Floor Spacing
Curry’s most immediate benefit from a basketball perspective will be his shooting. Both when executing off the dribble and when spotting up, Curry showcased immense potential with Sacramento last season. He handled the ball well on the outside, and was extremely effective in finding space to shoot on the perimeter and in turn knocking shots down. He’s a streaky shooter at times, but has the ability to hit shots in large quantities in short bursts of time when he’s in rhythm. While not to the same extent as Stephen Curry, of course, Seth can be the type of volume scorer that you dump the ball to when the offense is stalling and simply allow him to operate in isolation. He won’t lead Philly in scoring by any means, nor is he the type of consistent starting talent that will cover their two-guard spot five years down the road, but he’s a spark with the ball in his hand that can help get a stagnant offense moving on occasion.
Curry’s fit alongside Ben Simmons is another major factor as well. He can operate at either guard spot depending on the circumstances, and gives Brett Brown another ball handler who can work off of Simmons as legitimate kick out option on the perimeter. Curry shot 45% from beyond the arc last season, with over a 56% effective field goal percentage in accompaniment.
In layman’s terms, Philly needs shooters. Curry helps them fill a void that has been woefully left open by poor seasons from players like Nik Stauskas and Isaiah Canaan in the past. Brown can slide him in during a plethora of different sets as a third or fourth scoring option behind Simmons and the likes of Jahlil Okafor or Joel Embiid, while opening up the floor for the remainder of their rotation.
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