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Top accolades: Four NBA titles, one Finals MVP, two MVPs, one Conference Finals MVP, four All-NBA 1st Team selections, 10 All-Stars, one Olympic gold medal, two World Cup gold medals
NBA rank: 30th in scoring, 39th in assists, 54th in steals
Stephen Curry changed the way the game is played, as now, basically every player on the floor wants to shoot threes, and needs to be able to hit them for your offense to keep up with modern scoring. Curry’s a wizard not only as a shooter, but his playmaking deserves more credit than it receives. The future Hall-of-Famer out of Davidson is already the greatest shooter ever – and it’s not particularly close.
2023-24 was filled with disappointment for him in the NBA, as the Warriors missed the playoffs, but he finished the basketball year with a bang leading Team USA in the fourth quarter in the Olympic final vs. France with some of the most clutch shooting you will ever see.
