I have a dream to one day be like my brother and become a hot star in this league; I have a dream, one day to be like my brother, to have teammates together to pick up the golden O'Brien Cup; I have a dream that when people mention me many years later, instead of calling me "Stephen Curry's brother", they call me by my name - Seth Curry!
Speaking of the powerful shooters in the NBA league, you may think of Hall of Famer Ray Allen, who once shot that was worth thousands of dollars in the Finals in the 13-year Finals; you may also think of MVP player Stephen Curry, who helped the Warriors win three championships with three-pointers; or Klay Thompson, who scored 37 points in a single quarter, 14 three-pointers in a single game, and saved the Warriors from fire several times... But it's hard to think of another player in the NBA named Curry, Seth Curry, who six years ago was still struggling to stay in the NBA, and now he has become an indispensable piece of the team's championship, and last season's playoffs set a record for the first three-point shooting rate in NBA history. Today, we will take you close to the spring of Seth Curry, who lost the draft!
Mention the name Curry, the first thing that comes to mind is the Warriors' home star Stephen Curry, who is the first round of the NBA 2009 Draft No. 7 show, leading the Warriors to win three championships, two MVPs, 7 All-Stars, countless honors, and he also has a proud father, former NBA star Dale Curry, the best sixth man, the Hornets team history scorer. Seth Curry is the third NBA player in their family, and he has been known for several seasons as Stephen's younger brother, Dale's younger son, and he grew up in such a halo-filled family whose strength was not recognized.
Like his brother Stephen, Seth did not have a strong body, proud talent, so unfortunately lost in the 13-year draft, with the relationship between his brother, he could only win a chance to play in the Development League under the Warriors, in two years, Seth only played 4 games in three NBA teams, only got 3 points, obviously this is not the result he wants for the mediocre, he does not want to live forever in the shadow of his father and brother, Seth wants to be a good shooter like them, And surpass them.
Perseverance in training and hard work allowed Seth to get his first contract in the NBA , two years and $2 million , a contract that meant he was going to seize his chances to move forward in this cheap season, in which he averaged 15 minutes per game, 6.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists, and averaged 1.1 three-pointers per game. Later, he was able to complete the tasks assigned by the coach very well in the Lone Rangers and Blazers, which also allowed him to get his first big contract of his career, 4 years and 32 million US dollars, and became a stable player rotation of the team, averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game, shooting around 45%, and Seth Curry finally appeared in the eyes of fans because of his strength.
Seth, who came to Philadelphia, became a very good helper around Embiid and Simmons, although Embiid is a core center who can dominate the inside line, Simmons is a core point guard and can organize the offense, but the projection ability of the two has become their biggest shortcoming, the team introduced 3D shooter Danny Green at the same time, and then introduced Seth to make up for the team's deficiencies, last season Seth started as a team, Averaging 28.7 minutes per game, 12.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists, shooting 46.7% from the field, shooting 45% from three-point range, and shooting 2.2 three-pointers per game, Philadelphia has the protection of outside firepower, and successfully sat on the throne of the East in the regular season.
Although Philadelphia was unluckily out of the playoff semifinals as last season's top seed, Seth Curry's performance won a round of applause. Averaging 31.8 minutes per game, averaging 18.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.8 steals, shooting 57.8% from the field, shooting 50.6% from three-point range, and averaging 3.4 three-pointers per game, scoring 30+ in two games, he also became the highest three-point shooting rate in NBA history, Seth Curry finally broke away from the aura of father and brother and was recognized.
With last season's outstanding performance, Seth Curry's confidence has increased greatly, and since the beginning of the new season, he has played very well, averaging 33.9 minutes per game, 15.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.8 steals, shooting 49.5% from the field, 40.8% from three-point range, contributing 2.2 three-pointers per game, and shooting 91.3% from the free throw line. Philadelphia's record has not been good since the start of the season, currently 10-10, ranking tenth in the East, which has a lot to do with Embiid's injury and Simmons' absence, which also predicts the overall direction of Philadelphia's season on the one hand.
First, Embiid's health problems. Last season, because Embiid played with an injury in the playoffs, he did not play at his best, and as the core center of the team, when he came off the field, whether it was the offensive or defensive end, the team's strength was greatly weakened. This season, the team has introduced All-Star center Drummond in the center position, although he is a little deficient in terms of independent offense, but as a substitute center, he can still protect Embiid's rest time well, currently contributing 6.7 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1 steal and 1.1 blocks per game.
The second is Simmons' problem. Despite Simmons' poor performance on the offensive end of last season's playoffs, his organizational offense and defensive skills are still at the top level of the league, and Philadelphia, without Simmons, undoubtedly lacks a strong helper on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and Philadelphia currently averages 12.5 turnovers per game, ranking third in the league.
Third, Seth Curry needs to take on more responsibility. Lacking Simmons on the defensive line, Seth needs to take on more responsibility for possession and scoring, which also gives him the opportunity to prove himself once again, and both offensive and defensive ends need to be more aggressive.
Overall, Philadelphia's results this season can be done if you use data, their shooting, three-point and free throw shooting percentage are at the top of the league, but the advanced data is not ideal, which has something to do with the team's lineup changes, and it needs to continue to run. The data also shows that Seth Curry scored more than 20 points in 7 games, the team's record is 5 wins and 2 losses, and Seth's performance will also be an important part of the team's victory.
Nowadays, there is a saying in the mouths of fans: Don't take Seth as Curry. Although it is a joke, it can also be seen that Seth Curry is gradually gaining recognition, and he himself is constantly strengthening himself, including both offensive and defensive ends, and he is trying to move towards the achievements of his father and brother, and trying to surpass them. Danny Green has a quote that embodies Seth Curry's path of transformation: Stephen Curry is strong, but Seth is tight on entertainment value. Seth did all this quietly, not even expecting it. He's very efficient in doing this, he's awesome.