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Lmao forgot about him averaging 30

LeBron really wasted his last “prime” year with Westbrook and Stanley Johnson as his running mates, and then next two seasons he had D’Angelo Russell as his starting point guard. Crazy

Nash played in a different era where the PG’s primary jobs were facilitation, CP3’s the last of that kind of PG

Tbf I do think remaining as an elite facilitator can stay longer than being an elite/top level scorer in the league but that also has its own challenges.

When Steph doesn’t have to run 5 miles a game anymore off-ball and just needs to get to his spots for a shot he’s gonna find yet another peak at age 39-40 lol

Stockton played all 82 games in his age 37 and 39 seasons. He played all 82 games in his age 38 season too. He shot better than 50% from the field all 3 of those seasons too.

Curry never played an 82 game season and only averaged 50% from the field once.

Who claimed it was a surprise? I just put up a table because its interesting.

The surprising thing is, even as a Steph stan, I expected his efficiency to taper off in his later years, given that he relied on his speed and quickness to gain separation for 3pt step backs.

We saw how badly he performed when his MCL bothered him in 2016, where he was getting snuffed out and swatted at the perimeter by centers just by being half a first step slower. He could also be disrupted physically due to his slight build, and losing even a bit of quickness on his change of direction would narrow the margin of error and spacing he had to work with to get his shot off.

What I didn’t expect was how he compensated with strength, being able to shed defenders, visibly bulking up into what was his prime form for a FMVP carry job in 2022. He’s still playing roughly in that form today.

old small guard vs the length and physicality of the nba is an uphill battle, that’s without mentioning he’s arguably the most guarded off ball player of all time. His shooting might not degrade as quickly but he is a lot slower and his handle aint as slick as it used to be, if he was the third option on this team this wouldn’t matter but he’s not so getting seperation from his defender is a struggle everytime. All this and being a barely above average defender on an undersized, slow team it should be obvious why we’re impressed he’s still doing what he doing.

Nearly double PPG and a greater TS% he’s miles and miles better at this age. No circumstances beat those numbers.

I guess, but none of the other guys listed were legitimate #1 options on their team. Regardless of Era’s, thats pretty crazy especially given his shooting efficiency and volume.

Kobe is listed as Small Forward for his last year, but he should be on the list.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html

nah Giannis should come join Curry

Where to

You just named two of the greatest athletes of all time, Steph’s longevity for a 6’3” guard at 37 is unprecedented regardless of era. It’s not like his modern peers (Russ, CP3) have comparable numbers in the chart above.

My guy points to the greatest players in their respective sports as proof lmao

That is a wild take.

Missing the playoff has to do with the roster construction. Both Steph and Lebron are playing amazingly for their age.

It doesn’t, but it’s still amazing even looking at the top of the pack in today’s league. Everyone else above him are much younger players in their prime (Jokic and Giannis even are still 7 years younger)