The Philadelphia 76ers made a very savvy move in the 2020 offseason when they sent Josh Richardson to the Dallas Mavericks for Seth Curry. The move was made with one reason in mind and that is due to his elite 3-point shooting.
Curry was able to average 12.5 points on 45% shooting from deep in the regular season despite a bout with COVID in January. He was essential in helping the Sixers space the floor and be able to have success on the offensive end on their way to the No. 1 seed in the East.
In the playoffs, he upped his game and even further and Brad Botkin of CBS Sports identified him as a top playoff breakout performer for Philadelphia:
After averaging 12.5 points on 46-percent shooting, including 45-percent from deep in the regular season, Curry shot up to 18.8 points per game in the playoffs.
Curry wound up shooting 58 percent from the field over 12 postseason games. More impressively, he shot over 50 percent from 3 on almost seven attempts per game. Narrowed to just the Atlanta series, Curry averaged 21 points per game on 60-percent shooting, including 59 percent from 3 on 7.4 attempts per game. We already knew he could shoot with the best in the world, but Curry proving himself as a legit go-to scorer in tight postseason possessions was a revelation.
Curry scored a playoff career-high 30 points in the Game 5 clincher against the Washington Wizards and he then broke that career-high by dropping 36 against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 5 of their Round 2 series. He followed that up by scoring 24 on the road in Game 6 to help the Sixers keep their season alive.
While Philadelphia was bounced by Atlanta in Game 7, it is clear that Curry can be a big part of this roster going forward. He is not untouchable in any potential trade by any means–Joel Embiid is the only untouchable on the roster–but Curry can be a solid piece of this team at the moment.
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