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Stephen Curry vs Steve Nash: Who was better in their prime?

By Nathan Beighle

ONTARIO, CA - OCTOBER 12: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket against Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers on October 12, 2012 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
ONTARIO, CA - OCTOBER 12: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors drives to the basket against Steve Nash #10 of the Los Angeles Lakers on October 12, 2012 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, AZ – APRIL 25: Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns during the NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Spurs defeated the Suns 110-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ – APRIL 25: Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns during the NBA game against the San Antonio Spurs at US Airways Center on April 25, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Spurs defeated the Suns 110-106. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

Putting it all together

Adding it all up, we get a total of 25 points for Steph Curry and 23 points for Steve Nash. Like we thought, Steph Curry won this race and had a higher peak than the legendary Nash.

Both will go down in history as all-time great guards.

Although Nash was never to put it all together and win a ring, he was able to thrive during his time in the NBA. Curry, on the other hand, might go down as one of the most successful point guards of all time. With three rings already, Curry will be searching for his fourth title in five years this upcoming season.

Each in a different era, Nash peaked during the same time as Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. For Curry, he has competed against one of the greatest to ever play, LeBron James. Once foes with great scorer Kevin Durant, the two have since combined to take the league by storm.

That said, here’s the final breakdown of our comparison

Steph Curry: 10 + 7+ 8 = 25/30, Steve Nash: 7 + 10 + 6 = 24/30        Winner: Steph Curry

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This was a great and enjoyable comparison. I hope you had as much fun reading this as I did writing it. Feel free to tag along in the discussion in the comments below.

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