Ranking the top 50 players in NBA history…
5. Stephen Curry
Curry is the greatest shooter of all time, and it’s not particularly close.
While some fans will scoff at Steph landing this high on the list — ahead of both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson — Curry transformed the game of basketball in a way that neither of those icons ever did, and he isn’t lacking in individual or team accolades, either.
Drafted No. 7 overall by the Golden State Warriors in 2009 out of Davidson, where he was a scoring sensation, Curry didn’t take long to initiate the “Splash Brothers” era in Golden State alongside Klay Thompson.
Kevin Durant’s arrival in the bay made the Warriors completely untouchable, but don’t forget that the trio of Curry, Thompson and Draymond Green won a title before — and after — KD’s t