Stephen Curry Reveals Top 5 NBA Players of His Era: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and More
In a short preview of their new podcast called Heat Check with Stephen and Dell Curry, the two-time NBA MVP, Steph Curry, and his dad shared their choices for the top five NBA players they’ve seen during their careers. Steph chose LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Kawahi Leonard, himself, and finished the list with James Harden.
Steph mentioned that he knows making such lists can attract criticism.
“I’ma go from basically from 2009 to right now, we got Bron, KD, Kawhi. I know every time you do this you’re gonna miss somebody and people will say, ‘Oh my God, he left him off the list? What was he thinking?”
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Is the road ahead difficult for Stephen Curry and the Warriors?
This season, the Warriors won 46 games but lost to the Sacramento Kings in a play-in game. This loss wasn’t a big surprise given the team’s overall performance throughout the season.
Last season, the Dubs won 44 games but were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second playoff round.
Yes, the Warriors are three seasons past their fourth NBA championship with Curry, Thompson, and Draymond Green, which now seems like their final big achievement as a group.
Thompson will be a free agent soon, and it looks likely that he may not return to the Dubs next season. His performance has been declining, as has Green’s, whose influence isn’t what it used to be.
Even Curry, though still performing well, appears to be past his peak. He scored an average of 26.4 points per game this season with shooting percentages of 45.0/40.8/92.3, but his win shares per 48 minutes have dropped to the lowest since his second NBA season back in 2010-11. He’s still efficient with a true shooting percentage of 61.6 percent, but this is below his best years when he often exceeded 65 percent.
The Warriors are clearly aging, and younger, rising teams in the Western Conference might be overtaking them.
It’s clear that Golden State had a remarkable period. They won four championships and appeared in six NBA Finals from 2015 to 2022, with Curry winning two consecutive MVP awards during this time.
However, it seems that the era of the Warriors’ dominance has ended.
We’ll find out what’s next for Steph and his team in the upcoming season.
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