Curry is a 2008 graduate of Charlotte Christian School where he was a three-year starter for the Knights' basketball team.

In his three years on varsity, Charlotte Christian amassed a 105–24 overall record including a state final appearance in 2006.

As a redshirt sophomore, Curry was named a starter after a toe injury sidelined Kyrie Irving.

[11] On November 1, 2013, Curry was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.

[16] On the next day, he appeared in his second NBA game, recording three points in nine minutes of action against the Houston Rockets.

[19] Curry finished the 2013–14 NBA D-League season with averages of 19.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 38 games.

[24] On October 7, 2014, Curry's D-League rights were acquired by the Magic's affiliated team, the Erie BayHawks, in a trade with the Santa Cruz Warriors.

[27] In his debut for Erie in the team's season opener on November 14, Curry scored 23 points on 9-of-24 shooting in a win over the Idaho Stampede.

[33] After averaging 24.3 points per game in Las Vegas, Curry earned All-NBA Summer League first team honors.

[37] He made his debut for the Kings on October 30, recording two points, one rebound and one assist in a 132–114 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

[39] On February 26, 2016, Curry played extended minutes in the Kings' 117–107 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers due to starting point guard Rajon Rondo sitting out with an injury.

[41] Three days later, in just his third NBA start, Curry scored a career-high 21 points in a 105–93 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

[43] On April 9, he made a career-high six three-pointers and scored 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting off the bench in a 114–112 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

[50] He tied that mark on November 21, scoring 23 points with five three-pointers as a starter in a 96–91 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

[57] On July 6, 2018, Curry signed a two-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers,[58] which included a player option for the second year.

[66] On February 28, 2020, Curry scored a career-high 37 points on 13-of-15 shooting and 8-of-9 from three-point range in a 126–118 loss to the Miami Heat.

[67] On November 18, 2020, Curry was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Josh Richardson and the draft rights to Tyler Bey.

[69] On February 10, 2022, Curry was traded, along with Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond and two future first-round picks, to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for James Harden and Paul Millsap.

[77] Curry competed for the United States in the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in New Zealand, winning the tournament by defeating Greece 88–80 in the final.

[82][83][84] Curry's older brother, Steph, is the starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors where he is a four-time NBA champion and a two-time league MVP, while his younger sister, Sydel, played college volleyball at Elon University[85][86] and is married to Suns guard Damion Lee.