Stephen Curry is not routinely recognized as the NBA's best point guard.
Yet.
Sitting atop the point guard hierarchy, towering over everyone else at his position is an attainable goal—an ambition that has become a personal mission.
“I’m trying to establish myself as the best point guard in the league,” Curry said on CBS Sports Radio's The Morning Show in August.
Establishing himself as the foremost floor-general authority is a process, but it's one Curry has already begun. His rise from a promising, injury-prone prospect to superstar has not been meteoric or spectacularly sudden. Curry put more than a year of distance between himself and a harrowing 2011-12 campaign before solidifying his status.
Multiple ankle surgeries played against him. It left him with little leverage while negotiating the four-year, $44 million contract extension he signed with the Golden State Warriors in 2012.
Doubt was everywhere. His talent undeniable, his shooting stroke unparalleled, Curry found himself at the behest of cardboard ankles and downhearted wringers. ...
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How Stephen Curry Can Become the NBA’s Best Point Guard
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