Stephen Curry 2016 MVP
The unanimous MVP who revolutionized basketball with the three-point shot.
Stephen Curry won his first league MVP award in the 2014–15 season and led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. The following season (2015–16), he became the first player to be unanimously voted MVP and to lead the league in scoring while shooting above 50–40–90. That same year, the Warriors broke the record for most wins in a regular season (73) en route to the 2016 NBA Finals, where they lost a 3–1 series lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Player
- Stephen Curry
- Season
- 2015-16
- Award
- NBA Most Valuable Player
- Vote Type
- Unanimous Selection
- Team Record
- 73-9 (Regular Season)
- Key Innovation
- Three-point shooting volume and efficiency
- Historical Context
- First unanimous MVP in NBA history
Lore & Background
Curry did not break Ray Allen's all-time three-pointers made record during the 2015–16 season. He became the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made in the 2021–22 season, surpassing Ray Allen.
In Their Own Story
The arena hummed with a quiet electricity as Stephen Curry stepped onto the podium in New York City. The weight of the trophy felt different than any other award; it was heavier, not just physically, but historically. He looked out at the sea of faces, knowing that for the first time in NBA history, every single vote had gone his way. There were no dissenting voices, no debates about who else deserved it. The hardwood beneath him seemed to echo with the sound of thousands of swish shots from the previous season, a symphony of revolution that had turned the game on its head.
Reader's Guide
Curry is a four-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA MVP, an NBA Finals MVP, and a two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP. He is also a two-time NBA scoring champion, a 12-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time All-NBA Team selection. He has the highest career free-throw percentage in NBA history (.912) and has led the league in three-pointers made a record eight times.
Did You Know?
- Curry set the NCAA single-season record for three-pointers made (162) as a sophomore.
- He was selected by the Warriors as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.
- In 2016, he broke his own record for three-pointers made in a regular season, with 402.
- Curry made at least one three-pointer in an NBA-record 268 consecutive games from 2018 to 2023.
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