The Warriors are flying high at 12-0 and Stephen Curry is soaring in rare air — if he continues his pace, Curry could become the first player to lead the league in 3-pointers made and scoring.
Two-time NBA MVP and new Warriors staffer Steve Nash has witnessed firsthand how amazing Curry has been. Nash says Curry may be “as skilled a player as we’ve ever had in this game.”
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"The skill level is already prodigious and it keeps getting better,” Nash told the (San Jose) Mercury News. “And since the experience and understanding will continue to grow, it’s pretty remarkable to think about the heights he can get to.”
Nash was hired by the Warriors as a player development consultant over the summer. Even before then, he held Curry in high regard, calling him “the best there’s ever been” as a shooter earlier this year. High praise from Nash, who is ninth in NBA history with a career 42.8 3-point percentage.
Curry has taken his game to another level this season, averaging 33.7 points in 12 games. That’s almost 10 points more than he averaged last season en route to earning MVP honors.
“He’s in the prime of his career and will be for a few years and the way he’s improving and the level he’s playing at is . . . I think he’s unlike anyone else," Nash said. "His ability to make shots and still handle the play-making duties is historic.
“I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a player more skilled than him in the history of the game.”
The history of the game? That's a high ceiling for a lightly recruited shooter who went to Davidson.