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Jun 2, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts during warm ups before game one of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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Jun 2, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) reacts during warm ups before game one of the 2022 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is one of the greatest offensive players in NBA history. There have been only a few athletes who have influenced the game of basketball like the Chef. In a league of his own, Steph has cemented his place as the Greatest Shooter of All time. His unique skillset is backed by his team’s continued success over the years.
Apart from being an elite basketball player, the 2-time MVP is also a great teammate. Curry’s 20-year-old teammate recently sang praises of the veteran PG and revealed what it is like to be Curry’s teammate.
Jonathan Kuminga praises Stephen Curry as a teammate
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Jonathan Kuminga has been in the NBA for only 2 years. Picked 7th by the Golden State Warriors in the 2021 NBA draft, the 6’8” PF had the chance to play alongside the Baby-Faced Assassin from the get-go. In an interview with 947 Joburg, Kuminga praised Steph as a teammate and a human being. The young hooper had only good things to say about his franchise leader.
“Even if you don’t want to, he’s going to find you and come talk to you. That’s the thing people don’t see behind the scenes. He’s the best human being I’ve ever been around.”
The Congolese athlete went as far as to say, “Steph Curry is like the perfect human being.”
A father of three beautiful children, a loving husband, a charitable person, and a magician on the court, Wardell has somehow found the secret formula to be great in all facets of life. If that’s not enough, he is after all, a four-time NBA champion.
Kuminga has great mentors to learn from
Kuminga already has tremendous respect for his leader, which goes to show the chemistry in the Warriors’ locker room.
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He is currently on a 4-year, $24.9 million rookie contract, which means he will get a lot of time to learn from greats like Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and latest addition Point God Chris Paul.
Playing alongside these NBA legends, this might be a breakout season for the 20-year-old. After all, even #23 Green noted the mentorship capabilities of CP3.
At just 19 years old, the Congolese forward won his first NBA championship during his rookie season in 2022. He would be thanking his stars that the Golden State Warriors picked him in the 2021 draft.
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The young PF proved to be a solid role player for Curry and Co. In his first two seasons, he averaged 9.6 points and 3.4 rebounds.
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