Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry ranked a top-20 player of all time
HoopsHabit recently released their all-time NBA rankings and Golden State Warriors wonderboy Stephen Curry was in the top 20!
The Golden State Warriors have created one of the league’s most notorious dynasties behind the come up of their superstar point guard Stephen Curry. Now with three rings, Stephen Curry is officially a top-20 player of all time.
Curry slid in the rankings at No. 19, immediately in front of former star Charles Barkley and immediately behind the legend Karl Malone.
To end the slide on Curry, Gerald Bourguet wrote:
"Throw in the likelihood of a few more championships and All-NBA/All-Star accolades during this Warriors dynasty and Curry will continue to climb this list. The scary thing is, he’s already one of the most accomplished players in NBA history…and he’s only nine seasons in. Now can we just get this dude a Finals MVP award to shut everyone up about it?"
That seems to be the one knock that every Curry-hater brings up.
Three rings yet no Finals MVP’s, how can that be? Well, in 2015, Curry was arguably the team’s most valuable player yet “LeBron-stopper” Andre Iguodala, who was also deserving of the honor, was given the award. The other two seasons Curry shared the floor with another all-time great in Kevin Durant.
As for Curry, his dominance goes far beyond just Finals.
Curry was the league’s first unanimous MVP. In a league which also has seen talents like Michael Jordan and LeBron James snag the coveted trophy several times, Curry has been the only unanimous winner, a concept that should already solidify his excellence.
On top of his personal excellence, Curry has been a perfect example of a team-first player. He welcomed the addition of superstar Kevin Durant, which meant the long-time Warrior might’ve had to take a backseat at times.
Additionally, Curry helped lead the Warriors, during the 2015-2016 season, to an all-time league-best 73-9 record. That season, he averaged a league-high 30.1 points, 2.1 steals and 90.8% from the line. Three league-high stats is already an impressive feat.
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All that to say, Curry deserves his spot among the league’s elite, and it’s nice to see him in the top-20 and still capable of playing at an elite level for half a decade more.