Why Stephen Curry Is Better Than Kyrie Irving

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Stephen Curry is better than Kyrie Irving

Damen Barner

Did you watch the NBA finals last year? If you did, you might have wondered who is better Stephen Curry or Kyrie Irving. In the 2015-16 season curry average 30 points per game. Steph has set a record for most threes in a season with 400. In this paper I will state why Stephen Curry is better than Kyrie Irving.

My first reason why Curry is better is because Stephen Curry just has the better career. He has won the MVP 2 times and Kyrie won it 0 times. Curry is also a 2-times champion and 1 more than Irving. Curry has been in the playoffs 2 more times than him. Curry has been part of all NBA first team 2 times more than Kyrie.

Stephen curry is breaking records. He has broken the record

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