Would Charlottean Seth Curry still want to be a Hornet? ‘I would embrace it’
Would Charlottean Seth Curry be attracted to coming home and playing for the Hornets before his NBA career ends?
“I’d love to,” Curry said after he beat up on the Hornets with 26 points for the Dallas Mavericks. “If the opportunity came about, I would embrace it.”
Have the Hornets ever pursued him the various times he’s been a free agent?
“I’m not sure,” Curry said. “I don’t remember.”
That sounded like good manners, something his parents, Dell and Sonya, always expected from Stephen, Seth and Sydel, growing up here and playing for Charlotte Christian.
Curry was spectacular Saturday, making his first 10 shots from the field before missing his last four. He was 6 of 8 from 3-point range and finished five points short of matching his career scoring high.
In six NBA seasons with six different teams, this was only the second time Seth Curry has played professionally at Spectrum Center. His dad, former Hornets great Dell, called the game for the local television broadcast. Mother Sonya was in the stands. Seth knew big brother Stephen, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player with the Golden State Warriors, was watching via television somewhere.
“I watched Steph a couple times come in (to Charlotte) and get hot — put on some great shows,” Seth said of Steph, who is out with a broken hand. “I’m sure he’s going to send me a text and say something funny.”
The Hornets never got the chance to acquire Stephen, the former Davidson star who went 7th overall to the Warriors in the 2009 draft. Seth, a 6-foot-2 guard who played college ball at Liberty and Duke, went unselected in the 2013 draft. He bounced around the league before a breakout season with the Portland Trailblazers that earned him a 4-year, $32 million contract with the Mavericks last July.
Dallas coach Rick Carlisle is thrilled with what he’s getting from Seth in Curry’s second stint as a Maverick.
“He’s been great for us — just great. He brings a dimension to the game that is unique,” Carlisle said post-game. “He is not only a shooter (his forte at Duke), he’s a playmaker and a driver. And he’s an underrated defender.
“He’s special. A very special player.”
Seth was challenged to demonstrate that his first couple of seasons out of Duke, partially due to a series of injuries. That also kept him from the chance to shine in his hometown the way Stephen frequently has, bringing a slew of Davidson fans downtown.
“The first couple of times I was injured or DNP (not play by coach’s decision). I wanted to come in here and play in front of family and friends first and foremost,” Curry said.
“Playing in the city (where he was raised), it’s a different feeling — special. (To know) my dad is here, calling the game for the other side.
“You want to come out, personally, and put on a good show and have fun. Luckily, that’s what happened.”
This story was originally published February 8, 2020 at 11:03 PM with the headline "Would Charlottean Seth Curry still want to be a Hornet? ‘I would embrace it’."
