Allen Iverson has placed Steph Curry in his all-time top five players before, and he isn’t budging now.
“Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Steph Curry, Shaquille O’Neal,” Iverson said in an interview with CBS when asked about his all-time NBA top five.
Maurice Dubois of CBS questioned the Hall of Famer’s inclusion of Curry in the list.
“Absolutely,” Iverson responded. “Never seen anything like him before in my life.”
Iverson has given Curry his flowers before, telling the Warriors superstar, “You’re in my top five all day,” during the 2019 NBA All-Star weekend.
Curry shared his appreciation for the recognition during the following season on the “All the Smoke” podcast with Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes.
“I ain’t never had a big head. That dude who I picked up a lot of game and inspiration from — he’s now looking at my game,” Curry said. “Some OGs, they don’t want to relinquish the praise. Same way we respect the OGs, we want it both ways. So when you do hear that, that means something.”
Iverson isn’t the sole OG giving Curry praise. Another player in his top five list, O’Neal, has been a frequent Curry booster in recent years.
“I demand you fans to start putting Steph Curry in that greatest of all time conversation,” O’Neal declared during a TNT broadcast in March. “Just start putting him in the conversation. There’s [Michael Jordan], there’s Kobe [Bryant], there’s LeBron [James]. Start putting Steph in that conversation. I demand it.”
Curry, 37, enters his 17th NBA season with a plethora of accolades. He stands alone as the career 3-point leader and the only unanimous MVP in NBA history.
As G.O.A.T. and top five debates continue as they always do, the stars of the generations past still recognize Curry as one of the best to step on an NBA court.
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