Ahead of the tipoff for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, let us take a deep dive into what this championship series will mean for the legacies of so many of the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors.
Before he has played a minute of the NBA Finals this season, Curry has been the subject of much debate about whether he belongs on the list of 10 greatest players in basketball history, as if the list is defined.
On The Bill Russell Scale — our attempt to objectively rank players based on a broad range of career accolades — Curry would only climb to 25th on the all-time list with a fourth championship and his first Finals MVP award.