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Career StatsA

Year	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3PT%	FT%
Career	1069	26.6	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	46.8%	42.2%	91.2%
2025-26	43	26.6	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	46.8%	39.3%	92.3%
2024-25	70	24.5	4.4	6.0	1.1	0.4	44.8%	39.7%	93.3%
2023-24	74	26.4	4.5	5.1	0.7	0.4	45.0%	40.8%	92.3%
2022-23	56	29.4	6.1	6.3	0.9	0.4	49.3%	42.7%	91.5%
2021-22	64	25.5	5.2	6.3	1.3	0.4	43.7%	38.0%	92.3%
2020-21	63	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	48.2%	42.1%	91.6%
2019-20	5	20.8	5.2	6.6	1.0	0.4	40.2%	24.5%	100.0%
2018-19	69	27.3	5.3	5.2	1.3	0.4	47.2%	43.7%	91.6%
2017-18	51	26.4	5.1	6.1	1.6	0.2	49.5%	42.3%	92.1%
2016-17	79	25.3	4.5	6.6	1.8	0.2	46.8%	41.1%	89.8%
2015-16	79	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	50.4%	45.4%	90.8%
2014-15	80	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	48.7%	44.3%	91.4%
2013-14	78	24.0	4.3	8.5	1.6	0.2	47.1%	42.4%	88.5%
2012-13	78	22.9	4.0	6.9	1.6	0.2	45.1%	45.3%	90.0%
2011-12	26	14.7	3.4	5.3	1.5	0.3	49.0%	45.5%	80.9%
2010-11	74	18.6	3.9	5.8	1.5	0.3	48.0%	44.2%	93.4%
2009-10	80	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	46.2%	43.7%	88.5%

Performance Grade by Season

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Season	GP	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	Grade
2025-26	43	26.6	3.6	4.7	46.8%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2024-25	70	24.5	4.4	6.0	44.8%	A- A- Top 13%
2023-24	74	26.4	4.5	5.1	45.0%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2022-23	56	29.4	6.1	6.3	49.3%	A- A- Top 13%
2021-22	64	25.5	5.2	6.3	43.7%	A A Top 9%
2020-21	63	32.0	5.5	5.8	48.2%	A- A- Top 13%
2019-20	5	20.8	5.2	6.6	40.2%	A- A- Top 13%
2018-19	69	27.3	5.3	5.2	47.2%	A- A- Top 13%
2017-18	51	26.4	5.1	6.1	49.5%	A A Top 9%
2016-17	79	25.3	4.5	6.6	46.8%	A A Top 9%
2015-16	79	30.1	5.4	6.7	50.4%	A A Top 9%
2014-15	80	23.8	4.3	7.7	48.7%	A A Top 9%
2013-14	78	24.0	4.3	8.5	47.1%	A A Top 9%
2012-13	78	22.9	4.0	6.9	45.1%	A- A- Top 13%
2011-12	26	14.7	3.4	5.3	49.0%	B B Top 29%
2010-11	74	18.6	3.9	5.8	48.0%	B+ B+ Top 20%
2009-10	80	17.5	4.5	5.9	46.2%	B B Top 29%

Grades reflect the player's performance in each season. Header grade shows the current season.

Recent Games

Date	OPP	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	+/-
Sat, 4/18	@ PHX	L 96-111	36	17	4	4	2	0	4-16	3-10	-13
Thu, 4/16	@ LAC	W 126-121	36	35	1	4	1	0	12-23	7-12	+9
Mon, 4/13	@ LAC	L 110-115	29	24	6	3	1	1	7-14	4-9	+13
Sat, 4/11	@ SAC	L 118-124	27	11	3	5	2	0	3-8	2-6	-4
Wed, 4/8	vs SAC	W 110-105	25	17	5	2	1	0	5-12	4-11	+6
Mon, 4/6	vs HOU	L 116-117	26	29	2	4	1	0	11-21	5-10	+12

Contract Value Index (CVI)

C+

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Stephen Curry's $59.6M deal lands at a C+ Contract Value Index, signaling how Golden State weighed the NBA cap math against the reality of paying a 38-year-old franchise icon in the final stretch of his career. The C+ grade reflects a genuine tension: Curry's on-court performance remains elite—he averaged 26.6 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 4.7 APG across 43 games in the 2025-26 season—and his A performance grade speaks to production that still commands respect across the league. Yet the deal carries franchise-caliber production costs on a two-year structure, and for a longtime veteran entering his 17th season, that salary represents a significant commitment to a player whose availability has become a playoff-time variable. The mediaFraming around Curry emphasizes reverence for his legacy—two MVPs, Finals MVP, All-NBA selections spanning a decade—but also an undercurrent of organizational urgency: the Warriors have built no meaningful depth this spring, signing temporary fill-ins rather than consolidating around a clear competitive core. His All-NBA 2nd Team selection in 2025 and All-Star MVP nod that same year validate the performance grade, yet the C+ CVI acknowledges that even elite late-career output at $59.6M annually requires cap discipline elsewhere. With the Finals 27 days away and the Warriors sitting as a 37-45 No. 10 seed on a three-game skid, this deal's value hinges on whether Golden State can extract meaningful postseason contribution from a player whose knee has forced periodic absences—a bet the organization made knowingly, accepting cap strain for one last shot at relevance.

Performance Analysis

#11 of 93 Point Guards

FCA+

Stephen Curry is playing at an elite level this season, earning an A Performance grade. Among NBA point guards, he's producing at an All-Star or All-NBA caliber. He's averaging 26.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists through 1069 games — carrying a significant offensive load. Stephen's strongest area is PPG at 26.6, which compares favorably to the point guard median of 15.0. The biggest area for growth is RPG at 3.6 (point guard median: 5.0). Among 93 NBA point guards graded this season, Stephen ranks 11th. Stephen is a cornerstone of the Golden State Warriors' roster and is performing at a level that warrants his place among the league's best.

Current Sentiment

A+

Very Positive

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Public perception of Stephen Curry sits at an A+ sentiment grade, with the Golden State Warriors conversation tracking his All-Star caliber stretches. The dominant media narrative treats him as one of basketball's most reverential figures — a two-time MVP and Finals MVP whose transformation of the modern game has cemented his place among the all-time greats, and whose selection to represent Team USA at the 2024 Olympic Games reinforced his continued standing as an elite-level talent worthy of international competition at the highest stage. Even a trade rumor pairing him with a first-team All-NBA guard was framed as an additive, exciting possibility rather than organizational dysfunction, a telling signal of media confidence in the Warriors' commitment to keeping him competitive. Yet beneath that reverence sits genuine anxiety: his lingering knee issue has sidelined him for stretches, the Warriors sit at 37-45 as the No. 10 seed on a three-game losing streak with the Finals 10 days away, and beat reporters have amplified concern about the organization's window closing with each public update on his status. When available, his 2025-26 production of 26.6 PPG, 4.7 APG, and 3.6 RPG across 43 games justifies franchise-caliber output and explains why sentiment remains untouchable despite the circumstances — but the Warriors' recent marginal depth signings (Bassey on a rest-of-season deal, Yurtseven on a 10-day contract) paint a picture of an organization making short-term moves rather than bold commitments, reinforcing that Golden State's postseason fate hinges almost entirely on what Curry can deliver. His legacy provides an impenetrable ceiling on how negative the discourse can get, but the narrative sits in a fragile but respected place: reverent toward what he has been, genuinely anxious about what comes next.

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