Every single NBA team’s Mount Rushmore of stars

The Mount Rushmore of the Golden State Warriors

• Paul Arizin
• Rick Barry
• Wilt Chamberlain
• Stephen Curry

The Golden State Warriors built a dynasty around the style and play of Stephen Curry. The offensive system revolutionized the NBA, as Curry displayed how the three-point shot could be used as much more than a momentum-swinging play.

Curry won two MVP awards and helped the Warriors win three championships, which easily solidifies him as a lock for the franchise’s Mount Rushmore.

Next on the list is the player who led the Warriors to a title in 1975: Rick Barry. Barry’s title run ranks amongst the most improbable in Association history, as the roster generally consisted of young players before their prime and journeymen beyond their own.

Throw in Barry’s five All-NBA First Team nods, his 1967 scoring title, and the Rookie of the Year award he won, and it’s impossible to leave him off of this list.

Third is Wilt Chamberlain, who needs no introduction—but let’s offer a reminder nonetheless. He averaged 41.5 points and 25.1 rebounds during his six seasons with the Warriors, winning MVP in 1960 and six of his seven scoring titles between 1960 and 1965.

Chamberlain would win his two championships elsewhere, but in an era run by Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics, he often made the Warriors the top competition.

The final inclusion on this list was difficult to pin down, as Paul Arizin, Kevin Durant, Chris Mullin, and Klay Thompson all battled it out. It was Arizin who led the Warriors to their first title under the NBA banner, however, and he also played 713 with the franchise to Durant’s 208.

It admittedly could’ve gone either way, but being that Arizin was the franchise’s original superstar, with two scoring titles to his name, he gets the nod.

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