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Stephen Curry named himself, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Dirk Nowitzki, and Shaquille O'Neal into his all-time starting five, omitting LeBron James.

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Stephen Curry has been widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, shooters of all time. With last year's NBA Championship and Finals MVP award, the Golden State Warriors guard has now captured all the prestigious accolades a player of his position can have.

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Asked to name his all-time starting five, Curry did not hesitate to include himself.

"I'm at PG, I'm going with Magic [Johnson], we'll play hybrid guards," Curry said to Sports Illustrated. "You got [Michael] Jordan, you got Dirk [Nowitzki] spacing the floor, shooting the ball, and you got the big man, the Diesel (Shaquille O'Neal), holding it down. So, that's a solid lineup I think."

Interestingly, Curry did not select LeBron James in his starting five while his teammate Draymond Green has named the Los Angeles Lakers superstar to be the best player in the league's history.

At 34 years old, Curry has been having one of the best seasons of his career this year, averaging 30 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 7 assists per game. With 13 wins and 13 losses, the Warriors sit in 11th place in Western Conference.

Stephen Curry's All-Time Starting Five:

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