Will The Shooting Woes End For The Sacramento Kings This Upcoming Season?
By Rafe Wong
October 24, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors shooting guard Seth Curry (3) shoots the basketball during the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. The Trail Blazers defeated the Warriors 90-74. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Seth Curry
Similar to Caron Butler, Curry might not be seeing many minutes off the bench, but could still contribute positively to the team’s shooting this season. Just like his brother Stephen Curry, and his father Dell Curry, Seth has a high tendency to put the ball in bucket from long-range.
He proved this by being a bonafide scorer this Summer League by averaging 24.3 points a contest. His shooting numbers this summer were a bit disappointing however. He did shoot .459 from the court overall, but only made just .222 of his three-point attempts.
With that being said, I wouldn’t put too much stock into it. Throughout Curry’s D-League career he has proven to be a three-point marksman by making .462 of his total shots (.484 last season), including .425 of his three pointers (.467 last season).
For Curry, the majority of his role this upcoming season is to make jump shots for his new team. Although his role may be small right now, if he can showcase somewhat close to the numbers that he produced in the D-League, he might start to see his role gradually increase as the season progresses. Worst case scenario, it doesn’t pan out, but Kings fans might still get to see his niece Riley visit Sleep Train occasionally.
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