Stephen Curry’s younger brother Seth was one of the biggest names not selected in this years’ draft, largely thanks to the stress fracture in his right shin that prevented him from working out for teams and kept him out of the Summer League.
Curry still hasn’t fully recovered from his shin injury, but several teams (including the Warriors) have invited him to training camp. His 3-point percentage isn’t quite as high as his brothers was coming out of college, but the younger Curry still connected on an impressive 39.4% of his shots from beyond the arc. At 6’2 and 179 pounds, Curry is even smaller than his “undersized” older brother, but that didn’t stop the Warriors, Spurs, Bobcats and Timberwolves from extending camp invitations to the 22-year-old.
Curry’s development was somewhat stunted by his college experience; he sat out the entire 2009-2010 season after transferring from Liberty University to Duke. Even after a season off, Curry still developed into one of Duke’s most valuable guards. In 2013, Curry earned All-ACC First Team honors, and led the Blue Devils to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Like his older brother, Curry is a natural shooting guard with enough ballhandling skill and court awareness to play point guard when necessary. The younger Curry isn’t quite as quick or creative as his brother, though, and it’s unlikely he’d be able to transition to playing point guard at the NBA level. The teams interested in Curry are no doubt intrigued by his potential as a scorer off the bench (his jumper is so reliable he won’t need the speed required to cut to the basket), and his brothers’ success has no doubt eased some of the concerns about his lack of size.
It would be a great story if the Curry brothers reunited on the Warriors, but the odds of Curry making Golden State's 15-man roster are slim-to-none. The Warriors already have five guards on board who can play either the 1 or the 2, and Harrison Barnes and Andre Iguodala can both play shooting guard when necessary. The younger Curry can’t afford to spend a season on the bench, and he’d be better off finding a team with less of a logjam at his position.
If he can stay injury-free form this point on, Seth Curry has the potential to be a productive NBA player. Unfortunately, the Warriors can’t offer him the playing time he needs to get there. Golden State already has a surplus of guards, and Curry’s best shot at making an NBA roster is to try his luck somewhere else.
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