Warriors' Stephen Curry Breaks Down His Shooting Form in Video With LeBron James

Golden State Warriors superstar guard and future Hall of Famer Stephen Curry broke down his shooting motion during an appearance on the Mind the Game podcast with LeBron James and Steve Nash on Tuesday.

When asked by Nash to discuss his shot (beginning at the 8-minute mark), Curry gave some insight into why it works for him:

"It helped me off the dribble," Curry said. "I wouldn't call it unorthodox, but it is a one-piece shot that--no matter if you're really all the way on balance or just off, or you've got it on the right hand, left hand off the dribble, whatever it is--I kind of can get it here quick enough. And I still have all of my power, I don't lose anything through there. That's helped me, especially at 6'3" in the league. No matter who's in front of me, I really feel like I have a chance. As long as I get them to drop their hands a little bit, I can get it up there quick, and I don't want to have any wasted motion."

LeBron described Curry's shooting motion as "a flick," noting that his first chance to see it regularly on a day-to-day basis came when he and Curry were teammates on Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

James added that while most players need to catch the ball in a certain pocket, Curry is different in that he can get the ball up quickly no matter what.

Curry's shot has undoubtedly worked well for him over the years, as the 37-year-old veteran is an 11-time All-Star, two-time NBA MVP, two-time scoring champion, four-time NBA champion and one-time NBA Finals MVP.

He is also the NBA's all-time leading three-point shooter with 4,088 career trifectas made.

As great of a shooter as Curry is, even he admitted that he wouldn't teach young players to shoot the ball the way he does.

He noted that his longtime Warriors teammate, Klay Thompson, has more of a textbook shot that he would tell young players to replicate if possible.

Thompson, who was Curry's teammate from 2011 to 2024 before signing with the Dallas Mavericks, is fifth in NBA history with 2,707 three-pointers made, and he is a four-time NBA champ in his own right.

Even as he approaches the latter stages of his career, Curry remains one of the most dangerous offensive players in the league, averaging 26.6 points, 4.4 assists and 4.3 three-pointers made per game so far this season.

As long as Curry continues to play and shoot at this level, he can be an effective player in the league and ensure that the Warriors are very much in the playoff mix in the Western Conference.