WORLD-CLASSIFICATION SECRET: Steph Curry’s younger brother secretly joined the Warriors – The reason will SHOCK you
Seth Curry, younger brother of Warriors guard Stephen Curry, answers questions during a news conference following practice at Chase Center on Thursday.
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Seth Curry didn’t much want to play basketball for the Golden State Warriors. He estimates he watched 95% of their games over the past 16 years, anyway. As brother Stephen Curry soared to superstardom and all-time greatness for Golden State, the younger Curry was proud from afar.
His biggest fan.
His toughest defender.
“Just competing,” Seth Curry said Thursday afternoon in Chase Center’s Bill King Interview Room.
Not anymore. Seth, 35, set out to pave his own pathway to and through the NBA independently of the 37-year-old Warriors icon. An undrafted guard from Liberty and Duke, he traversed the league the past 11 years, showing he too is one of the greatest shooters ever. For the Grizzlies, Cavaliers, Suns, Kings, Mavericks, Trail Blazers, 76ers, Nets and Hornets, the younger Curry made 43.3% of his 3-pointers.
Seventh all-time, second among active players — and better than his big brother (42.3%).
“It’s good to be here at this stage and veteran team, get back to trying to win some games and trying to win a championship,” he said. He signed an Exhibit 9 contract this week, non-guaranteed and for training camp during which he can acclimate with Golden State — and opt to re-sign (early in the season) when its salary-cap space settles.
“It’s fun to be here,” Seth Curry said. “I always felt the Bay. I got a lot of love here. Always felt like one of my homes, Steph being here so long, it’s good to be here.”
Curry had resisted overtures about playing with the Warriors alongside Stephen, explaining he was “avoiding it, trying to create my own path” in the NBA. He worked through the G League, became a reserve and steadied as a starter in 2020-21 for the Philadelphia 76ers, among the league’s top teams that season.
As Stephen was winning the scoring title that season for the revamping Warriors, Seth was averaging 12.5 points and shooting 45% from 3-point range, solidifying his leaguewide standing.
“I don’t know if the timing was right (for Seth to join us) over recent years. We probably didn’t have playing time for him. He was in a place where he was going to teams and playing a lot, making money,” head coach Steve Kerr said.
“It just feels like (Stephen and Seth are) both at a point in their careers where this makes a ton of sense. I’m thrilled to have Seth.”
In support of Kerr’s point, Seth Curry played a steady role for the Nets, Mavericks and Hornets in ensuing seasons. The matchups with Golden State were always special — their father, Dell, a former Hornets standout, is the color commentator for Charlotte’s local broadcast — and NBA arenas would become the backyard.
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“We’ve seen (us guarding each other) many times on the live stage now. Me guarding him. Him guarding me. It’s a little weird for us,” Seth Curry said.
In interviews, Stephen Curry has touted his brother as his longtime toughest defender, his instincts and anticipatory know-how fine-tuned over countless possessions of one-on-one play.
“We maybe matched up a couple times” at practice Thursday, Seth added. “Just playing basketball.”
As for Seth Curry’s fit for the Warriors, he led the NBA in 3-point shooting accuracy last season (45.7%) and knows the nuances of the read-and-react offense, schooled by years of spectating. He won’t be counted on for major minutes but can handle steady minutes as a starter (14 starts in 2024-25) or reserve.
“I know their style. I know how they play,” he said. “I should be able to fit right in, whatever they need.”
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Finally clad in a gray Warriors hoodie with a fresh tapered haircut, matching goatee and diamond studded earrings, Seth Curry held up his new No. 31 jersey and posed for photos. Resembling his brother and father, he has charted his own course through the NBA.
Just so happens it continues by the Bay.
“Everybody’s excited about it,” Seth Curry said. “Instead of watching more games, it should be just easier to watch my game, which is easier on everybody. Everybody is excited about it, except maybe my dad.
“He didn’t want me to leave Charlotte.”
Oct 3, 2025
Sports Reporter – Golden State Warriors
Sam Gordon comes to the San Francisco Chronicle by way of Las Vegas, where he spent seven years covering the city’s emergence as a pro sporting hub for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a sports reporter and columnist, he wrote about the Raiders, Aces, Golden Knights, UNLV and boxing. Along the way, he maintained an emphasis on basketball, football and boxing at every level. New to the Bay Area, he’s thrilled to focus full-time on the Golden State Warriors and NBA as part of the Chronicle’s incredible staff. A proud Minneapolis native and University of Minnesota graduate, Gordon also enjoys music (hip-hop), fitness, movies and board games. His favorite food is tacos. He coached high school basketball for three years as an assistant. He still appreciates “three yards and a cloud of dust.” Big Ten (and Wu-Tang) forever.