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Indy 500: 10 non-racing driver athletes who should race in the Indianapolis 500

By Asher Fair

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: Drivers pull away from the grid ahead of the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 28: Drivers pull away from the grid ahead of the start of the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 18: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 18: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Stephen Curry

No. 30, Point Guard. Golden State Warriors. STEPHEN CURRY. 30.

Stephen Curry, 30, is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. He has played for the Warriors since he was drafted by the team in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft.

This past season, Curry, who is 6’3″ tall and weighs 190 pounds, played in 51 games and averaged 32.0 minutes per game, 26.4 points per game, 5.1 rebounds per game, 6.1 assists per game, 0.2 blocks per game, and 1.6 steals per game. He shot 49.5% from the field, 42.3% from three-point range, and 92.1% from the free throw line.

Over the course of his nine-year career in the NBA, Curry has played in 625 games and averaged 34.4 minutes per game, 23.1 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 6.8 assists per game, 0.2 blocks per game, and 1.8 steals per game. He is shooting 47.7% from the field, 43.6% from three-point range, and 90.3% from the free throw line.

Curry achieved his career-high of 80 games played in the 2014-2015 season, his career-high of 38.2 average minutes per game in the 2012-2013 season, his career-high of 30.1 average points per game in the 2015-2016 season, his career-high of 5.4 average rebounds per game in the 2015-2016 season, his career-high of 8.5 average assists per game in the 2013-2014 season, his career-high of 0.2 average blocks per game in the 2010-2011 season and the 2011-2012 season, and his career-high of 2.1 average steals per game in the 2015-2016 season.

Curry achieved his career-high shooting percentage of 50.4% in the 2015-2016 season, his career-high three-point shooting percentage of 45.5% in the 2011-2012 season, and his career-high free throw shooting percentage of 93.4% in the 2010-2011 season.

He also earned the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in both the 2014-2015 season and the 2015-2016 season.

Curry was Mario Andretti’s passenger in the Honda two-seater at Sonoma Raceway during the weekend of the 2016 season finale.

SONOMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 18: Grand Marshal for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Ayesha Curry (right) puts on a race suit as her husband Stephen Curry looks on before they take a hot lap in a two-seater IndyCar with Mario Andretti (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 18: Grand Marshal for the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma Ayesha Curry (right) puts on a race suit as her husband Stephen Curry looks on before they take a hot lap in a two-seater IndyCar with Mario Andretti (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /