The Kings Add A Dynamic Scorer In Seth Curry

The Sacramento Kings have answered the questions surrounding their third point guard spot by signing Seth Curry, mostly known (as this point) as the brother of NBA MVP Stephen Curry. Seth has some accomplishments of his own as well, coming off of a great Summer League in which Curry led all scorers with 24.3 points per game.

What’s even more impressive than the raw points Curry accumulated is the fairly efficient way he was able to tally them. Curry shot a very accurate 46 percent from the field over his five Summer League games. He also added 4.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 3.2 steals (good enough for second among Summer Leaguers) per game.

Although most of his value definitely comes from his ace scoring, those other stats are pretty nice as well in Curry’s 33.2 minutes per game, especially the steals. He doesn’t seem to be a great distributor quite yet, but that bench scoring in itself could end up valuable to the Kings should Curry actually crack the rotation at some point.

Although his time in the D-League proves otherwise, Seth seemed like a poor three-point shooter in Summer League this season. He converted just 22 percent of his long-range attempts in Las Vegas, which is obviously sub-par. In his time in the NBA Development League, he made over 42 percent of his shots from deep.

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I think I’ll put more trust in the nearly 80 D-League games he played than the five with the Pelicans in Las Vegas, and give Seth the benefit of being a good long-range shooter. That and his dynamic scoring is what he does have in common with brother Steph. There is a lot that is vastly different as well though, unfortunately.

Stephen Curry is the better passer by far and recently has come into his own on defense as well. Seth posted defensive ratings over 110 in his last two seasons in the D-League–Steph meanwhile came in very strong on defense with ratings of 104 and then 101 last season.

Then there’s the whole matter of Steph being the best pure shooter in NBA history, but just because he’s better than his brother doesn’t mean Seth isn’t a very gifted shooter and scorer in his own right. It’s important to not take Seth/Steph Curry comparisons too seriously, despite the fact that I just devoted a few sentences to them.

Despite their family ties, they’re completely different players, if not a bit similar in style. It’s important for Kings fans to see Seth not as their own version of Steph Curry, but instead as a project player coming off of a great few D-League seasons who can hopefully become a serviceable NBA player.

Considering that Sacramento had to use no draft picks and hardly any salary cap room to sign him, just getting a few solid minutes a game out of Curry would be a steal.

Although honestly I do believe Seth Curry will be able to be a good sixth man someday. His defense is suspect and he’s not a great passer, but to be able to bring him off of the bench to take a bunch of shots (and probably making a good portion of them) is an ideal role for the younger Curry.

He may not be an MVP like his brother, but it is entirely possible Seth Curry could end up as a Lou Williams type player. If he shoots 40 percent from three-point range in the NBA, he’ll certainly have no trouble finding teams that want him.

This seems like another great low-risk investment in the summer of Vlade Divac, who’s showing he has no problems making deft personnel moves. He went out of his way to acquire Curry, who supposedly was going to sign with the Pelicans but instead picked Sacramento when Divac offered a second year and some guaranteed money.

If Curry turns into the sixth man I think he can be and shows off his lights-out shooting, then that deal is going to be an absolute steal.

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