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Stephen Curry wants to play until he’s almost 40

By Ethan Finkelstein

Feb 14, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the 2015 NBA All Star Three Point Contest competition at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 14, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates during the 2015 NBA All Star Three Point Contest competition at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry wants to play into his late thirties, if possible.

Stephen Curry, who is a dark horse 2014-15 NBA MVP candidate, has emerged into one of the game’s premier players over the last few seasons. In addition to his ability to make plays, his perimeter shooting is among basketball’s best, and outside of the 2011-12 season, he has been able to stay relatively injury free.

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So naturally, he wants to try and stick around the game he loves and dominates so much for a very long time. In a recent interview, Curry noted that he isn’t interested in getting into coaching because he plans on playing for as long as he can — which is well into his late 30s.

This season, Curry’s numbers are at the highest level of his career thus far. The 26 year old out of Davidson has played to the tune of 23.6 points, 7.9 assists, and 4.6 rebounds per game. He is shooting at just over 48 percent from the field and leads the NBA with 2.2 steals per game.

The best way to really quantify the man’s production this year is the following. His team currently stands at the top of the ladder with the NBA’s best record of 45-11. His 27.9 PER qualifies him at third across the league.

In most polls, Curry also stands as the leading candidate for the regular season’s top honor, the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, also known as the NBA MVP.

“I hope to play until I’m like 38 or something, and that’s a lot of years in the game and a lot of travel and a lot of sacrifice on my family’s part. That’s more what I was thinking about long-term — being able to spend time with my kids that’ll be somewhat grown by then, and enjoying life outside of basketball,” explained Curry. “I want to be involved in the game somehow, but I think just the time commitment of coaching is not very attractive to me if I play as long as I plan to play.”

It is great to hear that Curry is interested in a lengthy career, and as fans, we can only hope this comes to fruition. Now, perhaps more than ever, the sport is witnessing its greatest wealth at talent at the point guard position. The head to head battles of Russell Westbrook and the aforementioned Curry could very well become the stuff of legend.

Who can forget about Chris Paul, who for several years was considered the game’s premier 1? Then of course, there is the former MVP himself; the youngest honorees in NBA history, Derrick Rose, who might very well be the anti-Curry. This is not to say the two are opposites ability wise, although their respective games are quite different. It is more so a reflection on Rose’s ability to stay healthy as of late.

Health has never really been a concern for Curry. And as far as he is concerned, longevity is something that appears to run inside the family. His father, Dell, played in the league until age 37. Considering how much more productive Steph is, imagine what kind of numbers we could bear witness to.

[H/T Real GM]

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