Steph Curry Is A Fan Of ‘Unbelievable’ Oklahoma Freshman Trae Young


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Steph Curry is a two-time NBA MVP and one of the league’s best players. He also happens to be the closest thing to a normal sized person of any NBA superstar and his best attribute is his shooting.

Thus, any time a smaller up-and-coming guard is a very good shooter, people tend to jump to calling them the next Steph Curry. It’s like every long, slim forward with a jumper is the next Kevin Durant and any freakishly large point-forward type is the next LeBron James. In almost none of those situations is it fair to the young player to be compared to the established star, but it happens.

So, when Oklahoma freshman Trae Young started hoisting (and making) deep threes and showing off great point guard abilities as well for the Sooners, the Curry comparisons became inevitable. However, even Curry himself can understand why it’s happening and is a big fan of the Sooners’ young star.

After the Warriors’ win over the Mavs on Wednesday night (in which Curry hit the game-winning three), he was asked about his thoughts on Young and the comparisons people are making between Young and himself. Curry offered glowing praise of the freshman and noted he understood why the comparisons exist, but did stop short of endorsing those comparisons wholly.

“He’s unbelievable. Just the confidence that he plays with,” Curry said. “I call it the flair, but it seems like he’s always composed and knows what he’s trying to do every time he has the ball in his hands. He shoots a lot of deep 3s and has a creativity to his game that’s just so fluid to watch. So, the comparisons are what they are, and I know when you turn on the game and you watch them play you just watchin’ him on the floor and where he is at all times. That kind of magnetism is pretty special in the college game, so you can expect that to continue and he’s fun to watch.”

It’s high praise from Curry, who is just the latest NBA superstar to offer their stamp of approval to Young. While Young has gotten positive reviews from LeBron James and Russell Westbrook, Curry might mean the most to him, as he’s long been a Curry fan and someone that’s shaped his game in the mold of Steph, taping games of Curry to study his moves. Young responded with appreciation to the kind words from Curry on Twitter after hearing the comments.

As the current frontrunner for National Player of the Year, Young is going to get a lot more accolades and will be a fascinating player to watch when it comes to his NBA Draft stock as we near June. In any case, the Sooners appear to have a special point guard and those around the NBA are taking notice.

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