In a league ripe for comparing superstars, Stephen Curry is a tricky case study. His combination of slight frame, dazzling ball-handling and record-setting three-point shooting leave few parallels to other players.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has a comparison for Curry, and it’s far from obvious: former Spurs center Tim Duncan.
“Steph sets the whole tone for who we are and our identity as a franchise and a team,” Kerr said. “We talk about joy all the time. Nobody plays with more joy than Steph Curry. The fact that he’s so unselfish both as a player and a human being.