Steph Curry and Klay Thompson revolutionized the game of basketball by hitting ridiculously long-distance threes consistently.  The second they step past half-court, they are an immediate threat to shoot and score.  Teams have to bring their defense up past the three-point line to ensure that doesn’t happen.  They are the first to have defenses be so frightened of such incredible shooting.  They were given the nickname “The Splash Brothers”.  When a basketball cleanly goes into a hoop, it makes a splash sound.  That is why they are the Splash Brothers because they splash threes consistently and continuously.

When they first began contending for championships, lots of people doubted them because they thought shooting alone couldn’t win championships.  The championship teams before Steph and Klay normally always either have a point guard with a great big man scoring and dunking, or two-way wing players.  For example, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the point guard and big man, or Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen as two-way wing players.   But Steph and Klay completely changed that narrative.  

From 2015-2022, they proved that you can win championships with great shooting alone.  They also had a great playmaker in Draymond Green to find them open to shoot or set screens to get them open to shoot.  They dominate the NBA together, winning four championships in seven years.