Key Takeaways

• A league-wide video released for NBA Tip-Off on Oct. 24 featured 19 players who said they would steal Curry’s shooting, more than for any other skill.
• Curry is 38 and in his 18th season with the Warriors, having surpassed 4,250 career three-pointers, with a 42.2% career three-point rate and a current playoff-total of 4,898 threes entering the season, 102 shy of 5,000.
• The roster of players who praised his shooting includes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Joel Embiid, Luka Dončić, Nikola Jokić, Donovan Mitchell, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Devin Booker, De’Aaron Fox, Pascal Siakam, and the Thompson twins, among others.
• In the 2026-27 GM survey, Curry received 97% of votes as the league’s best pure shooter, 80% for moving without the ball, and 50% as the preferred player to take a game-sealing shot.
• Curry signed a two-year, $116 million contract ahead of the 2026-27 season, reinforcing his role as a cornerstone of the Warriors’ title ambitions.
• He debuted the season with 23 points in Golden State’s 127-105 season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, illustrating that momentum remains strong despite the result.
• Curry’s enduring influence is framed by a career free-throw percentage of 91.2% and a notable benchmark of single-season three-pointers, highlighted by a 402 made in 2015-16.