Stephen Curry was the No. 7 pick in the 2009 draft — behind Hasheem Thabeet, Tyreke Evans and Jonny Flynn (the last one was the David Kahn head scratcher of that draft).
And he was taken one spot ahead of the New York Knicks (who took Jordan Hill).
At the time, Curry was bummed he wasn’t going to be a Knicks, he told Will Leitch in a fantastic profile at Sports on Earth. But the Bay Area is a fantastic place to live with an underrated fan base for the Warriors that is starved for something good to cheer for. Curry is already giving them that — they got to the second round of the playoffs and he got a key to the city.
Looking back now, he loves how the draft went.
Forever is a mighty long time, but what you get out of the piece is that Curry is happy, settled and wants this ride to continue. Go read the entire piece, it’s well done. And you can’t blame Curry for liking his situation, one where you see a Warriors team that should get better and better the next few years (if he can stay healthy, and if the Warriors big men can stay healthy, too).
He also hated living in the city (he lived in San Francisco for a year) so maybe Manhattan wasn’t the best place for him.
