WASHINGTON — On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Durant scored 32 points to go along with 10 rebounds, and Draymond Green came up an assist shy of a triple double as the Golden State Warriors won their NBA playoff opener. Oh yeah, and that other guy kicked in 29 points.

Despite back-to-back NBA MVPs, a championship and a historically dominant season, Stephen Curry still is reduced, at times, to something of an afterthought in NBA circles. Arguably the best shooter in league history, his legacy seems constantly in question. Which is why it’s a good time to remind ourselves just how incredible his rise to stardom has been.

Marcus Thompson II has covered the Warriors for the Bay Area News Group for Curry’s entire career and dives deep into his history, his ascendance, and what fuels the Baby-Faced Assassin, Curry’s alter ego that breaks through his innocent facade at times. Thompson chatted with WTOP last week about “Golden: The Miraculous Rise of Steph Curry,” on sale now.

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