After Curry rises and creates miracles, the hearts of the Knicks executives are dripping blood, because Curry should belong to them. In the 2009 draft, the Warriors intercepted Hu Curry with the 7th pick. Recently, Curry's words have made the Knicks executives sad. In an interview with GQ Sports, Curry admitted that he wanted to go to the Knicks before the draft.
In the 2009 draft, the Warriors selected Curry with the 7th pick, while the Knicks missed DeRozan and Ju Holliday with the 8th pick and Jordan Hill. Looking back now, it should not be an exaggeration to say that the Knicks were the biggest disappointment in the 2009 draft.
But in fact, in the draft that year, the Knicks locked curry early, but it backfired. In May 2020, Mark Berman of the New York Post said that former Knicks general manager Downey Walsh confirmed that they were indeed cut off by the Warriors in 2009.
According to Walsh, the Clippers, who held the pick that year, locked up Griffin. Curry's team was bent on letting him be selected by the Knicks with the 8th pick, so they also turned down the Grizzlies with the 2nd pick and the Timberwolves with the 5th and 6th picks. After confirming the 3rd overall pick of the Thunder and the 4th pick of the King locked harden and Terek Evans respectively, the Warriors became the only obstacle in front of the Knicks.
To this end, Curry's team has "warned" the Warriors not to choose Curry, and Walsh also realized that it was not good and tried to trade the draft picks upwards, but they were all bad. Larry Riley, then general manager of the Warriors (not the Heat's "god operator"),turned a deaf ear to outside voices and forced Curry to be selected with the 7th pick.
Missing Curry has left Walsh frustrated to this day. He confirmed that in 2009 they did want Curry to team up with Coach D'Antoni, but Riley was too tough. The more Walsh hollowed out his mind to get Curry, the more Riley decided that Curry was a malleable talent.
Now, when asked in an interview which team he most wanted to play for before the draft, Curry also admitted that it was the Knicks. He said that the draft was held in New York, and that the day of the draft (June 25) was his father's birthday, and he also communicated with the Knicks executives at that time, and the other party promised to choose him. Therefore, he thought he was destined to go to New York. In this regard, Curry also sighed: "Make a wish to be careful, I am now a Warriors player." ”
Perhaps, everything is predestined. (Supine Braces/Hairy)