If the New York Knicks had not been so adamant in their intentions to draft Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA draft, he could very well be spending his evenings in Madison Square Garden instead of the California coast.
The Knicks were the only team to openly express a desire to draft Curry in the first round, and their intense interest may have caused other teams to take a longer look and reconsider their options.
Golden State Warriors' coach Don Nelson was one of those people and he must have been impressed with what he witnessed, because when the chance to draft Curry opened up he jumped on it.
The decision to pick Curry confused many Warrior fans who thought Golden State would have drafted for size instead of an unproven point guard prospect, but most of the confusion derived from an u ...
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Stephen Curry’s Potential for Greatness Should Make Him the Choice for ROY
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBAComments Off on Stephen Curry’s Potential for Greatness Should Make Him the Choice for ROY