The Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who has been in the league for 15 years now is considered the best shooter in NBA history. Curry is often mentioned in all-time great conversations. But like every other opinion in the NBA, there are two contradictory takes for Curry as well.
On Friday, the Warriors played against the Charlotte Hornets. Curry passed Elgin Baylor as the 33rd most points scored in NBA history. He has now scored 23,160 points in his career in the 934 games played. Warriors posted this achievement on social media.
Fans were quick to react to the news, and in a few hours, a debate was started. NBA fans were surprised to see the player ranked this low after playing in the league for fifteen years. Comparatively, after witnessing Curry score over the years, the 33rd rank seems low. On the other hand, Curry fans came to his defense.
Warriors won the game 97-84 over the Hornets. They are the 10th seed in the Western Conference ranking and have been struggling for most of this season. Recently, they have won 10 of their last 12 games. If they keep this performance consistent, the season might change for them.
Fans were divided into teams for opinions after Steph Curry’s new record
After Steph Curry became the 33rd player in the all-time scoring record, fans started questioning the guard’s legacy. The player’s age and 15-year-old career were mentioned as the ranking seemed lower to the fans than they expected it to be.
Steph Curry’s new record starts debate among NBA fans (Image via Open Source/X)On the other hand, Warriors and Curry fans were congratulating and defending the player and his legacy. Fans mentioned the number of games the player has played with season-ending injuries he has faced in his career. And how just in a few years his ranking will move tremendously.
33rd?? And y’all wanna say he better than Bron?? 😂🤣🤣
— LeGOAT James (@LBJgoat_talk) February 24, 2024
The comments are wild. Lol. At his current pace even taking into account not playing every game if he plays 3 more years he’ll end up around between #10-15. If he stretches it say 4-5 years he’d be in top 10. Most of top 20
played well over 1000 games. Steph has played 934. https://t.co/1Gr0Nmclzv— Robert Littal BSO (@BSO) February 24, 2024
😂😂😂😂nigga about to retire and ain’t even crack top 20 yet and y’all want him in top 10
— LeKD James (@earvin_muse) February 24, 2024
People forget stephs first few years were ankle injuries and he will still finish top 5-10
— Bubbs (@HammerBusted) February 25, 2024
5 more years in the league and he’ll end up top 10 in scoring
— Young HDM ðŸ‡ðŸ‡¹ (@YoungHDM96) February 24, 2024
Despite being comparatively low in the all-time scoring record, Curry is known for his shooting in the NBA. Curry holds the record for most three-pointers made in NBA history. He has made 3,651 three-pointers in his career so far. This record will extend for years till Curry retires from the game.
