Ranking the NBA's Best Offensive Players Going Into 2018

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#4 Stephen Curry

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Golden State Warriors v Philadelphia 76ers
Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry's 2017-18 season is pretty much like a continuation of his previous seasons in terms of shooting form, as he became the 8th NBA player to reach 2000 3-pointers in his career. At 597 games, he was 227 games faster than the next-fastest to the figure (Ray Allen in 824 outings).

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Before going down with an injury against the Pelicans in early December, Curry was shooting a characteristic 9.5 attempts and making 3.6 of them at a slightly below-par rate of 38.1% - this figure should correct itself as the season progresses.

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Curry was also 4th in points per game at 26.3, but mere points tallies do not effectively represent the impact of his presence in the Golden State Warriors lineup. When off the ball, Curry's constant movement and spot-up threat means that entire defenses are morphed into preventing him from shooting, thereby making life that much easier for his teammates.

Curry is no longer the best playmaker in the Warriors lineup (Draymond Green averages more dimes per game), but as a distributor, he is second to no one in the league.

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Edited by Yash Matange
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