10 Times Stephen Curry DISRESPECTED NBA Players In 2021

Steph Curry may have a baby face, but when he's on the hardwood floor, this guy makes grown men look like lost babies. I'm pretty sure he made LeBron James cry not once, not twice, but three times, and counting, after missing most of last season with a broken hand. Man, the three-time champ has come back and gone scorched earth mode on the rest of the league. From ankle breakers to half-court bombs, Chef Curry does only what he can do, while other players sit and watch helplessly. Here are 10 times that Stephen Curry disrespected other NBA players on the court in 2021. While Steph Curry is largely known for his limitless range, he can still dance with the best of them. With the Warriors blowing past the Wolves late in the third quarter, Steph decided to show off his handles and remind fans why he's the two-time league MVP. He's a keeper, and what you want to do as a coach is tell him, don't tease me, this is the way you've got to play every single night. He took the ball up the court, shadowed by Wolves guard Jordan McLaughlin, and he used a Draymond Green screen to set up a one-on-one with Jaden McDaniels. Now, McDaniels is no slug, measuring 6'8", and he has a 7-foot wingspan. His defensive instincts even made him a top prospect in last year's draft. However, the former Washington Husky was no match for Curry on this play. Steph sized up the 20-year-old and took several steps toward the paint, before backing up with a series of in-between-the-leg dribbles. With these moves, he froze the Wolves forward, then darted into a quick drive toward the basket. Almost immediately after, Curry pulled back and fired a three-pointer over the outstretched arms of McDaniels, who helplessly contested the Warriors guard's shot. Man, don't worry Jaden, you weren't the first player to be in that position, and you certainly won't be the last. Now every player makes a circus shot from time to time, but with Steph, it's different. That's because an average shot for him only went back in February. The Spurs might as well just have left the court. Curry started this play by curling up the ball at the three-point line, then receiving a pass from teammate Draymond Green. After a swift fake, Curry came charging toward the basket, drawing in four Spurs in the process. What came next was, well, just insanity. Steph literally turned his body and the ball toward a wide-open shooter, preparing to kick the ball out to his teammate on the three-point line for an open shot. Faster than lightning strikes, Curry threw up a no-look shot behind his head, and put it in off the backboard for the and-one basket. At that point, I'd just give up. His shooting, and now this? What can't this guy do? I'm just gonna say it. Steph made Kobe White look like a puppet on this play. I mean, this guy makes all NBA defenders look silly on a nightly basis. But this one was definitely different. White was literally lost on the court. Steph started the play by taking the ball up the court and using a Kavon Looney screen to free himself from White. Bulls center Wendell Carter tried his best to contain the Warriors flamethrower, but quickly retracted after White came sprinting after the speedy guard. However, this was his fatal mistake. Steph sidestepped the Bulls guard and let him fly toward the sideline as he reset for a wide-open three-point look. White turned around just as Curry was launching into his shot, but it was too late. The ball was going in, and White was going to be on the wrong end of a highlight. Over the years, I've watched Drew Holliday evolve from a raw 19-year-old guard out of UCLA into a pesky two-way guard with an elite defensive prowess. Playing for a small market club in the New Orleans Pelicans caused him to lose out on a lot of attention over the years, but when he did have the spotlight, he locked up on all-star guards with ease. After being traded to the Bucks this past offseason, Holliday has been given the chance to showcase his defensive prowess on the national stage, and he largely succeeded, with a few exceptions. One of those exceptions happened on Christmas Day in a nationally televised game against, you guessed it, Chef Curry himself. Down 14, with a little over 6 minutes left in the third, Steph decided to put Drew to the test with one of his patented fakes. He came blazing up the court, stepped back into a three-point shot, then swiftly hesitated and blew past Holliday like a firework on the 4th of July. Curry then threw up a right-handed floater over the outstretched arms of Bobby Portis as Holliday stared in dismay, knowing he had just gotten sauced by the Chef himself. Most times, when you have a big man on a guard, you tell him to protect the paint and give the guard some space. However, when you got a big man on Steph Curry, you just hope that he won't get embarrassed too badly. This is the exact position Hawks center Clint Capella found himself in, in an April matchup with the Warriors. Despite facing off against Steph in the Western Conference for years, as a member of the Houston Rockets, Capella hasn't been able to crack the Chef's code. This was never more evident than on this play, where Curry took Capella to school. After sizing up the Hawks center at the top of the key, Curry employed a series of clever dribble moves that froze the 6'11 Swiss and gave him a right-handed layup. Better luck next time, Clint. Steph's pretty much spent the season single-handedly torching the Thunder, so it's only right that there's a highlight in here. In this play, Curry got the ball and practically faked out three Thunder players in a blink of an eye. That's what makes this guy so dangerous, he just plays at a different pace. Midway through the second quarter, in a blowout game, Curry set himself up for a three-point shot and caught a pass from Draymond Green. Just as Steve McCullough lunged over to contest the shot, Curry had other ideas. He elected to pass up the shot and drove into the heart of the Thunder defense, aiming toward the left side of the basket. As he elevated to lay the ball in, Curry sliced through three Thunder defenders like a knife through soft butter, making the play look as routine as ever. Now that's MVP stuff right there. How do you stop Steph from scoring? Well, you don't, you just hope he misses. This fancy layout showcases the true versatility of his game, as sometimes we forget that he's pretty good at other stuff besides shooting. In this highlight, Steph gets a cross-court pass from Andrew Wiggins and encounters an incoming John Wall. Now Wall is nowhere as quick as he once was, especially after that Achilles tear snatched most of his lateral speed. However, it is a fair question to ask, how much of a chance would he have had of handling Steph in his prime? Regardless, Steph took one jab and immediately blew past Wall. Next he ran into a cutting Kevin Porter Jr., where he pulled out the real magic. He put the ball behind his back, going into a right-handed layup plus the foul. It is literally magic. Ok, so if you haven't already learned that putting a center on Stephen Curry isn't a good idea, here's another reminder. Nikola Vucevic, an all-star center with decent lateral quickness, has played like a fiddle on this play. Steph sized up the Bulls star on the right wing, then took one pullback dribble and faked into a three-point shot. After getting Vucevic to jump, Steph sidestepped his way into a one-handed push shot that most players wouldn't dream of taking, and won. Curry magic. Like I said, this isn't a good idea. After watching this play over several times, I'm convinced that Curry could single-handedly carve up any NBA defense if he wanted to. His creativeness is one of the most underrated skills about him, as he has a natural knack for getting the ball to the right place on the court. In this highlight, Curry uses a Juan Toscano Anderson screen to set him up with a one-on-one with Michael Porter Jr. How does this go you ask? Exactly how you expected, with Curry getting the best of MPJ. Curry took two crossover dribbles between the legs and baited the Nuggets forward into doing what you should never do, reach. Curry then flipped the ball to an open teammate. As quickly as he got past Porter, Steph relocated into the corner for a quick three-pointer, which he splashed in of course. They don't call him one of the Splash Brothers for nothing. Speaking of Splash Brothers, did you know that 10 teams just absolutely disrespected Klay Thompson in the 2011 draft? Click on this next video and see exactly how 10 teams passed on the Splash Brother. Man, it is crazy and wild guys. Click the video, and I'll see you on the other side. As always, thanks for watching guys. Peace.