2025-26 Season
STEPHEN CURRY
2025-26 Season
STEPHEN CURRY
Curry produces at an elite rate for a 31-minute workload. 2.8 turnovers per game cost 5.5 points of value nightly.
About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works
TEAM COMPARISON
of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Stephen Curry’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by violent oscillation, swinging wildly between transcendent offensive mastery and disjointed, forced chucking. When his rhythm synced with the offense, he was utterly unguardable, completely bending the opposing defensive scheme to his will. This was obvious on 11/14 vs SAS, where he erupted for 49 points and generated a staggering +25.6 impact score through sheer offensive dominance. High scoring did not always translate to winning basketball, however. During his 10/30 vs MIL outing, he poured in 27 points but posted a -3.6 impact score because underlying inefficiencies and costly turnovers actively killed the team's momentum. Conversely, he did not always need to score to dominate the margins. On 10/28 vs LAC, Curry managed just 19 points but still drove a +7.8 impact score because the sheer panic he induced off the ball warped the defense and created wide-open cutting lanes for his teammates. He remains the most dangerous gravitational force in the sport, but this early stretch reveals a superstar whose nightly value is heavily dictated by shot selection rather than sheer volume.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Volatile for his role. Curry has noticeable ups and downs, with scoring moving ~10 points between games.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 56% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Defensive difference-maker. Curry consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: +7.1, second-half: +4.4. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 8 games. Longest cold streak: 3 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 39 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
39 games played