Watch Stephen Curry's Incredible No-Look, Half-Court Shot In Warriors Practice
Stephen Curry continued to show why he is regarded as the greatest shooter in NBA history during a Golden State Warriors practice session Sunday.
Looking the other way at the half-court line, Curry not only scored an incredible shot, but did it with just one hand as the crowd reacted in amazement.
Of course, NBA fans are accustomed to long-range shots from Curry, with some even being as far as his own backcourt.
However, this is taking it to the next level as many on social media felt the video reiterated why the 30-year-old is considered to be the best shooter of all time.
While some detractors will make a case for it being Ray Allen or Steve Nash, Curry boasts the statistics to back that claim up. He currently has a near-44 percent career three-point field goal percentage and continues to hold or break a number of shooting records.
Just some of his achievements are requiring the fewest number of games to reach 1,000 and 2,000 career three-pointers, most consecutive games (79) in a season with at least one-three pointer, the only player to make at least 400 three-pointers in a season and the most three-pointers in an NBA Finals career with 98.
In fact, both Allen and Nash have praised Curry as the best shooter of all time.
“I think right now, from what I’ve seen, it’s easy for me to say that he’s the best that I’ve ever seen shoot,” Allen said last year. “I really put him in a category all of his own, because (of) the way he plays the game, being a point guard that can handle the way he handles the ball and the way he can shoot the ball.”
“Truly, from the eye test, he’s the greatest there’s ever been," Nash said in 2015. "The only pause I have is from fear of being ignorant. Am I missing someone? Does he need to play longer or do it longer? Does he have to do it in the playoffs more years? But my first reaction is, ‘Why not?’ He’s as good as anyone I can think of on every level—pure shooting, array of shots, percentage, getting hot, plays to the end—he checks all the boxes."
ESPN commentator Max Kellerman took it further recently by claiming Curry's unique ability makes him the only irreplaceable player on the Warriors team right now.
The point guard averaged 26.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists last season and played a pivotal role in helping the Bay Area side come back from 3-2 down to defeat the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, before going on to win their third championship in four years.
Curry and everybody else associated with the Warriors will now look to achieve a threepeat this season as they continue their preseason preparations against the Phoenix Suns on Monday.
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