Before Steve Kerr became the coach of the Golden State Warriors, he was known as one of the sharpshooters behind Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls championship success. Kerr often draws upon his time with Jordan to make comparisons to modern-day players.

Recently, following the team's victory and recent-season success, he compared Stephen Curry to his six-time NBA champion teammate following Curry’s early season success.

“Honestly, it really does remind me of what it was like to play with Michael Jordan back in the day. Every single night you just are amazed, and you marvel at what he's capable of doing no matter what the defense does, but also just the longevity of it. To see night after night, defenses doing everything possible to slow Steph down like they did with Michael, and yet the love for the game, the competitiveness, the passion, the desire to put on a show for the fans-there are such great comparisons to be made there,” Kerr said in a quote obtained by the Sacramento Bee.

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Curry has gotten off to a phenomenal start to the season that has him amongst the best players in the NBA. Through six games, he's averaging 30 points per game, 4.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds, and 42.9% from three and 46.8% from the field in 28 minutes of play.

He's also had several standout games, such as a 44-point, 8-rebound, 6-assist outing against the Minnesota Timberwolves.p where he also knocked down six 3-pointers. He followed that up in the NBA Cup opener against the Los Angeles Lakers, scoring 31 points and netting six assists, four rebounds, one block, and one steal while knocking down eight 3-pointers.