Stephen Curry talks influence and more with LeBron James, Steve Nash

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Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry identified the NBA arrival of Trae Young as when he started to realize his outsized influence on the sport.

Curry revealed this in a recent sitdown with Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and former NBA player and coach Steve Nash, the co-hosts of the "Mind the Game" podcast.

James specifically asked Curry: "When did you figure out, holy s---, Steph, what you're doing on the floor is transcending a whole generation of players?"

Curry's response? "When Trae Young came into the league, that was the first person they said was like the 'next' me," Curry said of Young. "Even though he's a different player. I knew him when he was in…