Stephen Curry is on one of the NBA's most team-friendly deals, signing a four-year, $44 million rookie contract extension in 2012.

Curry was coming off a number of ankle injuries and the deal was considered a risk for the Golden State Warriors at the time.

Curry still thinks about how the deal is considerably less than he's become worth as the reigning MVP.

"I had to make a conscious decision and remind myself over and over [to let it go]," Curry told Yahoo Sports. "I could've had a different perspective and said, 'I want to get everything that I could get, wait it out, test free agency that next year – and who knows what would've happened? But for me, a $44 million contract was plenty for me to be able to provide for my family. When I made a decision to sign an extension, I told myself that was the right decision for the moment.

"And, yeah, you should get paid market value, paid for what you're worth, but at the time, for four years, I was comfortable with it. You can't look back, because it'll bring negativity. It'll cause dissension in the team if you allow it to."

With Curry on a lesser contract, the Warriors have had more financial flexibility to surround him with an elite supporting cast.

"I have thought about it occasionally, and understand that, for me, talking to the people in my camp, everything does happen for a reason," Curry told Yahoo Sports. "I've tried to just be appreciative of what I have. Obviously a lot of other things have happened off the court that have helped the situation, Under Armour, other sponsors.

"On the back end, when this is all said and done, things will come around the right way. It's nice to know that I got a championship out of it, an MVP season out of it, and hopefully setting up for something better down the line."

Curry could sign a five-year, $175 million contract in 2017.

"I'm taken care of, and I'm thankful that I can be on the court able to play at a high level," Curry told Yahoo. "I'm thankful it's not the other way around, that I didn't become an overpaid player. That's a different conversation."