Porzingis inks two-year, $40M deal to return to Warriors

Free agent Kristaps Porzingis has finalized a two-year, $40 million contract to rejoin the Golden State Warriors, keeping him in the Bay Area through the 2027-28 season. 5 percent from three-point range in the 2024 postseason. The Warriors, fresh off a first-round exit, needed frontcourt depth to complement Stephen Curry and the core while preserving cap space for future moves.

Porzingis slots in as a high-upside stretch-five, pairing with Draymond Green and Anthony Lamb to form a frontcourt rotation that can space the floor and switch defensively. The contract’s structure—$20 million in Year 1, $20 million in Year 2—avoids long-term dead money and keeps the under the luxury tax threshold until 2028, per league sources. Warriors coach Steve Kerr framed the move as a low-risk, high-reward addition.