Few NBA players can say they are a perfect fit for their team, but Philadelphia 76ers guard Seth Curry is one of them. Since taking over in the front office, Daryl Morey has continued to find the best complementing pieces for the team's All-Stars. Adding Curry to the Sixers' roster remains to be his best move thus far.
Over the years, multiple deadeye shooters have come to Philadelphia and thrived. With all the gravity Joel Embiid draws on offense, open space is abundant on the perimeter. JJ Redick posted career-high numbers with the Sixers, and Curry has followed that same path.
When Morey made the trade of draft night 2020, many people instantly made the comparisons of the two former Duke guards. While Curry's shooting provides an element the team had missed since Redick's departure, there is more that he brings to the table.
Along with knockdown 3-point shooting, Curry is also a capable ballhandler. This part of his game allows him to do things in the two-man game with Embiid that Redick could not. Most importantly, it gives the lineup someone on the outside who can create his own offense in small samples.
Seth Curry's having quite the night đ„ pic.twitter.com/mcMSPqHKT2
â NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) December 21, 2021
Doc Rivers has always talked about expanding Curry's role, and we are starting to see some experimentation with the sharpshooting guard. Partially because of circumstance, Rivers has rolled him out at the point guard position.
Before the Sixers' matchup with the Hawks on Thursday, Rivers talked about what went into this decision.
âWe've worked on that a little bit with him because we believe that there's going to be a lot of games where we want to do that. Whether start him at point or have him play point. When he comes off a pick, it's a different meaning than most point guards. A scoring guy comes off a pick, the whole team notices, that creates action for us. So yeah, I like it a lot,â said Rivers.
There are multiple reasons why Doc Rivers should continue to explore this avenue, the first being necessity. As it currently stands, the Sixers have no true point guard on the roster. Tyrese Maxey has made great strides in improving that part of his game, but he is still far from being a floor general. The more guards Rivers has that are comfortable running the offense, the better.
Curry proved on one of the game's biggest stages that he can elevate his game. During the postseason last year, he was arguably the Sixers' second-best player. His ability to play off Embiid has allowed his game to reach new heights.
We rarely see a guy add to his game during his early thirties, but Seth Curry is doing so. He is proving to be much more than a 3-point shooting threat. With his skill set, Rivers should continue this experiment of utilizing Curry at both guard positions.
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