Stephen Curry

Wardell Stephen Curry III is a pro-American basketball player who has played for the golden state warriors since 2009 and is currently playing his 12th NBA season. He has been with the squad when the Warriors won four-time NBA championships and has also been an eight-time NBA all-star a four-time All NBA first-team honoree, and was a rookie first team in 2010. Steph, being a highly experienced player, plays as a point guard having high shooting accuracy and scores for his team whenever needed. He and his colleague Klay Thompson, collectively known as "The Splash Brothers," make up a potent shooting backcourt.

Early Life

Curry is the son of Sonya and Dell Curry. He was born in Akron, Ohio, at Summa Akron City Hospital, while his father was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father spent most of his NBA career with the Charlotte Hornets. Dell often took Curry and his younger brother Seth to his games, where they would shoot with the Hornets during warm-ups

Curry enrolled at Charlotte Christian School, where he was named all-conference and all-state, and led his team to three conference titles and three state playoff appearances. Because of his father's storied career at Virginia Tech, Curry wanted to play college basketball for the Hokies, but was only offered a walk-on spot due in part to his slender 160-pound frame. He ultimately chose to attend Davidson College, which had aggressively recruited him from the tenth grade.

NBA Journey

Steph Curry was chosen by the Golden State Warriors as the 7th overall choice in the 2009 NBA Draft.. He had a solid season's end, earning him a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team.

Over the following few seasons, Steph improved as a shooter and ball handler to rank among the best in the league. He was first named to both an All-NBA Team and an NBA All-Star Team during the 2014–2015 NBA season. He and Steph Curry established a strong backcourt chemistry that ultimately helped the Warriors win their first title in more than 40 years. In the 2015 NBA Finals, they defeated Lebron's Cavaliers, with Steph averaging 23.4 points per game while providing outstanding assists.

He continued to make it to the finals five years in a row and four more times, adding two more rings to his collection along the way, shattering NBA records and winning numerous individual awards. But unfortunately, due to injuries to his teammates during their 2019 NBA finals.

But, after taking proper steps and assembling a good team, the warriors were crowned champions of the world once again in 2022 and Steph won the Finals MVP award. He is back on the court to get a chance to defend their title. On defense, he is gradually recovering his explosiveness. Eventually becoming better every day.

Stephen Curry's Awards and Achievements

Steph Curry Records

Steph Curry is one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. He and his teammate Klay Thompson had scored a lot of three-pointers and helped their team in winning. Curry has won three NBA championships with the Golden state warriors and with his outstanding shooting ability and great one-on-one defense on the perimeter, he has been instrumental in the team's victory.

With 98 made threes in one NBA Playoffs round, Steph Curry and Stephen Curry share the record for most threes made in a single edition of the NBA Playoffs. In the 2015–16 postseason Curry achieved this record.

Steph Curry put on one of the best shooting displays in NBA history during the 2016–17 regular season when he scored a career-high 60 points(40 points in the first half and 20 points in the third quarter) and didn’t play the fourth quarter

Along with this, he holds several records that include:

* 4 time NBA champion

* 5 time NBA All-Star

* NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2019)

* NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2016)

* NBA All-Rookie First Team (2012)

* NBA regular season record for made three-pointers (402)

* NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single playoff (98 – tied with Klay Thompson)

* NBA Finals record for most three-pointers made in a game NBA record for most consecutive regular-season games with a made three-pointer (157)

* NBA record for most consecutive playoff games with a made three-pointer (90)

* NBA record for most points scored in an overtime period

Stephen Curry Net Worth

With $55 million in earnings, Curry ranked as the 22nd highest-paid athlete in the world in 2022, according to Forbes. Steph Curry's estimated 2022 net worth is $160 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Although Steph makes a significant portion of his worth from his NBA pay, Forbes also revealed last year that the shooting guard earned $20-30 million through endorsements. Stephen Curry also has major endorsement deals with Under Armor, TCL’s palm phones, a company in which he is involved as the lead investor. Later on, he also started a company named Unanimous Media which focuses on media production and technology.

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Steph Curry Family

Steph Curry comes from a family of athletes. Like his father Dell Curry who had played in the NBA and his mother Sonya Curry, who was a collegiate volleyball player once. And Steph's younger brother Seth Curry is a shooting guard with the Brooklyn Nets. He also has a sister named Sydel Curry. The Currys are undoubtedly one of the most well-liked families in sports. Stephen Curry is married to Ayesha Disa Curry. The two tied the knot in 2011. Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry are the proud parents of daughters Riley and Ryan and son Canon.

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