![]() Very few people saw this coming 13 years ago. “I thank God every day that I get to play this game at the highest level with some amazing people,” Curry said on the floor as the celebration was starting, tears running down his face, game ball cradled under one of his arms. 7 in his draft class, got kicked out of his first college practice at Davidson for showing up late, was plagued by concerns about plenty of things in his early NBA years - he was too small, his ankles were too bad - and needed five seasons just to make his first All-Star Game. His resume is ridiculous: Curry is an eight-time All-Star, a two-time NBA MVP, one of them unanimously, a two-time scoring champion, All-Star Game MVP, now is a four-time champion - and, finally, an NBA Finals MVP, also by unanimous decree. Manifest your destiny in a certain way, and that stubbornness - who we are matters more than what anybody is saying about us - is why we’re here.” They had three titles and five finals trips in five years from 2015 through 2019, then injuries and roster changes sent them to the bottom of the NBA in 2020 and on the outside of the playoff picture last year. When last season ended with a loss in the play-in tournament, Curry went right back to work, with this title in mind, knowing that few so-called experts thought the Warriors had a chance of extending their dynasty. He has made birdies at Augusta National.Ĭurry, by all measures, had nothing left to prove.Īpparently, he disagreed. ![]() He already had three rings entering this year, has the 3-point record, more money than he could spend in 10 lifetimes and there isn’t a corner of the world where he isn’t known or revered. The 34-year-old Curry is stronger than ever, tougher than ever and, somehow, more motivated than ever. And his legend on the court only continues to grow. “Best point guard of all time,” Golden State’s Andre Iguodala said.Īdd that to the list, too. There’s no reason to believe there can’t be a fifth ring for this Warriors era, either, as long as a healthy Curry is leading the way. “To me, this is his crowning achievement in what’s already been an incredible career.” “I’m happy for everybody, but I’m thrilled for Steph,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said as the champagne was spraying about in the champions’ locker room in Boston after Golden State’s title-clinching win. Curry was weeping tears of joy before the game ended, unable to hold back the emotions anymore. What a series.”Ĭurry’s spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame was locked up long before Thursday night, when he scored 34 points and the Warriors won their fourth title in eight years by topping the Boston Celtics 103-90. ![]() “But to see him earn that, he’s one of the greatest ever and we all followed in his lead and gosh, that was awesome. “I think he’s pretty much established what he can do,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said after the NBA Finals ended Thursday night with Golden State as champions and Curry as Finals MVP. The 3-pointer is vital now, and Curry made it that way. It’s a debate that will never end anyway, and he has earned the right to be there for one simple reason. Go ahead, put him in the Greatest Of All Time conversation. It’s time to finally call him what he is - one of the greatest players ever. Thing is, Wardell Stephen Curry II is not just the greatest shooter ever. ![]() Nobody in the history of basketball has made more 3-pointers or made the art of throwing a ball through a hoop look easier than Curry does.Īnd it still seems like he has been undersold. That’s what everyone has been calling Golden State’s Stephen Curry for years now, for obvious reasons. ![]()
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