Report: Warriors' Brandin Podziemski agrees to $110 million extension
Podziemski closed 2025-26 with a stronger scoring run while ranking 214th in Keel Impact.
- 20.1 points over his final 10 games
- 69.3 true shooting percentage in his final 10 games
- Warriors finished 37-45 with a -0.6 net rating
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Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has agreed to a five-year, $110 million fully guaranteed rookie-scale extension, according to ESPN's Shams Charania, who cited agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball. The deal reportedly includes a mutual option in its fifth year, 2031-32, and a trade kicker.
In 2025-26, Podziemski played all 82 games and made 43 starts, averaging 28.5 minutes, 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. He posted a 58.3 true shooting percentage with a 20.2 usage percentage, then averaged 20.1 points on 69.3 true shooting over his final 10 games.
Podziemski's 0.1 Keel Impact — the points per 100 possessions a player adds against an average player — ranked 214th of 379 players with 500 minutes or more. The Warriors went 37-45 in 2025-26, with a -0.6 net rating that ranked 20th among 30 teams; they were 18th offensively and 17th defensively.
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Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Just in: Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski has agreed to a five-year, $110 million fully guaranteed rookie-scale contract extension, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball tells ESPN. The deal includes a mutual option in the fifth year (2031-32) and a trade kicker. https://t.co/yLwSmS1M2z
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
The Warriors and Podziemski valued reaching a long-term deal that secured him as a foundational piece and provided flexibility for the team's salary space next summer. The 23-year-old combo guard has improved scoring in each season, averaging a career high 13.8 points last year as one of 18 players to play all 82 games, while ranking top-3 in charges drawn his entire career.
Jake Fischer@JakeLFischer · The Stein Line
Indeed, there’s another mutual option in the NBA marketplace with Brandin Podziemski's five-year extension to remain with Golden State. His trade kicker, per sources, will be the lesser of $1 million and 15% of Podziemski’s unearned base compensation.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
ESPN story, via @anthonyVslater on the Golden State Warriors and Brandin Podziemski reaching a five-year, $110M extension that locks in their 2023 first-rounder through 2032 and starts at a figure that perserves up to $55-60M in cap space next summer: https://t.co/jsSPX7bKj0
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
ESPN story, via @anthonyVslater on the Golden State Warriors and Brandin Podziemski reaching a five-year, $110M extension that locks in their 2023 first-rounder through 2032 and starts at a figure that preserves up to $55-60M in cap space next summer: https://t.co/jsSPX7ci8y
From the reports quoted here and Keel Stats data; every number is checked against them before publishing.
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