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Stephen Curry turned the Golden State Warriors into the most powerful team in the NBA.
But it took him a while before people started noticing his greatness.
He wasn’t a highly-recruited guy coming out of high school, and he fell to the seventh spot in the NBA Draft despite having a record-breaking season at Davidson.
Curry’s start to his career also came with some doubts.
His shot selection, poor defense, and injury-proneness made people question whether he would ever become a star.
Curry silenced every single one of his doubters along the way, but it was one play that may have put the league on notice of him once and for all.
Eight years ago, Steph put Chris Paul in skates, making him touch the floor with a beautiful crossover before hitting a shot over him.
It’s been eight years since Steph caught CP3 slippin’ pic.twitter.com/xzBYgAdqaG
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 31, 2023
That’s one of the most iconic plays in Steph’s career and one that fans will forever remember.
8 years later and he’s still ringless
— ¿ (@CGBBURNER) March 31, 2023
I feel he hasn’t taken a midrange shot in years
— Dakari (@dakarihill1) March 31, 2023
8 years…..am i old or was i just young back then
— Sports Shorts Courts (@NoWayImMakingA1) March 31, 2023
Still makes me
— Tedra Covington (@covington_tedra) March 31, 2023
CP3 will always be Curry’s son
— dasnowman (@canteverstress) March 31, 2023
Paul has always been one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, only making that play even more remarkable.
More than that, that season was the last time the Warriors went home early in the playoffs, as they would go on to make four straight trips to the NBA Finals in the following seasons.
Fast forward to today, and no one can deny that Stephen Curry is one of the greatest offensive talents to ever grace the league, an influential player, and the best shooter of all time.
And it may have all started with that play.
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