Rick Carlisle thinks Seth Curry can take ‘quantum leap’

If there’s one person who thinks that Seth Curry can make a name for himself beyond just the Splash Stepbrother, it’s Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle.

In an interview with Leo Sepkowitz of SLAMonline, Carlisle expressed his excitement to see what Curry, Dallas’ new free agent acquisition, has to offer.

“We have to get younger,” Carlisle said. “And he’s the right age where we feel like he’s young enough to still take a quantum leap, and he’s experienced enough to help us now.”

The Mavericks enter the 2016-17 season with the sixth-oldest roster in the league (per RealGM), so the 26-year-old Curry with his shot-making ability and his strong on-ball defense should be a welcome change of pace for them. It also must be nice for Curry to have a head coach who actually believes in him for once, so perhaps the Duke product in Dallas is a match made in heaven for both sides.