Warriors News: Stephen Curry Tired Of Trae Young Comparisons

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is tired of comparisons with Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Trae Young and believes the latter should forge his own path.

The Warriors got back to winning ways after a big 128-111 win over the Hawks on Monday night. Curry, playing in just his second game since returning from injury last week, scored a game-high 30 points in 29 minutes of action as the Warriors are now 16-9 for the season.

Young, meanwhile, scored 20 points in 25 minutes of action for the home side, only bettered by teammate John Collins. And leading up to the game, the narrative was the similarities between the two point guards. The duo are both great shooters and passers with small frames, unlimited range, and also have scarily similar college basketball stats.

Curry himself received comparisons with Steve Nash when he was starting out as a rookie with the Warriors, but believes Young will have to "carve out his own lane" if he wants to grow as a player.

"It's getting old. Again, he's his own player," Curry told reporters after the game of Young. "When I was a rookie, Steve Nash's name was thrown out there a lot. You take that with respect. ...It's flattering but at the end of the day, that's not going to carry you through the league."

"It's what you do with the opportunity in front of you. I've been blessed to have a lot of success and experience in the league. You expect Trae to carve out his own lane and he can be himself. He doesn't have to be anyone else but himself."

Curry's sentiments were echoed by teammate Kevin Durant who, before the game, said a rookie shouldn't have to deal with the pressure of being compared to a multiple-time MVP winner and champion.

"Trae Young being compared to Steph a lot," Durant said, as per 247 Sports. "See young players in college now being compared to NBA megastars, I mean, it's unfair to them for one. Everybody's different."

"Just their path, where they grew up, how they grew up playing the game, how they were taught, it's different from everyone. So, you can't expect that same path, that same journey. I know the easy thing to do is to compare young players to players that you only see on TV all the time but more so than anything these guys that you compare to they don't have careers like the best players ever. It's more so on a different level. That's why these guys that are so good are unique, you can't compare anybody to them. I just think you should let everybody be who they are."

Despite the comparisons, Young has impressed this season and is certainly a contender for Rookie of the Year. He is currently averaging 15.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game over 23 games so far for the Hawks.