More Than A Feel-good Story: How Seth Curry Can Help Warriors Right Away

More than a feel-good story: How Seth Curry can help Warriors right away originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

There isn’t a cure for the Warriors playing without Steph Curry. His brother, Seth, still can be a remedy to some of their biggest offensive issues six weeks into the 2025-26 NBA season. 

The Warriors on Monday officially signed the younger Curry brother to a one-year contract for the rest of the season. Seth, 35, joined the Warriors in training camp but was waived before the season for financial reasons. As a team hard-capped at the second apron, the Warriors could only have 14 players on their roster to begin the season.

Curry signed as the 15th man on the Warriors’ roster. Each day they waited to sign him gave the Warriors more financial flexibility down the road, which could be beneficial at the Feb. 5 trade deadline. Now that he’s back with the Warriors, he knows exactly what he brings to them. 

Everybody does. 

“I think everyone around the league knows what I bring to the table as far as my game,” Curry told reporters Monday at Chase Center after Warriors practice. “Just being able to spread the floor, make shots – just create offense. I feel like I can with my movement. I feel like I’m a little underrated on the ball, as far as playing ball screens, dribble-handoffs and just creating that attention from the defense. 

“They know what I bring and I think the whole league knows what I bring. Just trying to provide that as soon as possible.” 

Warriors coach Steve Kerr confirmed that Curry will be active for his season debut Tuesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder. A need for shooting against the Thunder without Steph is obvious. That was evident last game Saturday night in an eight-point win against the three-win New Orleans Pelicans when the Warriors shot 40.9 percent from the field (38 of 93) and 25.5 percent from 3-point range (12 of 47). 

Shooting was such a struggle that the Warriors missed 20 of their first 21 3-point attempts, making their third and then going 16 straight misses until a Moses Moody three snapped the streak halfway through the second quarter. Quinten Post made one three in the first quarter, and Moody made one in the second. Those two were 2 of 7 at halftime. 

The rest of the Warriors were 0 of 15. 

Even though the Warriors lead the NBA in 3-pointers made per game (15.9), they’re an average shooting team in terms of accuracy. The Warriors rank 14th in 3-point percentage (35.9 percent). In terms of effective field goal percentage (54.2 percent, 19th) and true shooting percentage (58.5 percent, 16th), the Warriors are a below-average shooting team. 

The most traditional of stats, field goal percentage, has the Warriors as a bad shooting team (45.1 percent, 24th). 

Which is where Curry first can make his mark. Curry is coming off a season where he played 68 games and led the NBA in 3-point percentage at 45.6 percent. He also had a 59.9 effective field goal percentage and a 61.6 true shooting percentage. Of the nine seasons he has played at least 44 games, Curry has finished with a 3-point percentage of 40 percent or better in eight. 

Steph has a 42.3 3-point percentage for his career. Seth’s career 3-point percentage is 43.3.

But back to why Seth’s shooting prowess matters for the Warriors. 

Steph has missed five games already and still leads the Warriors in 3-point attempts by 67, and makes by 26. Buddy Hield is searching while shooting a career-worst 30.8 percent from three. Post is shooting 31.6 percent from three after having a 40.8 3-point percentage as a rookie, Draymond Green’s 3-point percentage is down to 32.9, Al Horford has only made 32 percent of his threes in the 12 games he has played and Jonathan Kuminga (33.3 percent) still isn’t a threat from downtown. 

The Warriors’ newest Curry is. This also isn’t the first time he has mentioned he believes he’s underrated on the ball. Pat Spencer might be Kerr’s most trusted ball-handler in the second unit right now to keep the offense flowing, but he isn’t close to worrying teams shooting the ball. 

“It’s great having Seth officially,” Kerr said. “He gives us another great shooter, a guy who’s really solid with the ball. Total pro. Ready on a moment’s notice. It’s exciting. Obviously, we’ve been anticipating this and he’s been staying as ready as possible.” 

Curry’s main focus as he waited to finally sign with the Warriors was making sure he kept his body right and wouldn’t have any health concerns upon his return. He was on the Warriors’ recent six-game road trip, went home on some of the shorter trips to work with a personal trainer and has been around Chase Center plenty of times. 

Seth was even in attendance at Chase Center, sitting with the Curry family a week before his signing during the Warriors’ win against the Utah Jazz. Between watching games and picking Steph’s mind, Seth is well-versed on the insides of how the Warriors’ season has gone. And he has kept his pulse on the rest of the NBA. 

“I got a handle on the league and how the league’s been playing over the past month or whatever,” Curry said. “I feel like my mental is right. It’s just obviously me trying to keep my game sharp and stay in the best shape as possible.” 

Adding Curry only makes the Warriors’ rotation of guards that much fuller. De’Anthony Melton’s season debut is on the horizon, too. Whether Curry’s first official game in a Warriors jersey comes against the defending champions or not, and who knows how big his role will be, Seth has stayed ready.

“I’m trying to do whatever I can to help the team right away if possible. Whatever,” he said. “If they throw me out there tomorrow, fine. If not, it is what it is. I’m trying to obviously get back in the flow of an NBA season. 

“I’m just here to do what I do. I feel pretty good. Whatever they need from me, I’m gonna try to just provide what I bring.”

He’s more than the name on the back of a Warriors jersey that he shares with his superstar older brother turned teammate. What Seth does and brings to any given game also should only add to the lore of the greatest shooting family in the history of basketball.

The Warriors could not wait any longer.

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