Ranking Stephen Currys top 10 NBA Finals

Ranking Stephen Currys top 10 NBA Finals

Warriors star Stephen Curry has played with some incredible teammates in the NBA Finals over the years.There's a reason why the greatest shooter of all time had not won a Finals MVP award prior to this season. There are the big names like Seth DeValve Jersey Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson, but Golden State fans also have plenty of admiration for role players like Andrew Bogut and Kevon Looney.Andre Iguodala's 2015 Finals campaign has gone down in history (for various reasons), while Draymond Green has also been a mainstay in Steve Kerr's lineups.Which of Curry's teammates are the best? Let's run down the list.OFFSEASON OUTLOOK: Is there any debate about this one?When Durant arrived in the summer of 2016, he was already one of the top players on the planet. The only thing mi sing from Durant's individual resume was a championship ring. The Warriors were looking to claim back their crown as the best team in the league after coughing up a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals.The Warriors clinched the 2017 title in five games over the Cavaliers before steam-rolling through them again in 2018 in four games. Durant was otherworldly in the Finals, he was a big reason why Curry hadn't won a Finals MVP JC Tretter Jersey before the 2022 NBA Finals. NBA Getty Images Thompson and Curry have a special connection. They've been together over a decade and have won four championships side-by-side. They've been through the ups downs.Thompson has career averages of18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.9 a sists in 32 (!) games in the NBA Finals in his career as the clear No. 2 option for a large swath of those games. Thompson's Finals career-high came in Game 5 of the 2016 Finals when he exploded for 37 points, including six made 3-pointers.Oh, and Thompson's defensive prowe s shouldn't be overlooked. He was one of the best two-way guards in the league during his prime. With Green, it's not strictly about the numbers. His averages of11.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 6.6 a sists in 32 games in the NBA Finals in his career aren't shabby, but it's the intangibles that Green brings to the table that have made him a monster on the Ricardo Louis Jersey court.Green's game isn't flashy, but it gets the job done.One might argue that Green , but it's almost certain that they don't have at all without him. NBA Getty Images OK, this is where things start getting interesting. The first three players on this list are to be expected, but Nos. 4 and 5 could spark debates.Iguodala gets the nod at No. 4 over Andrew Wiggins. His play not only helped the Warriors win their first title of this run, but he also won a Finals MVP award to boot. (Did he deserve that trophy? That's another conversation entirely.)Iguodala was a problem for the Cavs in that series on both ends of the floor, averaging 16.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 a sists and 1.3 steals per game, including 25 points in the title-clinching Game 6. If you had suggested to someone back in October 2021 that Wiggins would be an All-Star, win a crucial Finals game for Golden State be the second-best player on a championship team...You would have been laughed out of the room. But here we are.Under Steve Kerr's watch, Wiggins has transformed himself into an elite two-way player, one capable of affecting games with his play. In Game 4 of the Finals, herecorded 17 points and 16 rebounds. He followed that up with a monster 26-point,13-rebound performance to give his squad a 3-2 lead. NBA Getty Images Yes, Bogut was the one that Iguodala replaced in the starting lineup in 2015, Chris Hubbard Jersey but don't discount the impact that he had on the Warriors. His defensive nous and elite pa sing skills were e sential to the system that Kerr wanted to implement. Livingston is another one who Joe Schobert Jersey flew under the radar in terms of value to the team. He brought that steadying influence to the Warriors and became a reliable rotation player off the bench for Kerr. Livingston scored a postseason career-high 20 points in Game 1 of the 2016 Finals. Much like Wiggins, McGee revitalized his career with the Warriors, winning rings with the 2016-17 and 2017-18 teams. During the 2018 series, McGee was inserted into the starting lineup for the final three games and averaged eight points in the four games. Barnes holds averages of 9.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 a sists in 13 NBA Finals games. He struggled in the 2016 Finals, but he was an important part of the Warriors' 2015 title run. Looney has provided crucial minutes to the Warriors ever since he became a regular rotation player. He may have been supplanted by McGee in that 2018 Finals series, but he showed his value throughout the 2022 Finals.