Stephen Curry, NBA’s leading 3-pointer scorer

Stephen Curry broke the all-time NBA record of three-pointers when he hit one in the first quarter against the New York Knicks on Tuesday. 

Popularly known as Steph Curry, the USA national player surpassed Ray Allen’s record of 2,973. 

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Who is Steph Curry?

Steph Curry was born on March 14, 1988, in Akron, Ohio, United States, is an American professional basketball player. He plays as a point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He led his team to the NBA championships in 2014–15, 2016–17, and 2017–18 and to the best regular-season record in league history (73–9) in 2015–16.

Son of former NBA player Dell Curry and brother of NBA player Seth Curry, he is considered to be greatest shooter ever to play the game. He holds a number of 3-point shooting records.

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In college, Curry played for Davidson and set an all-time scoring record for both Davidson and the Southern Conference. He also hold the record for most 3-pointer made in a single season of the NCAA.

Curry, after opting out of his senior year at Davidson, was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft. After an injury-hit first three seasons, Curry signed a 4-year deal and a $44-million extension to his rookie-scale contract in 2012. It was one of the greatest deals in the NBA history.

He has a long list of laurels to his name. He was the first player to be voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the regular season in 2015-16 while scoring 30.1 points per game at 50-40-90 splits. He is also a two-time regular season MVP, a 5-time All Star and has 4 All-NBA selections.

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Curry is also a two-time league champion and has the 5 best 3-point shooting seasons in NBA history.

In the 2015-16 season, he became the first player to average over 5 3-pointers made in a single game. In 2015, he made 98 3-pointer, a record for most 3-pointers in a single playoff season. He shares this record with teammate Klay Thompson.

Awards and honors

7-time All-NBA award winner

1 All-Rookie Team

2-time NBA MVP

9-time NBA Player of the Month

15-time NBA Player of the Week

3-time NBA Rookie of the Month

1 NBA Sportsmanship