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OAKLAND – Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Steph Curry reminds him of Tim Duncan, the retired superstar power forward whom he played with on the San Antonio Spurs from 1998-2001 and again from 2002-2003.

Kerr said that Curry’s team-first mentality, high-character and willingness to do whatever it takes to win has influenced the entire organization.

“Steph sets the whole tone for who we are and our identity as a franchise and a team,” Kerr said. “We talk about joy all the time. Nobody plays with more joy than Steph Curry. The fact that he’s so unselfish both as a player and a human being. He’s so giving. When your best player has those attributes, it’s amazing with the tone it sets.”

Kerr, who won two NBA championships as a player alongside Duncan in 1999 and 2003, said that Curry’s approach to the game is reminiscent of Duncan’s.

“It reminds me of playing with Tim Duncan in San Antonio where his personality and the force of his humility and talent, which is a rare combination, but the force of that combination is just tone-setting for almost two decades in San Antonio. Steph is doing the same thing.”

Duncan helped turn the Spurs into a dynasty, winning five NBA championships during his 19 seasons with the team. The Spurs have made the playoffs every season since Duncan was selected by San Antonio as the No. 1 overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft.

The 15-time All-Star and two-time Most Valuable Player was famous for his down-to-earth personality, and his quiet, lead-by-example approach.

Curry, similarly, has drawn a lot of praise for the culture that he’s created for the Warriors. He’s a two-time NBA champion and a two-time MVP, who has brought the team together through his leadership style, helping establish the Warriors as one of the all-time great teams to have ever played the game.