Stephen Curry looks like he's playing the best basketball of his career for the Golden State Warriors right now, yet his team continues to plummet down the standings. This latest advanced statistic may very explain the root behind the Dubs' troubles right now.
According to an interesting tidbit from BBall Index, Curry ranks dead last in line-up spacing percentiles among the superstars of each team in the league. Line-up spacing percentiles basically details the number of floor spacers on the floor with the two-time MVP during non-garbage time.
Judging by the statistic, Los Angeles Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard sits at the top considering he is surrounded by outside threats like Paul George, Serge Ibaka, Nicolas Batum, and Reggie Jackson, who are all good shooters in their own right.
Curry, on the other hand, plays alongside Draymond Green, James Wiseman, and Kelly Oubre Jr., who haven't exactly been dependable floor spacers this season.
While Golden State is not a terrible 3-point shooting team by any means (14th in the league in 3-point percentage), a lot of that has to do with Curry's brilliance. Outside of the two-time MVP, no other Warriors player shoots above 35.1 percent from deep.
Curry, for his part, 41.2 percent of his threes this season and is the league's second-best scorer behind Bradley Beal. Yet, only 33 players in the league average worse line-up spacing percentiles than him right now.
Now that's just bonkers. Shooting and spacing, after all, pretty much powered the Warriors' dynasty not too long ago. But times have certainly changed, and Golden State must find a way to bump those averages and give Curry the help he deserves.
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