Steph Curry says he's a better offensive player than LeBron

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So he averaged less points on lower TS%....and this a plus for Curry?
Just saying the efficiency is closer than it seems, since Curry shoots so many 3s.

Curry averages more assists, and creates his own shot better. Lebron gets more points assisted by teammates than Curry does.


Lebron 2ptFGM Ast% - 39.5%

Curry - 19.5%


Lebron 3ptFGM Ast% - 53.4%

Curry - 45.6%
 

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I feel like curry is more offensively skilled. LeBron is just physically overwhelming


You can say this about a lot of players around the league compared to lebron its just the gap between their skill and his physicality is massive. Added to the fact that lebron has become more refined over the years.
 

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Just saying the efficiency is closer than it seems, since Curry shoots so many 3s.

Curry averages more assists, and creates his own shot better. Lebron gets more points assisted by teammates than Curry does.


Lebron 2ptFGM Ast% - 39.5%

Curry - 19.5%


Lebron 3ptFGM Ast% - 53.4%

Curry - 45.6%

Lebron is always running the break and gets assisted a lot because he's, by far, one of the best finishers of all time and he's pretty much an instant bucket of given the ball on the break.

Curry averages more assists but he's still not the playmaker Lebron is because his decision making can be a bit shaky and he'll try to force useless passes. Plus, Lebron had his lowest APG season in years due to an obvious bit of a coasting from the Heat overall and having his 2nd option miss almost 30 games.

It's why Lebron has a vastly higher OWS than Curry because he typically makes things a lot easier for his team while being an elite scorer.

Lebron scores more, more efficiently, while being a more composed decision maker and playmaker. Curry is a better (Soon to be GOAT 3 point shooter) but Lebron is simply too versatile and efficient for me to give him the nod over Curry.

It's as simple as this...who would be the first offensive option if Curry and Lebron were on the same team? Who would the offense flow through?
 

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He's a better shooter and that's it.

LeBron is a way more efficient and versatile scorer.
 
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