Steph Curry embracing Messi comparisons: 'We both have a creative style'

With both Stephen Curry and Lionel Messi at the top of their games in their respective sports, the comparisons between the two are inevitable.

When the Golden State Warriors point guard was asked whether he was the Messi of the NBA, or whether the Barcelona star was the Curry of the pitch, the reigning league MVP played a little coy.

"I don't know - it's a chicken and egg kind of conversation," Curry said with a laugh, according to The Sydney Morning Herald's Roy Ward.

Curry explained their similarities:

We both have a creative style, a feel when you are out on the pitch or the court. I'm trying to do some fancy things out there with both hands, making crossover moves and having a certain flair to my game and that's definitely the style Messi has when he is out there in his matches.

But Curry - whose team shows no signs of slowing down after becoming the first team in NBA history to begin a season 16-0 - made it clear that he is definitely a Messi fan.

"I love watching him play, I'm a big fan and he's the guy you watch play because you never know what he is going to do at any particular moment," said Curry.

"When he is on TV everyone is glued in because he can get the touch of the ball and something special can happen. You have to appreciate that kind of talent."

Sounds like the same way people stay glued to the screen when Curry has the ball in his hands.