Wardell Stephen “Steph” Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association.
Stephen Curry: Purple shoes| Mouthpiece| Pick| Points tonight
Purple shoes:
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors is widely regarded as the greatest shooter of all time. By default, Curry is currently the best active shooter in the game today. As for the second-best three-point shooter right now, Desmond Bane of the Memphis Grizzlies believes that’s him.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Bane was asked how many three-point shooters are better than him today.
Mouthpiece:
Desmond Bane ended the 2021-22 season second in three-point shooting percentage at 43.6, behind Luke Kennard of the LA Clippers. Meanwhile, Steph Curry is not even in the top 25, at just 38.0% for the season.
However, Curry led the league in three-pointers made with 285, while Bane finished in tenth place with 228.
Pick:
In the postseason, Bane is the leader in both three-point percentage and three-pointers made. He has shot 45.3% from beyond the arc and made 29 three-pointers. Curry isn’t far behind with 27 three-pointers made, shooting 38.6% from the deep.
The Grizzlies star was quick to take Curry’s name and also mentioned Klay Thompson. He looks up to the Splash Brothers for insipiration on becoming a great shooter, saying:
Points Tonight:
Morant re-injured his troublesome right knee late in the game when Jordan Poole grabbed it as they fought for a loose ball late in the Warriors’ 142-112 victory that embarrassed the Grizzlies on Saturday night and gave Golden State a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Morant left Chase Center without speaking to reporters but posted and later deleted a video of the play on his Twitter feed with the words “broke the code,” a reference Warriors coach Steve Kerr had used five days earlier when Dillon Brooks’ hard foul in Game 2 sidelined Gary Payton II.