The Curry brothers have ventured onto two very different NBA journeys. We’re well acquainted with Steph’s journey through the NBA with the Warriors, but Seth has taken a much more unconventional path to his current NBA home. He recently signed with the Sacramento Kings after putting on a stellar performance at NBA summer league. Seth has the shooting acumen worthy of the Curry name, but his athleticism has left questions about his ability to navigate the floor against NBA-caliber defenders while defending his own position.
Seth has spent the majority of his professional career in the D-League with the Santa Cruz Warriors after not getting picked in the 2013 NBA Draft. It would seem that a transition to Golden State would be the easiest when making a jump to the NBA. Golden State was one of the handful of teams to offer Seth a contract after his summer-league performance, but he turned it down in favor of the team just a couple hours east of the Bay Area.
Seth explained his decision in a profile piece written by Lee Jenkins at Sports Illustrated:
The Kings made the strongest offer on July 21—the day after Summer League ended — but not the only one. The Pelicans, Hornets and Warriors jumped in as well. “I didn’t want to go to Golden State,” Seth says. “I didn’t want to go back in Steph’s shadow.”
Steph — and Riley — cast quite a shadow in the Bay Area. He’s one of the NBA’s most beloved stars and the reigning NBA champion and MVP. Seth escaping those expectations to forge his own path in Sacramento makes a great deal of sense. From a pure basketball perspective, it’s a smart decision as well. There’s absolutely no way Steph is unseated as the starting point guard in Golden State. However, the Rajon Rondo experiment in Sacramento has combustibility potential. If Seth can both provide spacing for Boogie’s post ups and competently defend his position, he may find an adequate slot in George Karl’s rotation.
(Via Sports Illustrated)
