Steph voted best NBA leader, other categories in NBA GM poll originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The 2024-25 NBA preseason general manager poll is out, and Steph Curry has been voted the best leader in the league.
The annual preseason survey had the Warriors superstar leading a host of other categories as best shooter, best mover without the ball and the player you’d want to shoot with the game on the line.
Based on Curry’s otherworldly shooting ability and ability to wreck opposing defenses, he finished in the top five in three other categories: best point guard, best shooting guard and player who forces opposing coaches to make the most adjustments.
Curry wasn’t the only member of the Warriors organization to rank highly in the GM poll, as Steve Kerr finished in the top five of three coaching categories for best head coach, best manager/motivator and best offensive coach.
Like the face of the Warriors‘, the 36-year-old is the undisputed leader in the locker room, and his long-term commitment to Golden State has helped the organization weather the stormy seas of the NBA.
Curry proved during the Paris Olympics that his basketball skills are still at an elite level, so the Warriors are well equipped to emerge from the NBA wilderness and back to prominence. While the franchise bounced back big time to win the 2022 NBA Finals, the two uneven seasons since have left the organization at a crossroads.
In spite of breaking up with Klay Thompson during the offseason, the Warriors kept the majority of last season’s roster intact in hopes that the young core of Jonathan Kuminga, Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis can continue to develop into an elite unit as the Golden State squads from yesterday.
With Curry leading the team on and off the court, Golden State will continue its preseason preparations for the official start of the NBA season on October 22nd.
