Curry, last season's MVP as his Golden State Warriors stormed to victory in the NBA Finals, has once again been the standout in the league. Incredibly, he has made 65 three-pointers as the Warriors moved to 13-0 this season by beating Chicago.

On the back of these performances, debate has began as to Curry's place in the top echelons of NBA legends. Nash, who is a player development consultant at the Warriors, said Curry is moving into a category of his own.

"I wouldn't compare him to Michael Jordan – I wouldn't compare anybody to Michael. But I would say Steph is turning into a historical category of his own, in a way," he said.

"He's in the prime of his career and will be for a few years and the way he's improving and the level he's playing at is … I think he's unlike anyone else. His ability to make shots and still handle the play-making duties is historic."

"I think you'd be hard pressed to find a player more skilled than him in the history of the game."

Nash said Curry is the perfect role model for young basketball fans and is well entitled to be considered in the company of names such as Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain.

"To me, growing up, my hero, other than Michael Jordan, was Isiah Thomas," said Nash. "But in some ways I wish I was a 13 year old starting to play basketball for the first time so I could grow up watching him play and emulating him. That'd be pretty powerful."