Stephen Curry's father, Dell Curry, says Warriors star likely to compete in NBA 'well into his 40s'

Whenever Stephen Curry decides to measurement distant from the NBA, a telephone from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame volition soon follow.

The four-time NBA champion celebrated his 37th day successful March. 

This autumn volition people Curry's 17th play with the Golden State Warriors, but don't expect the sharpshooting defender to telephone it quits anytime soon — astatine slightest according to his father.

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Charlotte Hornets colour commentator Dell Curry, left, and Golden State Warriors defender Stephen Curry hug earlier a crippled astatine Chase Center successful San Francisco Feb. 23, 2024. (Darren Yamashita/USA Today Sports)

Former NBA subordinate Dell Curry believes his lad has the quality to play successful the NBA "well into his 40s."

"I deliberation it'll beryllium his determination erstwhile to locomotion away," Dell Curry told PFSN. "A batch of guys play until the teams oregon the league archer you, 'We can't usage your services anymore.' I deliberation helium could beryllium good into his 40s due to the fact that helium tin sprout the shot and requires that you person to defender him. That'll make abstraction for different players connected the floor. So, I deliberation that determination volition beryllium wholly up to him."

HOW STEPH CURRY MASTERED THE FLOW STATE

Curry has acceptable respective NBA records during his storied vocation and remains the league's all-time 3-point leader. His long-range shooting quality has had a noticeable effect connected the game.

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors shoots a escaped propulsion against the Boston Celtics during Game 4 of the 2022 NBA Finals June 10, 2022, astatine TD Garden successful Boston.   (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Curry hopes to decorativeness his nonrecreational hoops vocation successful San Francisco with the Warriors, the lone NBA franchise he's ever played for. His begetter cited the two-time league MVP's competitory quality erstwhile helium projected "several" much years of playing astatine a precocious level.

Stephen Curry, left, of the Golden State Warriors celebrates connected signifier with the Larry O'Brien Trophy and the Bill Russell Finals MVP Trophy aft winning Game 6 of the 2022 NBA Finals June 16, 2022, astatine TD Garden successful Boston. (Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

"He inactive has those competitory juices — those are acold from leaving him," Dell Curry said. "He has the game, the will, truthful it's up to him. Obviously, he's 37, truthful we're not talking six oregon 8 years, but helium has many, respective years near astatine this quality to play successful the league."

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The Warriors precocious to the Western Conference finals past month. Curry's declaration with the Warriors expires aft the 2025-26 season.

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