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Tracy McGrady Explains Why Stephen Curry Is Not On The Same Class As Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant And Michael Jordan
Stephen Curry has climbed up the ranks and is already one of the greatest players of all-time with three championship rings, two Most Valuable Player of the Year awards, eight All-Star honors and eight All-NBA team selections while being the NBA’s all-time leader in career three-pointers.
On top of it, Curry’s place in the all-time hierarchy has gained more steam after advancing to his sixth NBA Finals of his career, with a number of people already comparing the three-time Warriors champion to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson and other cream of the crop.
But while Curry has unquestionably elevated his status, former NBA superstar Tracy McGrady believes that 34-year old offensive marksman is still not on the same class as the aforementioned legends despite having a decorated career.
“That’s a tough question,” McGrady said when asked where Curry ranks in NBA history. “Because he has his career individually and with what he’s accomplished with his team is tough. Because you’ve gotta think, he won a championship, right, against LeBron [James] that didn’t have Kyrie [Irving], that didn’t have Kevin Love. He didn’t win the [Finals] MVP, right? Then he loses a 3-1 lead to LeBron, gets K.D. (Kevin Durant), K.D. comes and wins two championships, so that gives Steph three championship but K.D. wins the two MVPs, right?
“We know Steph is like the 3-point God. But when it comes to putting him with [Michael Jordan] and these guys that won that level of championships; Kobe [Bryant] and Magic Johnson, I don’t know where to rank him. I know he’s pretty high. But I think those guys are in a different class than Steph Curry based off of [all of that]. They’re on championship teams. K.D. came and joined the Warriors and became the best player and helped Steph win two more championships. But Steph wasn’t the best player on that team.”
