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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green recently spoke about how Stephen Curry is able to change the team's dynamic on the floor, whether he is on or off the ball. Opposing teams are selling out to stop Curry, which opens up the game for his teammates.
While discussing this phenomenon, Green made an eye-opening claim regarding his Warriors teammate's current level of play:
“Because A) He’s playing the best basketball of his career,” Green explained, via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Then B) Because of the lack of respect of other guys on the floor that teams have. Everyone just sells out to try to take Steph out of the game.”
To say Curry is playing the best basketball of his career is quite the statement given the historic nature of his play during his 2015-16 MVP campaign. At the time, many thought it was the best offensive season ever.
Curry's numbers this season aren't quite at that level, but he's not that far off. The Warriors star is currently averaging 29.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5.9 assists in 25 games. The sharpshooter is also sinking shots with efficiency by shooting 48.7% from the field, 42.9% from beyond the arc, and 92.9% from the free-throw line, and this is after a sluggish start to the campaign.
Despite Curry's heroics, the Warriors have yet to gain consistency on the court, as evidenced by their 13-12 record. This is because Steph isn't playing with a bunch of superstars anymore, and some of his teammates are still getting used to playing with him. Plus, Green himself has taken a big step offensively, at least in terms of his scoring.
Still, it's hard not to be amazed by Curry's performance thus far after he missed most of last season with a hand injury. He should definitely be in the MVP conversation.
