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NBA's all-time three-point leader
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Points | 24.8 |
| Assists | 6.3 |
| Rebounds | 4.7 |
| Games Played | 1,065 |
Drafted 7th overall by Golden State Warriors
2009
Broke single-season three-point record (272)
2013
First MVP award and NBA championship
2015
First unanimous MVP; 402 three-pointers in a season
2016
Became NBA's all-time three-point leader
2021
Won fourth championship and first Finals MVP
2022
Won Olympic gold medal in Paris
2024
Wardell Stephen Curry II, born March 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio, is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors. 1 He holds the NBA's all-time record for three-point field goals made and has spent his entire professional career — 17 seasons through 2025–26 — with a single franchise. 2 He is a four-time NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), a two-time league MVP, a Finals MVP, a 12-time All-Star, and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. 1
Curry attended Davidson College, a small liberal arts school in North Carolina with roughly 1,800 undergraduates. 1 No major Division I program offered him a scholarship; at 6-foot-2 and under 180 pounds, scouts questioned whether his frame could hold up in high-level basketball. 4 At Davidson he averaged 25.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists across 104 games over three seasons, shooting 46.7% from the field. 5 As a sophomore in 2007–08, he led Davidson to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 40 points against Gonzaga and 33 against Georgetown in back-to-back rounds. 1
He declared for the 2009 NBA Draft after his junior year, in which he led the nation in scoring at 28.6 points per game. 4 The Golden State Warriors selected him seventh overall. 4 The New York Knicks, who held the eighth pick, had been widely expected to take him; the Minnesota Timberwolves, picking fifth and sixth, passed on him twice. 1
Curry averaged 17.5 points and 5.9 assists as a rookie and was named to the All-Rookie First Team. 1 His early career was clouded by recurring ankle injuries — he missed 40 games in 2011–12 and underwent surgery on his right ankle. 1 The Warriors offered him a four-year, $44 million extension in 2012, considered a gamble on a player with chronic ankle problems. 1 That contract would later become one of the biggest bargains in NBA history.
In 2012–13, Curry broke the single-season record for three-pointers made with 272, surpassing Ray Allen's mark of 269 set in 2005–06. 3 He shot 45.3% from beyond the arc that year. 2 The Warriors made the playoffs for the first time since 2007, upsetting the third-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round. 1
Golden State fired head coach Mark Jackson after a second-round playoff exit in 2014 and hired Steve Kerr, a former Phoenix Suns general manager and player who had won five championships as a shooting guard. 3 Kerr installed a motion offense built around ball movement, off-ball screens, and exploiting Curry's shooting range — which extended well past the three-point line, sometimes from 30 feet and beyond. 3
In 2014–15, the Warriors posted a 67–15 record. Curry won his first MVP award, averaging 23.8 points on 48.7% shooting and 44.3% from three. 2 Golden State won the NBA championship over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games — the franchise's first title in 40 years. 1
The 2015–16 season surpassed it. Curry became the first unanimous MVP in league history. 1 He made 402 three-pointers, obliterating his own single-season record of 286 from the prior year. 2 The Warriors finished 73–9, breaking the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' record of 72–10 for the best regular season in NBA history. 1 They led the league with 31.6 three-point attempts per game at 41.6% efficiency. 3
That season ended in a 4–3 Finals loss to Cleveland after the Warriors held a 3–1 series lead — the first time a team had blown that advantage in the Finals since 1966. 1
After the Finals collapse, the Warriors signed Kevin Durant in free agency. 3 With Curry, Klay Thompson, Durant, and Draymond Green, Golden State's net rating in 2016–17 reached +11.63, among the highest in league history. 3 They swept the Cavaliers 4–1 in the 2017 Finals and repeated in 2018, beating Cleveland again in four games. 1
The Warriors reached a fifth consecutive Finals in 2019 but lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games after Durant tore his Achilles tendon in Game 5 and Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6. 1 Durant left for the Brooklyn Nets that summer. 3
Thompson's ACL tear was followed by a torn Achilles in November 2020, keeping him out for two and a half consecutive seasons. 1 Curry broke his left hand in the fourth game of 2019–20, missing most of that season. The Warriors finished 15–50, the league's worst record. 1
Curry returned healthy in 2020–21 and led the NBA in scoring at 32.0 points per game at age 33, his first scoring title. 2 On December 14, 2021, he made his 2,974th career three-pointer in a game at Madison Square Garden, passing Ray Allen as the all-time leader. 1 He finished the 2021–22 season with Thompson back in the lineup, and the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics in six games for their fourth championship. Curry won Finals MVP for the first time, averaging 31.2 points across the series. 1
When the three-point line was introduced in the NBA in 1979, teams averaged 2.8 attempts from beyond the arc per game. 3 By 2012–13, when Curry first broke the single-season three-point record, the league average had risen to about 20 per game. By 2018–19, it was 32.0. 3 Average points per game league-wide increased from 100.0 in 2013–14 to 114.7 in 2023–24, with the surge in three-point attempts as a primary driver. 7
Curry's influence was not just volume. He routinely shot from distances previously considered inadvisable — pulling up from 28 to 35 feet as a normal part of his offensive repertoire. 3 This forced defenses to extend coverage far beyond the arc, which in turn opened driving lanes and created spacing for teammates. The Warriors' offensive scheme under Kerr — constant movement, multiple screens, and a willingness to shoot early in the shot clock — became a template adopted across the league. 3
By the mid-2020s, NBA teams were averaging over 37 three-point attempts per game. 8 Every franchise now builds its roster with three-point shooting as a baseline requirement, a shift directly traceable to the Golden State model. 8
Through 17 NBA seasons, Curry has averaged 24.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.7 rebounds across 1,065 regular-season games. 6 He holds the all-time record for career three-pointers made, surpassing 4,000 in the 2024–25 season. 1 He has been named an All-Star 12 times and earned 11 All-NBA selections. 2 In 2024, he won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Games, capping a 17-point fourth-quarter performance against France in the final with four consecutive three-pointers. 1
Wardell Stephen Curry II, born March 14, 1988 in Akron, Ohio, is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors. 1 He holds the NBA's all-time record for three-point field goals made and has spent his entire professional career — 17 seasons through 2025–26 — with a single franchise. 2 He is a four-time NBA champion (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022), a two-time league MVP, a Finals MVP, a 12-time All-Star, and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. 1
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Points | 24.8 |
| Assists | 6.3 |
| Rebounds | 4.7 |
| Games Played | 1,065 |
Drafted 7th overall by Golden State Warriors
2009
Broke single-season three-point record (272)
2013
First MVP award and NBA championship
2015
First unanimous MVP; 402 three-pointers in a season
2016
Became NBA's all-time three-point leader
2021
Won fourth championship and first Finals MVP
2022
Won Olympic gold medal in Paris
2024
Curry attended Davidson College, a small liberal arts school in North Carolina with roughly 1,800 undergraduates. 1 No major Division I program offered him a scholarship; at 6-foot-2 and under 180 pounds, scouts questioned whether his frame could hold up in high-level basketball. 4 At Davidson he averaged 25.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.7 assists across 104 games over three seasons, shooting 46.7% from the field. 5 As a sophomore in 2007–08, he led Davidson to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 40 points against Gonzaga and 33 against Georgetown in back-to-back rounds. 1
He declared for the 2009 NBA Draft after his junior year, in which he led the nation in scoring at 28.6 points per game. 4 The Golden State Warriors selected him seventh overall. 4 The New York Knicks, who held the eighth pick, had been widely expected to take him; the Minnesota Timberwolves, picking fifth and sixth, passed on him twice. 1
Curry averaged 17.5 points and 5.9 assists as a rookie and was named to the All-Rookie First Team. 1 His early career was clouded by recurring ankle injuries — he missed 40 games in 2011–12 and underwent surgery on his right ankle. 1 The Warriors offered him a four-year, $44 million extension in 2012, considered a gamble on a player with chronic ankle problems. 1 That contract would later become one of the biggest bargains in NBA history.
In 2012–13, Curry broke the single-season record for three-pointers made with 272, surpassing Ray Allen's mark of 269 set in 2005–06. 3 He shot 45.3% from beyond the arc that year. 2 The Warriors made the playoffs for the first time since 2007, upsetting the third-seeded Denver Nuggets in the first round. 1
Golden State fired head coach Mark Jackson after a second-round playoff exit in 2014 and hired Steve Kerr, a former Phoenix Suns general manager and player who had won five championships as a shooting guard. 3 Kerr installed a motion offense built around ball movement, off-ball screens, and exploiting Curry's shooting range — which extended well past the three-point line, sometimes from 30 feet and beyond. 3
In 2014–15, the Warriors posted a 67–15 record. Curry won his first MVP award, averaging 23.8 points on 48.7% shooting and 44.3% from three. 2 Golden State won the NBA championship over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in six games — the franchise's first title in 40 years. 1
The 2015–16 season surpassed it. Curry became the first unanimous MVP in league history. 1 He made 402 three-pointers, obliterating his own single-season record of 286 from the prior year. 2 The Warriors finished 73–9, breaking the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls' record of 72–10 for the best regular season in NBA history. 1 They led the league with 31.6 three-point attempts per game at 41.6% efficiency. 3
That season ended in a 4–3 Finals loss to Cleveland after the Warriors held a 3–1 series lead — the first time a team had blown that advantage in the Finals since 1966. 1
After the Finals collapse, the Warriors signed Kevin Durant in free agency. 3 With Curry, Klay Thompson, Durant, and Draymond Green, Golden State's net rating in 2016–17 reached +11.63, among the highest in league history. 3 They swept the Cavaliers 4–1 in the 2017 Finals and repeated in 2018, beating Cleveland again in four games. 1
The Warriors reached a fifth consecutive Finals in 2019 but lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games after Durant tore his Achilles tendon in Game 5 and Thompson tore his ACL in Game 6. 1 Durant left for the Brooklyn Nets that summer. 3
Thompson's ACL tear was followed by a torn Achilles in November 2020, keeping him out for two and a half consecutive seasons. 1 Curry broke his left hand in the fourth game of 2019–20, missing most of that season. The Warriors finished 15–50, the league's worst record. 1
Curry returned healthy in 2020–21 and led the NBA in scoring at 32.0 points per game at age 33, his first scoring title. 2 On December 14, 2021, he made his 2,974th career three-pointer in a game at Madison Square Garden, passing Ray Allen as the all-time leader. 1 He finished the 2021–22 season with Thompson back in the lineup, and the Warriors beat the Boston Celtics in six games for their fourth championship. Curry won Finals MVP for the first time, averaging 31.2 points across the series. 1
When the three-point line was introduced in the NBA in 1979, teams averaged 2.8 attempts from beyond the arc per game. 3 By 2012–13, when Curry first broke the single-season three-point record, the league average had risen to about 20 per game. By 2018–19, it was 32.0. 3 Average points per game league-wide increased from 100.0 in 2013–14 to 114.7 in 2023–24, with the surge in three-point attempts as a primary driver. 7
Curry's influence was not just volume. He routinely shot from distances previously considered inadvisable — pulling up from 28 to 35 feet as a normal part of his offensive repertoire. 3 This forced defenses to extend coverage far beyond the arc, which in turn opened driving lanes and created spacing for teammates. The Warriors' offensive scheme under Kerr — constant movement, multiple screens, and a willingness to shoot early in the shot clock — became a template adopted across the league. 3
By the mid-2020s, NBA teams were averaging over 37 three-point attempts per game. 8 Every franchise now builds its roster with three-point shooting as a baseline requirement, a shift directly traceable to the Golden State model. 8
Through 17 NBA seasons, Curry has averaged 24.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.7 rebounds across 1,065 regular-season games. 6 He holds the all-time record for career three-pointers made, surpassing 4,000 in the 2024–25 season. 1 He has been named an All-Star 12 times and earned 11 All-NBA selections. 2 In 2024, he won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the Paris Games, capping a 17-point fourth-quarter performance against France in the final with four consecutive three-pointers. 1
