that would keep him under contract through the 2028-29 season. He turns 38 as he enters the final year of his current deal, worth $62.6 million. The Warriors want the extension done before the season. The fan base wants it done yesterday.
Curry, as ever, sounds unruffled.
“There’s no question I want to be here the rest of my career, and I’m pretty sure that’s going to happen,” he told NBC Sports Bay Area.
The intent is clear. The ink is not.
A Preseason Road Map, A Contract Cloud
Once they leave Hawaii, the Warriors’ preseason turns into a familiar West Coast circuit.
They return to Chase Center to face the Lakers on Oct. 6, head to Portland on Oct. 7, host Sacramento on Oct. 10 and see the Lakers again on Oct. 13 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The warm-up slate closes back in San Francisco against Portland on Oct. 16.
By that point, Golden State would like its biggest question answered.
General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. has said repeatedly that the organization wants Curry extended before the games start to count. Curry, though, is treating the talks as background noise, not breaking news.
“The deal and the contract stuff will happen at the right time, and we’re not letting it be a distraction from our preparation for the season, and the fact that the team we’re coming back with has a lot of familiarity,” he told NBC Sports Bay Area.
That familiarity cuts both ways. The core knows each other. It also knows how fragile last season felt.
Familiar Faces, Fragile Health
The Warriors are coming off a 37-45 campaign in which injuries shredded any rhythm they tried to build. Curry played only 43 games. For a team that still orbits around his gravity, that was a blow they never really absorbed.
Health now looms as large as any contract figure.
When camp opens in Hawaii, the roster will not be fully intact. Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are working back from significant knee injuries and are expected to miss the start of the season. Their absences will test Golden State’s depth and force early adjustments in rotations and roles.
The front office, though, chose continuity over upheaval. The Warriors kept Draymond Green, Al Horford, Kristaps Porzingis, Gary Payton II and De’Anthony Melton, preserving a veteran spine that still believes it can win. They added Georges Niang, Brandon Williams and lottery pick Yaxel Lendeborg, hoping that a mix of shooting, energy and youth can thicken the margins around Curry.
It is not a teardown. It is a bet that better health and small tweaks can revive a contender’s edge.
One Date Still Missing
The schedule is now etched in place.
Training camp opens Sept. 29.
The preseason tips off five days later.
The flights are booked, the gyms reserved, the opponents lined up.
Only one date remains blank on the Warriors’ internal calendar: the day Stephen Curry sits down, signs his name, and locks in the final chapter of his Golden State story.
