From the jaw-dropping half-court heaves that somehow sink through the
net to the dazzling drives and zippy passes from every which way, Stephen Curry's
desire to keep getting better while always trying to entertain at every
stop has the Golden State superstar being mentioned right along with
the best ever, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson.
And he just
turned 28. There might still be so much more for the 6-foot-3,
baby-faced point guard whose ability to make it on the big NBA stage was
initially questioned by some.
On Tuesday, Curry accomplished
something those former greats never did: He became the first unanimous NBA MVP, earning the award for the second straight season after leading
the defending champion Warriors to a record-setting season.
"I
never really set out to change the game. I never thought that would
happen in my career," Curry said. "What I wanted to do was just be
myself. ... I know it inspires a lot of the next generation, a lot of
people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it, value
the fact that you can work every single day to get better. You've got to
be able to put the time and the work. That's how I got here, that's how
I continue to get better every single day.
Curry is the 11th
player in league history to be voted MVP in consecutive seasons and the
first guard since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
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