There's a school of thought that doesn't consider Stephen Curry a true point guard. When you're the greatest shooter of all-time, it's hard to argue against not getting labeled a shooting guard. The word “shooting” is literally in the title. But the Golden State Warriors icon just made point guard history thanks to his co-star Klay Thompson.

In the Warriors' recent blowout victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, Stephen Curry found Klay Thompson for a three-pointer, one of his 14 assists on the evening. That marked the 1,000th time Curry found Thompson for an assist.

That assist to Klay gave Steph Curry entry to a prestigious point guard milestone in NBA history. The Warriors star became just the seventh point guard in NBA history to record a thousand assists to a single teammate. The feat has never been done by a non-point guard.

Via NBA Reddit:

Last night Stephen Curry became the seventh player in the play-by-play era to assist a single teammate 1,000+ times.

John Stockton to Karl Malone – 1,572

Tony Parker to Tim Duncan – 1,533

Russell Westbrook to Kevin Durant – 1,465

Chris Paul to Blake Griffin – 1,157

Steve Nash to Amar'e Stoudemire – 1,155

Mike Conley to Marc Gasol – 1,121

Chris Paul to David West – 1,120

Stephen Curry to Klay Thompson – 1,000

Looking at the rest of the names on that list, the point guard status of everyone else has never been in question. Why does Stephen Curry get discredited as a PG just because he's so darn good at something else?

Of course, one factor here is how potent of an assist finished Klay Thompson is. Not only is he a lethal outside shooter, but the fact that more often than not he's thinking “shoot” immediately after receiving the pass is an assist chaser's dream. But even Klay was vocal on how much his Warriors teammate's passing ability gets slept on.

“He's always been able to pass like this,” said Thompson after Golden State's win over Portland. “Just his scoring is so good it can get overlooked sometimes.”

The threat of Steph's shot pulls defends towards him like gravity, which leaves teammates much more open for him to pass to than the average point guard. That's clearly an advantage for him, but it's a handicap he's created himself thanks to working tirelessly on his outside shooting.

“I just thought Steph was brilliant last night as a play-maker,” emphasized Steve Kerr on what he saw from Steph Curry.

Stephen Curry has averaged 6.5 assists per game for his Warriors career that's spanned over a decade now. It may not scream at you as much as Russell Westbrook or Chris Paul's lofty assist numbers year after year, but that average is actually in the top 5o highest career marks in NBA history and is a testament to how much passing has been a part of his game.

Stephen Curry will go down as one of the greatest point guards to ever play, with a chance to be the greatest period depending on how far he can carry the Warriors these next few years.