Stephen Curry

Wardell Stephen "Steph" Curry II (born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is considered by some to be the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry won the 2015 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award and is a three-time NBA All-Star. He also holds the NBA record for most consecutive games with a made three-pointer (with 131).

Curry is the son of former NBA player Dell and older brother of current NBA player Seth. He played college basketball for Davidson. There, he was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year and set the all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference. During his sophomore year, he also set the single-season NCAA record for three-pointers made. Curry was selected with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.During the 2012 - 2013 season, he set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 272. The following year, Curry and teammate Klay Thompson were nicknamed the "Splash Brothers" en route to setting the NBA record for combined three-pointers in a season with 484.In 2015, Curry led the Warriors to their first NBA championship since 1975. The following year, Curry broke his own NBA record for three-pointers in a season for a second time, surpassing his 2014- 2015 total of 286 with two months remaining in the 2015-2016 season (288).

Player profile

Curry plays almost exclusively at the point guard position and has career averages of 21.6 points, 6.9 assists, and 1.8 steals per game. He has been selected to two All-NBA Teams (2014-2015) and voted MVP once. Since 2013, he has been ranked a top ten player in the NBA as part of ESPN's #NBArank project. Many basketball analysts, commentators, and current and former players consider Curry to be the greatest shooter of all-time. Using an unorthodox jump shot, he is able to get the ball out of his hands in under half a second by releasing it on the way up, adding extra arc to his shot and making it difficult to block. In addition to his quick release, he puts extra pressure on defenses with his long range, leading the NBA in field goals made from beyond 28 feet in 2016. As of January 2015, he ranks second in NBA history in career three-point field goal percentage and holds three of the top five seasons in terms of total three-pointers made. He is also the fastest player in league history to make 1,000 career three-pointers, doing so in 88 fewer games than the previous record-holder. In an article for FiveThirtyEight, Benjamin Morris emphasized Curry's importance in the NBA's increasing use of the three-point shot, writing, "Curry is perhaps the figurehead in the NBA's Three-Point Revolution.

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