{"id":549000,"date":"2026-01-20T14:43:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/549000\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T14:43:29","slug":"inside-currys-historic-all-star-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/549000\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Curry\u2019s historic All-Star nod"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sometimes the best excuse to marvel at Steph Curry\u2019s singular, ongoing career isn\u2019t a heat-check 35-footer, but rather an accomplishment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Curry\u2019s selection as a Western Conference All-Star starter fits the description.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Curry is heading to his 12th All-Star Game, a franchise record he set last year when he passed former Philadelphia Warriors forward Paul Arizin. The honor doesn\u2019t represent a recognition of his past greatness; it\u2019s a statement of the longevity that has allowed him to remain one of the league\u2019s most dominant players even at age 37.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI love the fact that pretty much every acknowledgement you get at this point is, \u2018You\u2019re the oldest to do something,\u2019\u201d Curry said after he logged 19 points and 11 assists in a blowout win over Miami. \u201cSo, don\u2019t ever take that for granted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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In his 17th season, Curry is averaging 27.4 points, 5.1 assists, and 3.7 rebounds per game. He leads the league in 3-pointers per game (4.5) while shooting 38.9% from deep. He\u2019s hitting a scorching 59.8% of his two-point field goal attempts, his highest mark since 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Curry ranked second in voting among his peers \u2014 ahead of reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander \u2014 third in the fan vote, and sixth among the media contingent. The other West starters are Gilgeous-Alexander, Luka Doncic, Victor Wembanyama, and Nikola Jokic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No All-Star starter besides Curry, in either conference, is over the age of 31.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled for him, it\u2019s a huge honor,\u201d Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. \u201cI can\u2019t think of anybody at that age playing better. I know Kareem played well late in his career. Obviously, LeBron. But I just can\u2019t imagine anybody playing at a higher level at this age than Steph. He\u2019s been amazing all year, and I\u2019m glad he\u2019s being rewarded for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Kerr\u2019s instinct to think of the historical context is sharp.\u00a0Twelve All-Star selections is tied for the sixth-most ever. <\/p>\n

Curry is now the 14th player to be named an All-Star after turning 37. The others are a who\u2019s who from NBA history, most of whom only need one name: Kareem, LeBron, Jordan, Malone, Stockton, Dirk, Wade, Kobe, Duncan, Nash, John Havlicek, and Johnny Green (with the Cincinnati Royals).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The list shrinks even more for guards, who traditionally don\u2019t age as well. Curry still playing at this level defies history. The only 37-year-old All-Stars 6-foot-4 and shorter are Curry, Steve Nash, John Stockton, and Dwyane Wade. And Wade was a lifetime achievement selection in his final season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They were each 37 in their final All-Star seasons. So, one more All-Star selection for Curry would put him in a class of his own among guards.<\/p>\n

Another wrinkle for Curry\u2019s selection: he\u2019s now one of just 17 players to make at least 12 All-Star Games with a single franchise. It\u2019s the kind of milestone that has become increasingly rare in recent years as superstars change teams more often in the player empowerment era.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That list? Curry, Malone, Wade, Havlicek, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bob Cousy, Jerry West, Bill Russell, Dolph Schayes, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Isiah Thomas. All Hall of Famers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That\u2019s where Curry is heading, too, of course. But maybe not any time soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appreciate everyone who voted, my teammates who continue to set the table for me to do what I do,\u201d Curry said. \u201cAnd keep pushing the envelope of what\u2019s possible at this stage of my career. I\u2019m very grateful, and I\u2019m going to enjoy the weekend. But just the idea that I can get back to that level year after year, the work that goes into it, I love it. And I hope I have a couple more in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want more ways to catch up on the latest in Bay Area sports? Sign up for the Section…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,164,6,66,932],"class_list":{"0":"post-549000","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-golden-state-warriors","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-steph-curry"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115927962152996927","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}