Steve Nash Says We're Seeing The Evolution Of Basketball Right Now And It's All Due To One Player

[ESPN] - “I hate to break it to you, but he’s already an all-time great,” two-time MVP Steve Nash said. “He’s the ultimate one-off. He’s the evolution of basketball. It evolved before our eyes. People don’t associate him to greatness because he doesn’t dominate the game physically. He dances. He pays a tax for that. He pays a tax for his great teammates.”

I know this will get some people riled up, but Steve Nash isn’t wrong. What Steph Curry has done shooting the ball and the emphasis on the 3-point line has completely changed the way the game is played. On top of that I don’t think anyone can doubt he’s an all-time great. If you think otherwise, you’re just trying too hard to nitpick at someone’s game.

What I do agree the most with when it comes to Nash’s observations on Curry is how he doesn’t dominate the game physically. You look at the all-time greats – LeBron, Jordan, Wilt, Russell, Duncan, Shaq, etc., and they all look the part. They all have the size, athleticism, etc. to where you don’t think too much about it. Steph is an underweight guy who doesn’t have monster dunks or anything like that. He does it all in a finesse way. He’s one the first all-time great who has been the true finesse and that’s where some people get scared.

These guys also touch on the whole Warriors mystique. Scottie Pippen says the following:

“His willingness to sacrifice for KD is one of the great stories in history. If you have a mind for the game, you know that it takes sacrifice to be great. All the greats have to sacrifice something. Otherwise you can’t win.”

I think it’s unique that Pippen will take on that conversation, obviously with his background playing with Jordan. Either way, we’re watching greatness when it comes to Curry. As much as you hate him or the Warriors, we’re seeing the evolution of basketball. I’m not the one saying that. Just one of the best all-time point guards saying that.