Mario Chalmers and Iman Shumpert may be years removed from their playing days, but both former NBA champions are still weighing in on today’s game—and on one of their fiercest rivals, Steph Curry.
During the debut episode of Shumpert’s new show No Limit!, Chalmers shared his personal Mount Rushmore of point guards, a list that didn’t include the Golden State Warriors superstar.
Instead, the former Miami Heat guard named Magic Johnson, Chris Paul, John Stockton, Jason Kidd, and Kyrie Irving as his choices.
“See, I got killed the other day when I said this,” Chalmers admitted on the show. “Just cause I said I’m a Kyrie fan, I had Kyrie up there. But my personal, Magic, CP, John Stockton, I got between Kyrie, cause I’m a Kyrie fan, and then J Kidd, because J Kidd is a real point guard.”
The omission of Curry is striking, given that Chalmers went head-to-head with him in the Finals during his Heat tenure.
Curry’s résumé—four NBA titles, two MVPs, and a reputation as the greatest shooter in league history—makes him nearly impossible to overlook in most point guard conversations. Still, Chalmers stuck with his list, keeping Curry on the outside.
Shumpert, who also battled Curry in the Finals as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has thrown his own shade toward the Warriors guard in the past.
Appearing on ESPN’s NBA Today, he was asked to rank LeBron James in 2016, Curry in 2015, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2025. His answer made headlines: “We starting Bron, I ain’t gonna lie. Shai, you gonna come off the bench, but we love you though. You know what I’m saying. Steph, you beat me that year. You cut.”
While the two veterans may not give Curry the flowers many fans and analysts believe he deserves, both are still tapped into the league’s future.
On the same show, they predicted that Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has a legitimate chance to win MVP within the next three years if he continues to refine his game.