In terms of their style of play, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and the great Michael Jordan have very few things in common. However, in terms of their impact on the game, Curry and Jordan indeed share more than a few similarities — a notion that New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing completely agrees with.

According to Ewing, Curry has done enough in his career to prove that like MJ, he too has left his unique stamp on the game of basketball:

“Steph, like Michael, changed the game,” Ewing told NBC Sports Bay Area‘s Chris Mullin. “You got guys shooting those deep shots and doing the things that he did. Michael changed it by all the dunking he was doing.”

We can't agree with Ewing more. Jordan was a game-changer throughout his career, and there are few who would disagree with the notion that he is the greatest of all time. Curry won't be vying for the GOAT status, but the way he revolutionized the game with his unique style of play is something that will forever be etched in the history of the sport.

Ewing recalled an earlier encounter with a young Steph Curry many years ago. The Knicks legend had one of his first glimpses of the future back-to-back MVP, but despite Curry's heroics that day, Ewing admits that he didn't imagine that Curry would reach the heights that he has in his career:

“Georgetown played [Davidson] and my son was on the team so I went to the game,” Ewing said. “He kicked our butt. I still didn't think he would (be) the player that he became. I take my hat off to him. He's definitely a student of the game, he's worked at his craft and he has those guys playing together as a team.”

In case you weren't paying attention, Curry is going to be 33 this year, and while he's shown that he still has plenty of gas left in the tank, there's no denying that he's nearing the twilight of his career. We better enjoy the ride while it lasts.