Stephen Curry is one of this generation's best players, and that is evident in his influence. Nowadays, the league is filled with teams playing a three-point-centric system because Curry pioneered it in the 2010s.
Of course, the three-point shot has been around for decades at that point, but no one ever utilized it as well as the Golden State Warriors and Curry. Now that he is in his late-30s, many people still appreciate how well Curry is playing, including his NBA peers like Cameron Johnson and Trey Murphy III.
Curry is one of the NBA's most unique players
Throughout NBA history, there have been many players who have stood out. The likes of Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal were game-changers. It is not hyperbolic to say that Curry is one of the players who changed the game of basketball.
With his excellence as a three-point shooter, most young players wanted to be like him. They wanted to be as effective as him as a shooter because that is the optimal way to play and win games.
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As players who grew up during a time when Curry was breaking out as a superstar, Johnson and Murphy became top players in the high school and college ranks with Curry as an influence. Now that they are veterans in the NBA, they appreciate Curry even more since they have played against him.
"I think it takes a lot for a coach to allow you to do that, right? You know, it just seems unlikely that he's that special as a shooting talent. I don't think that we'll ever see again. To do it at the level Steph does it to win championships, to consistently do it for 15, 16, 17 years, we'll never see it again," Johnson said on The Old Man And The Three with him and Murphy.
Curry continues to be one of the special players in the league today. Many players would want to be as effective as him, but he is still the league's best shooter even when he's in his late 30s. He will retire someday, but he is still playing at an elite level, and other players are still chasing him as the unique superstar.
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