Portland Trail Blazers: 3 reasons Seth Curry is a good move
By Ty Delbridge
1. Excellent shooter
One of the most significant needs on this Blazers team going into the summer was 3-point shooters. They have two elite shooters in Lillard and McCollum, but nobody else is considered a 3-point threat on this team. Other teams dared the other Blazers to shoot because they did not fear them. The addition of Seth Curry changes that.
Curry is a career 43.2 percent 3-point shooter. He has a fantastic looking jump shot with a quick trigger. According to NBA.com, Curry shot 48.8 percent from the right 3-point corner, 46.9 percent from the left 3-point corner and 41.1 percent from the above-the-break 3-pointers.
He is also excellent in the mid-range, shooting 43.6 percent for the season while playing for the Mavs. Defenses will have to respect Curry from the 3-point line and won’t be able to send his defender to play help defense. Portland’s offense and Curry’s style of play seem like a great match.
He can handle the ball, pull up and knock down shots from almost anywhere on the court. He is excellent running on a fast break and just stopping on a dime for a 3-pointer.
He can also take his defender off the dribble and create space to shoot. Portland does not have many guys on the roster that can do that outside of its two backcourt stars.
Curry is also brilliant when running the lane on a fast break, and he leaks out correctly for an open catch-and-shoot. He knows his spots on the court and gets to them. Adding him might encourage Portland to get out in transition more.
When playing off the ball, he is quick and smart running around screens, losing his man to find open shot attempts.
Curry has no problem shooting coming off a screen, shooting from a dribble handoff or just taking a difficult shot. He doesn’t need to be balanced or get his feet set to get a good shot off. All he needs is just a little bit of space.
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