Stephen Curry 1st Golden State Warriors player to record 5,000 career assists

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors guard, on October 25, 2021, became the first player in franchise history to record 5,000 career assists. He reached the milestone with his fifth assist to Damion Lee in an NBA match against Sacramento Kings in Golden 1 Center Sacramento, California.

Earlier in the year on March 15, Curry dished out his 4,856th career assist in the third quarter of an NBA game against the Los Angeles Lakers to pass Guy Rodgers (4,855) and become the franchise’s all-time assists leader.

He achieved that feat a day after he celebrated his 33rd birthday. He had entered the game against the Lakers with averages of 29.3 points (fourth in the NBA), 6.3 assists, 5.4 rebounds and 1.32 steals in 34.0 minutes over 37 games.

Curry, a two-time MVP, dished out his first career assist on his NBA debut on October 28, 2009, against Houston. The recipient was Stephen Jackson.

Warriors franchise assists leaders

1. Stephen Curry 5,000* assists

2. Guy Rodgers 4,855 assists

3. Tim Hardaway 3,926 assists

4. Rick Barry 3,247 assists

5. Chris Mullin 3,146 assists

Stephen Curry assist and recipient milestones

Assist no 1: Stephen Jackson (October 28, 2009, vs Houston)

Assist no 1,000: Monta Ellis (February 12, 2012, vs Houston)

Assist no 2,000: Jordan Crawford (February 6, 2014, 14 vs Chicago)

Assist no 3,000: Klay Thompson (December 8, 2015)

Assist no 4,000: Kevin Durant (November 11, 2017, vs Philadelphia)

Assist no 4,856: Kelly Oubre Jr. (March 15, 2021, against Lakers)

Assist no 5,000: Damion Lee (October 25, 2021, against Sacramento)

In the Warriors’ last game against the Clippers, Stephen Curry was in videogame mode as he didn’t seem to miss anything. He finished with 25 points in the first quarter.

This is how his stats looked:

25 points.

9-9 shooting.

5-5 from deep.

1 quarter in on TNT.

“Stephen Curry ties his career-high for a first quarter with 25 points (high in any quarter is 28), his 35th career 20-point quarter (11th in the first frame). Curry hit a perfect 9-of-9 from the field, 5-of-5 from three and 2-of-2 from the free throw line,” a statement from the franchise read.

“Steph Curry was just Steph Curry, there’s never been anybody like him,” coach Steve Kerr said. “Those last two 3s were ridiculous. … I’m still blown away,” the coach added.