Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Responds To Stephen Curry Comparisons: “I Definitely Believe I Have Him On Quickness”

Stephen Curry revolutionized the game of basketball and is easily one of the most influential players of all-time. So it should come as no surprise that a generation of players who display the same style of play as him will come to the league eventually.

To a degree however, the league is already seeing a few, and perhaps, may have already seen one 30 years ago. While this goes without saying that nobody tops Curry as a shooter, a player of the past generation that draws comparison to him is former Denver Nuggets guard Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

Hearing the comparisons for a while now, Abdul-Rauf now shared his thoughts on the similarities and differences between him and Stephen Curry.

“There’s definitely similarities. He has a quick release, he can get his shot off, coming off screens, coming off pick and rolls. He can iso, so that’s one of the things I prided myself on. He’s got me about three inches. But he’s just a phenomenal man. He has phenomenal control with the rock.”

“His ability to not just get his shot off in different scenarios but also finish at the goal. Definitely a lot of similarities. But the game has changed. If you’re talking about quickness and speed, I definitely believe I have him on quickness. And probably even the athletic side of it because he’s not real fluent with his dunks. But everything else, there’s a lot of similarities with him and I.”