Stephen Curry's influence on the sport of basketball and the NBA is recognised as transformational. Over the years, his impact on the game and his role in popularising the three-point shot has fundamentally changed the way basketball is played.
Following in the footsteps of his father, Dell Curry, a former NBA player, young Stephen started playing basketball from a young age. However, during his teenage years, his relatively modest height (1.80m or 6 feet) failed to attract major college scholarship offers.
Curry quickly made his mark with the Warriors, assuming the role of the team's starting point guard and averaging 17.5 points per game in his debut season. The team progressively improved under his leadership, characterised by his trademark long-range baskets.
In the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons, Curry led the league in three-pointers made (272 and 261, respectively). During the latter season, he earned his first All-Star selection.
In January 2015, he surpassed 1,000 three-pointers made in his 369th professional game, becoming at the time the fastest player to achieve the feat. That helped him on the way to winning his first NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award as the Warriors clinched their first NBA title in 40 years, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In the 2015–16 season, Curry made history by making a jaw-dropping 402 three-point shots, including a record-breaking 13 three-pointers in a single game against the Pelicans on November 7, 2016. He earned his second consecutive MVP award, becoming the first player in history to win the MVP title unanimously. Despite leading 3–1 in the finals series, the Warriors ultimately conceded the title to LeBron James' Cavaliers.
The following year he led the NBA in three-point field goals made (324) for the fifth straight season. The Warriors avenged their previous loss to the Cavaliers, securing Curry's second NBA title.
In December 2021, Curry passed another milestone by scoring his 2,974th career three-pointer, surpassing NBA legend Ray Allen's record for all-time three-pointers. That season, he guided the Warriors to another NBA championship, earning his fourth ring.
As of the end of the 2022–23 season, Curry's three-point record stands at 3,390 regular-season three-pointers, a figure that exceeds 4,000 for his career when including his 690 playoff three-pointers. With an incredible 42.8 per cent success rate from beyond the arc, Curry is widely regarded as one of the greatest shooters and scorers in NBA history.
On the international stage, the husband of television personality Ayesha Disa Curry contributed to the USA's consecutive World titles in 2010 and 2014. Although he withdrew from consideration for the 2016 Olympics due to injury, Paris 2024 could represent the 35-year-old's final opportunity to participate in the Olympics, with several American stars rumoured to be considering competing in the French edition.
Stephen Curry’s Stats and Wins
- 4x NBA Champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
- 2x NBA MVP (2015, 2016)
- 1x NBA Finals MVP (2022)
- 2x NBA scoring leader (2016, 2021)
- 7x NBA 3-point field goals leader (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022)
- 9x All-Star Game Selection (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 1x All-Star Game MVP (2022)
- 4x All-NBA First Team (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
- 4x All-NBA Second Team (2014, 2017, 2022, 2023)