Watching Stephen Curry miss a three-point shot is something that we see happen over 50% of the time in the NBA but every miss still feels shocking. Curry is known to make over 100 consecutive threes in practice and is the greatest shooter ever but despite that, Curry couldn’t go 12/12 on a carnival three-point game which many fans consider rigged. Their suspicions were confirmed when Curry went 5/12 himself.
The main reason behind these misses is the double-rim that’s causing the ball to spin out more often. Unless you’re nailing swishes on double-rims, the shot will most likely miss. The fact that Curry shot 5/12 in the offseason on double-rims might be shocking to many but that’s still a solid showing.
Various players go 5/12 shooting normal wide-open jumpers, so Curry’s inaccuracy here can be easily explained. He averaged 26.4 points last season, shooting 40.8% on 11.8 three-point attempts per game.
Stephen Curry’s Future In Golden State Isn’t Guaranteed
Steph Curry looks to be one of the few modern-era players who will retire as a one-team man, having spent the last 15 years on the Warriors. He’s currently on a contract that lasts until 2026 but is currently extension-eligible and expected to discuss one with the franchise, according to Marc Stein. However, Curry is expected to wait until he can sign a more lucrative extension next season.
Extending with the Warriors seems like an obvious choice for Curry, who is the primary reason why the franchise is now considered the most valuable in all of basketball. The dynasty in Golden State which was led by Curry has helped the Warriors become as big as many of the traditional franchises such as the Bulls.
The Warriors will be aiming to bring Curry back until he retires, hoping to avoid the situation we just saw with Klay Thompson. While LeBron James and the Lakers would gladly take any opportunity to possibly acquire Curry, it doesn’t seem realistic right now.
Curry did make it clear that he wouldn’t be enthused about playing on a losing Warriors next season, opening the door slightly for a future exit.
“I’ve always said I want to be a Warrior for life. At this stage in my career, I feel like that’s possible. And you can still be competitive, but it doesn’t mean you are guaranteed the championship… Winning is always a priority… It doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen if you stay the course. You need to shake things up and keep reimagining what it looks like to evolve… I want to win. Let’s put it this way, it’s a long-winded way of saying that it if it is a situation where you’re a bottom feeder and it’s just because you want to stay there, I’d have a hard time with that.”
This quote doesn’t mean Curry will ask out at the end of another underwhelming season. He wants the front office to make active moves towards improving the franchise and he needs to put pressure on them with quotes like this. Curry leaving Golden State seems improbable and impossible right now, but who knows what can happen within a year? Stranger things have happened in the NBA.