The NBA had never seen a player like Stephen Curry, someone with unlimited range that forced his rivals to play defense - literally - all over the court. He's the main reason why the Golden State Warriors became such a dominant dynasty over the past decade.
Even so, some old-school fans seem unimpressed by Steph and his skills, but the fact that he changed the way the game is played is a testament to how talented and influential he's been for this league.
And, according to Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard, he's got the résumé to be considered the second-best point guard of all time, mostly because of all the things he does and how hard he's worked on his craft to make non-athletic/smaller players feel like they can make it in the NBA.
Damian Lillard Explains Why Stephen Curry Is So Unique
"I think Steph is the greatest shooter all time (...) I mean, usually when you got an NBA superstar is somebody with you know great gifts. God-given things, 6’6″- 6’7″, super athletic….. Then you have you know guys that just work on it and you know guys who just make themselves what they become and I think that’s what Steph is a product of. A guy that’s 5'9'' or 5'10'' could follow what he does you know and have a chance," he said in The Dan Patrick Show.
Lillard Says Curry Will Be The Second-Best Point Guard Ever
“I think Steph would, you know, it depends on what you’re going off of. You know the quality of the player like if they was to just if you just line these two guys up or what has this person accomplished in their career, and you know Steph has two MVPs, a unanimous MVP, back-to-back titles, three total titles," Lillard added.
“The resume is there so I think if you ask 10 people you know seven of them or eight of them would probably come back and say you know Steph is right behind Magic and the way he’s changed the game um the excitement you know with his style of play," Dame concluded.
Lillard has a valid point right there. Accolades-wise, you could argue that Curry already has done enough merits to get that distinction. At the end of the day, it's more of a subjective matter, but there's no denying that he's top-5 in the point guard pyramid at worst.
