The younger brother of a two-time MVP who doubles as the greatest shooter of all time casts a shadow that not many can appear to, but the Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Seth Curry is more than just the lighting himself – he made it all.
Long known to many as “Steph’s brother,” 31-year-old Seth took a winding road to the league with various G League slots before having a breakout season with Sacramento. Kings in 2015-16 to cement his place in the NBA.
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Since then, he’s had successful spells with the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers, but now he’s found a home in Philadelphia, taking on a major role in the Eastern Conference nominee in His second season with the franchise.
Free kicks are in Curry’s DNA and that’s exactly what Seth has brought to the 76ers, taking down 43.5% of his 3’s total with 5.3 takes per game – the best in the game number 76ers this season.
In fact, he hits the ball at historic speeds, the same pace as becoming the 10th player in NBA history to score a 50-40-90 club goal, with an average of 50.3% from above. field and 91.2% at the free-throw line.
Sure, the season is down to just 16 games, but there’s every indication that Curry can maintain his strong form this season as he emerges as one of the focal points of the team’s attack. .
Curry’s availability is a key part of his rise to the role this season, as Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Matisse Thybulle and Danny Green are all absent through injury or COVID-related absences. -19. He has started all 73 games he has appeared in for the 76ers, a far cry from the 78 starters he accumulated over four stops earlier in his career.
“We started talking about him and I kept saying ‘We need another player here,'” Head coach Doc Rivers says what attracted the organization to sign Curry. “Seth is a playboy. He’s a great shooter, but he’s a player and he did it for us. ”
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With Ben Simmons still unfit for this season, the 76ers have looked to Curry to take on more ball handling responsibilities, run picks and create scoring opportunities for his teammates, adding a new wrinkle to his team. 76ers foul with Rivers running more plays for the veteran guard.
“That’s the style of play we’re playing with,” Curry said. the style of play that we are playing. It’s not really anything I’m doing differently. ”
As he continues to develop into a veteran leader capable of taking on multiple roles, Curry is settling into the good life in Philadelphia. Despite the drama surrounding Simmons’ future with the team, Curry believes they still have the right pieces to work on this season.
“I feel like we are qualified to compete with anyone in the league,” Curry to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
“I think we showed that at the start of the season. There’s someone like Joel out there and the extra bonuses we have with his attention and us being defensive, good enough. to be a contender in this league We’ve just got to get better as the season goes on and figure out who we are with what we have on the team.
“We’ll be able to compete with anyone.”
Curry is in the third year of the four-year, $32 million deal he signed in Dallas, and as the 76ers look to continue to build a championship contender, the sharp goalscorer says he She hopes to be a part of it.
“I hope so,” Curry said of his long-term future in Philly.
“But I think I’ll be in Dallas for a long time as well, so you never know. It’s a crazy business. Things change quickly. As a player, you want to be in. somewhere for a long time. It’s a great fit. I love the energy in Philly. We’ll see what happens.”
