Every three to four years, the NBA media ecosystem goes through a bizarre ritual. It happens quietly at first—a stray tweet, a skeptical podcast comment, a list of “Top 10 Players of All Time” with Stephen Curry suspiciously low. Then, the cycle explodes. Debates rage. Arguments are fact-checked with obscure tracking data. And finally, the collective consciousness arrives at an exhausted conclusion: We’ve been underrating Stephen Curry again.
The next time someone tries to underrate Stephen Curry, don’t argue with them. Just show them a clip of two defenders sprinting to the logo—leaving Draymond Green in a 4-on-3—as Curry stands 35 feet away, smiling, having done absolutely nothing except exist. stephen+curry+underrated+repack
Most small guards decline at 32 (Isaiah Thomas, Kemba Walker). Curry won a Finals MVP at 34 and is still averaging 27 PPG at 36. That’s not normal. That’s Duncan/Kareem longevity. Every three to four years, the NBA media
This version of the repack is the most nuanced yet. It acknowledges that Curry is no longer just a shooter, or a system, or a champion. He is a tectonic plate . He shifted the game’s geology. Every team now shoots 40 threes a night because of him. Every center works on perimeter defense because of him. Every point guard under 6’4” has a career because of him. Debates rage
That is the ultimate repack: not comparing him to his peers, but recognizing him as an ancestor. He is not in the conversation. He is the conversation. If you’re tired of the five-year cycle, here is the definitive case you can use to repack Curry for any skeptic:
That’s gravity. That’s impact. That’s the final repack.