Stephen Curry, just 10 3s shy of breaking Ray Allen's all-time 3-point record, has put together the kind of historic career through 12 seasons that every young player dreams about.
In a generation defined by shooting, Curry is regarded as the best.
"I think people have compared him to myself and to Reggie [Miller] and to other past shooters, great shooters in the NBA, but he really operates somewhat in a lane of his own," Allen said recently.
It wasn't always that way, though. Curry was once a 180-pound rookie -- still better known as the baby-faced guard from Davidson College who had burst onto the national stage thanks to a smooth jump shot and a confidence beyond his years -- competing in his first 3-point contest alongside some of the NBA's best, including Boston Celtics swingman Paul Pierce and Denver Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups, who are currently ninth and 18th on the all-time 3-point list, respectively.