Warriors' Draymond Green: Steph Curry Viewed as 'Mythical Superhero' by NBA Players

While the Golden State Warriors are used to star point guard Stephen Curry's incredible feats on the court, many around the NBA can't help but marvel at the two-time MVP's continued success.

While discussing Golden State's surprisingly strong start to the 2024-25 season, Warriors forward Draymond Green told Mark Medina of Athlon Sports that Curry has continued to excel because his opponents still hold him in high regard.

"You end up realizing that guys in the league look at him as this mythical superhero," Green said.

At 11-3 following Wednesday night's win over the Atlanta Hawks, the Warriors have the best record in the Western Conference, a far cry from what was expected from them after a quiet offseason where they failed to land any big-name stars.

Golden State lost longtime star shooting guard Klay Thompson in free agency and brought in a few new veterans while creating bigger roles for its young players, and things have worked out well so far. Green said that Curry's qualities as a leader have helped the new pieces come together nicely.

"Just that demeanor is super inviting, and it makes everyone comfortable," Green said. "Then guys feel comfortable on the basketball court, playing the game and their style of basketball and being extremely comfortable with what that means for them. That's always helpful when you got a mega-star like that just being like, 'It's cool. Go ahead.'"

Curry explained that he's never been one to let accolades go to his head. Despite being a four-time NBA champion, he's still motivated to push his teammates toward greatness.

"It's how I want to carry myself as a human being and a person," he said. "It doesn't matter what my status or stature is. I don't ever want to ever feed into that. As the profile or status has grown, I don't ever want to change. I understand I got to do things differently because of the attention you get and all of that. But it doesn't change how I approach life as a human being on or off the court."

In 11 games, Curry has averaged 23.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists while shooting 49.1 percent from the field. He's connecting on three-pointers at a 44.1 percent clip, his best mark since his second MVP season in 2015-16.

Curry and the Warriors will be back in action on Friday when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (4-12).