Steph Curry is one of the greatest point guards of all time. The Golden State Warriors man has changed how basketball as a sport is played and is the best shooter in NBA history. No one has ever been quite as effective from three-point range. It’s helped make him one of the most dominant players in the game, but he isn’t just a good shooter.
There’s far more to Curry’s game, including his incredible ball-handling abilities. The Warriors legend gives the impression that he has the ball on a string as he dribbles up and down the court. He’s always in control and it looks as though no one in the world will be able to take it from him.
He’s not the only incredible ball-handler in NBA history, though, and Curry actually once named the four players he thought were the best at it. In a video shared by the Warriors on their official social media channels, he revealed who he thought was the Mount Rushmore of ball handlers.
Steph Curry
Rather boldly, Curry included himself in his top four ball-handlers of all time. There won’t be many who argue that he belongs on such a list, but it takes a lot of self-confidence to rank himself so highly. He deserves it, though, and it’s refreshing to see him recognised for an attribute outside of his shooting, even if it’s the man himself who is doing so.
Curry is already one of the greatest players in NBA history and there’s no telling how much higher up the all-time rankings he’ll have climbed by the time he calls it a day.
Kyrie Irving
Another current NBA star that Curry named was Kyrie Irving. At the time he picked the point guard, he was still playing for the Boston Celtics, but these days, he’s starring for the Dallas Mavericks. Throughout his career, Kyrie has been known for his insane handles and his ability to evade anyone on the court while he dribbles.
He may be a controversial figure for some of his antics off the court, but there’s no denying how great he’s always been on it and his dribbling ability has helped make him one of the greatest point guards in the sport today and maybe ever.
Magic Johnson
Next up on Curry’s list is the man many think is his greatest competition for the number one spot as the greatest point guard ever in Magic Johnson. The former Los Angeles Lakers star is one of the biggest superstars in NBA history and earned fans all over the world for his flashy style of play.
He was known for his exceptional passing ability and few basketball players have ever had the level of vision that he demonstrated during his career and he’s considered one of the best playmakers ever. He was far more than just a strong passer, though, and was just as effective at keeping hold of the ball and dribbling with it himself. He was magic (pardon the pun) and had the skill to just dance past his opponents and dribble through the smallest of openings to get where he needed to be.
As Curry detailed, Johnson wasn’t the sort of player who would break his opponents’ ankles with his dribbling, but he could always get from Point A to Point B and that was a tremendous trait to have.
Pistol Pete Maravich
The last name on Curry’s list is one that many modern-day, younger fans won’t be as familiar with as the rest of the players named and that is ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich. The only player on the list who wasn’t a point guard, Maravich spent 10 years in the NBA and operated primarily as a shooting guard for the Utah Jazz, the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics.
He led the league in scoring one year and made the all-star team on five occasions. He’s considered to be one of the most creative NBA players of all time and is known for his exceptional ball-handling ability. He was so effective with the ball in his hands that he’s remembered fondly over four decades after he retired.