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According to sources, Butler rejected the $52.41 million player option for the 2025-26 season and has agreed to re-establish a two-year, $121 million contract renewal contract with the Warriors, with an average annual salary of $60 million. This contract will be in the 2026-27 season.

The Warriors' record in the first half of the regular season this season was not good, and the management traded to Butler before improving. In the end, they made it to the playoffs with seventh place in the regular season. Although Butler is 35 years old and his game is somewhat different from his peak, Butler's performance is still very "hard" at some critical moments in key games and is the most reliable helper around Curry.

This season, Butler averaged 31.7 minutes in the regular season with the Warriors, scoring 17.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.4 steals. He averaged 36 minutes in the playoffs and scored 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.3 steals. Among them, the average score per game in the regular season hit a career low.

Although the Warriors' current salary is not optimistic, the total salary is about sixth in the league, exceeding the luxury tax line by more than 10 million, the management resolutely chose to give Butler a maximum salary of $121 million for two years. The reason is that it is his defensive and experience. The combination of Butler + Green is still at the championship level in terms of defensive ability. In addition, once the Suns buy out Bill, the Warriors are likely to sign him as soon as possible, so the Warriors can play Curry + Bill + Butler + Green + Horford's starting championship lineup in the new season.