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The 25 Greatest Sixth Men Of All Time

By Carter Johnson

Oct 28, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili (20) reacts after a shot against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 101-100. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 28, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginobili (20) reacts after a shot against the Dallas Mavericks during the second half at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 101-100. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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8 Nov 1996: Guard Dell Curry of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles the ball down the court during a game against the Washington Bullets at the US Air Arena in Landover, Maryland. The Hornets won the game 102-87. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport
8 Nov 1996: Guard Dell Curry of the Charlotte Hornets dribbles the ball down the court during a game against the Washington Bullets at the US Air Arena in Landover, Maryland. The Hornets won the game 102-87. Mandatory Credit: Doug Pensinger /Allsport /

10. Dell Curry, Charlotte Hornets

15.3 PPG, .513/.440/.945 shooting split in 9 seasons as 6th Man

Accolades: 1X Sixth Man of the Year (1993-94), Charlotte Hornets all-time leading scorer 

Nowadays, Dell Curry enjoys the notoriety that comes with being the father of the man who is single-handedly revolutionizing the game of basketball.

But before Wardell Stephen Curry, Jr. used the game’s most essential skill to win an MVP and a NBA championship all while shattering multiple records, Wardell Stephen Curry, Sr. was breaking records himself by terrorizing opponents from behind the arc.

Dell didn’t possess the ability to shoot off of the dribble that his son has, but with one of the prettier releases the game has ever seen, he was ahead of his time as a premier catch-and-shoot threat.

Dell Curry exploded onto the scene as a member of the newly formed Charlotte Hornets in the 1990s on a team that boasted young stars in Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson.

Despite such star power, Curry was arguably the team’s most lethal offensive threat as he could get hot in a moment’s notice and take over games from the three-point line at a time when the shot wasn’t as heralded as it has become.

By averaging double-digits in scoring in all but one season with the Hornets, the elder Curry was able to accomplish something only one other sixth man on this list has done — he became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer despite not even starting a season’s worth of games for them.

While he may not have the winning pedigree of some other players on this list, Dell’s role as one of the forefathers of the three-point game has had a far greater impact, as his imprint is evident in the current generation of three point assassins.

I mean, Steph had to get it from somewhere, right?

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