Steph is a beast
Aged 30+ scoring 40+ ranking:
Steph 45
MJ 44
Dame 31
Aged 30+ scoring 50+ ranking:
Steph 10
Harden 7
Dame & MJ 6
How many more years can we still enjoy Stephen’s game?
Source: https://funba.app/metrics/age_30_50_point_games_career
He can go at a high level for another 2-3 seasons
His body is breaking down a little though. That breakdown will likely accelerate rather than declining in a linear fashion. His current 31 mpg is his lowest since his first major injury.
I do think he’ll be an effective player, I just don’t see 2-3 years of all-star play necessarily.
I wonder how the minutes are decided for aging stars like Steph. Like, how does he, or the team, decide how many MPG he can handle in a given season?
I’d guess mostly by feel. As you get older, those nagging injuries and twinges are more common, if you have something like that you play a little less or you skip an extra game. Close communication between the coaching staff and the trainers/medical staff.
It will depend on what the team he is on looks like.
Issue in the first half of the season was Dray + Butler gives you a lot of extra ball handling; but Dray cannot meaningfully create offence on his own without Steph(and has a lot of offensive flaws even with Steph too) and Butler played a little passive + slowed their offence with his style, meaning Steph had to be the main engine.
Butler ramped up a bit and they had that good stretch before his injury where he was attacking more and thus taking on some of the creation responsibility from Steph.
Like I think if GSW were completely healthy it would be fine for Steph’s longevity even if they’re not serious contender(Steph/SG of Choice/Butler/Gui/Porzingus is pretty decent in terms of offence without overrelying on Steph). He’d probably average at least 20+ for the next 2 years still.
People were saying that 2-3 years ago
And in that time he has regressed, but very slowly. He’s now 38. He’s unlikely to be dropping 27/game at 41. If he’s at 20/game at 41 I’ll be astonished. We’ve literally only seen one player in NBA history do that and he is dropping off hard.
I wish he just keeps playing for some more years say 40+ albeit lowerered times, just to be team leader and play good basketball sorta like cp3 at the end. Tho one was more of a playmaker and the other a scorer they can still contribute winning basketball just being efficient
Steph can still shoot the 3, just dont ask for much more running.
And this is why I’m all for steroids and whatever chemicals doctors can put into athletes. Squeeze out every ounce of sports juice they got in them.
If he wanted to pivot from lead offensive creator to solely a 3pt specialist, he could easily be Ray Allen (w/ Miami) for any contending team in the league. Could do that role another 5+ years easily.
People said that 2 seasons ago. Another testament to his greatness. Dude has been the best conditioned player in the NBA for 10+ years.
I think so, PG usually have longer career than other positions
Greatest point guard of all time
is Magic Johnson, with Steph Curry a close second.
Is that how you intended to finish your comment you accidentally hit “save” too early on?
We’re done with the 90s. Curry already cleared Magic when he got unanimous mvp
Magic set the bar when he had 9 straight top 3 MVP finishes. Steph has not cleared that.
Literally due to Laker bias
Which year was he not deserving of Top 3?
Yes, being the best player on the best team does bias voters toward voting for you. That’s why Bird and Magic won 6 between them in a 7 year period. The Lakers and Celtics were the best teams with the two best players.
Kareem >> and they were on the same team
For 2 years and then what?
And you’re commenting cause of the Celtics bias lol
So you’re saying Luka had a Lakers bias advantage for MVP this season before his injury?
So you have Jordan as your goat then too right?
I don’t think much about it, I can see an argument for him or LBJ
I can also see an argument for Steph over Magic, I just personally don’t hold that opinion.
And I can see the argument for either magic or Steph as the goat pg.
Yeah, that’s what I said too…
Yeah after editing your comment lol. Nice try tho
I don’t think there’s been a day since 2015 where I’ve thought “you know, Magic might be better than Steph”. Every time Curry steps on the court, it’s pure mastery of basketball geometry. Any other argument is hating imo
How is it hating to consider someone better than Steph, especially when the other person is Magic fucking Johnson
Who was the competition?
Bird, MJ, Barkley, Kareem, both Malones, Nique, David Robinson
not a good argument, Magic has never had a season with 30 ppg
9 straight top 3 MVP finishes is NOT a good argument?
Scoring is literally the only thing Steph has over Magic which is why he brought up ppg. Magic is a better playmaker, better rebounder, more switchable, more MVPs, more championships, more FMVPs, more 1st team all-NBAs.
Scoring, shooting, passing, layups, better IQ, & etc
I think Steph is the better player but Magic had a better situation and career. kinda helps when you are part of one of the most stacked rosters of all time since Day 1
Yeah magic got carried with Kareem
Don’t even talk about norm nixon, James Worthy, Jammal Wilkes, Miachael Cooper…. etc
Them too
Kareem’s last 4 finals series were at age 38, 40, 41, and 42 but go on
Curry got carried by KD to 2 rings as well then buddy.
yeah that’s why KD went on to win so many championships after leaving and steph hasn’t won any himself, good point
Point is very simple actually. GSW doesn’t win in 2017 and 2018 without KD. He was the best player in that team and won 2 FMVPs that solidify that point.
So if some people say Magic got carried, then so did Steph.
I already told you they focused on Curry & not KD lol Curry outscored KD 3 out of the games. Not carried like how Kareem carried Magic.
You keep telling yourself that, buddy. Maybe if Curry plays another 20 seasons, he can catch up to Magic and his accolades.
not carried, cavs were focusing on Curry rather than KD. L ball knowledge 🫵😹
Like when Curry kept trying to score more so he could be the FMVP, but kept bricking so KD had to take over?
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In what world is Magic Johnson not a point guard? And since when do we call him MJ?
If you’re calling Steph a close second, you’re essentially admitting that either take is valid and reasonable lmao
Yes, I do think either take is valid and reasonable. My opinion is it’s Magic.
This is an argument based on subjective criteria. r/nba would have you believe everything is for certain a 0 or 1 rather than actually debatable. I’m on the side of Magic in the debate.
Insane this is down voted so much. People really don’t know how good magic was. Even if you think Curry is better, it’s still close.
Reddit is mostly filled with people that started watching basketball in the 2010s. They have no idea about anything before that, so for them Curry is the best PG, even though he obviously is not. Don’t try to argue with them, you will just get downvoted by children and they will say stupid shit like:
As soon as you read something like, just move on from the conversation, it’s not worth it.
Think he wants to hit 5k 3s made so another 2-3 seasons is about right.
The injury this season really slowed down the progress, otherwise another 100+ 3 points made.
Lowkey this is a Dame post
When he’s rolling, he’s still the most entertaining player in the league, and maybe in all of sports. His peak is still MVP level, but with age mixed with injury, he can’t expected to maintain that level over an entire season.
If the warriors can get a consistent number 2 who can be more reliable day to day throughout the season, so Steph’s fireworks could be more of a bonus instead of a necessity, I could see him playing this level for another 2-3 seasons. Like if they were able to get Giannis, or even someone like Donovan Mitchell, that could really elongate Steph’s production
I think we see 3 more seasons with one more crazy playoff run somehow
Just turned 38, unfortunately this sky fuckery won’t go on much longer
Steph is my favorite player of all time and while he can still do all the things to defenses he’s been doing for most of his career he can’t do it as much or as often today.
He’s still an electric player to watch and I still watch every game he plays in but yes, it’s come to the end.
2-3 years.
It looks like he has a couple years worth of high level production left in him but he is also injury prone. You tend to see a huge drop off in older players after injuries so as long as he stays away from injuries he should keep this up
I always wonder how Steph would be looked at if he was considered a better defender?
All-Defense level? 100% a GOAT contender considering he’s probably a better offensive player than Jordan or LeBron. Also if he does the Draymond center of gravity thing to Bron, he has 2016 to add to his resume.
Legs are well rested while everyone else is on fumes. He is a beast but dial it back a bit
We gotta compare him to the modern era, like post 2010. Everyone knows scoring is crazy the last 15 years. It’s a completely different game now
His mom is finer than frog hair.
LOL … love how curry simps loves cherry pickign stats. if you are going to compare old players productions, notice they dont have any stats that have lbj in them …. anyone w/ any common basic basketball knowledge knows that LBJ is GOAT of older players production by a mile
He’s also the goat of getting outplayed by jj barea on the big stage lol. Move along Bronsexual
73-9 and lied to the goat of getting outplayed by JJ Barea. Damn.