Stephen Curry: Timberwolves passed on him in draft over his love of golf
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The Minnesota Timberwolves had the opportunity to select Stephen Curry with one of two picks toward to the top of the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft. Instead, the T-Wolves opted to select Ricky Rubio with the No. 5 and then Johnny Flynn at No. 6.In hindsigStephen Curry: Timberwolves passed on him in draft over his love of golf
The Minnesota Timberwolves had the opportunity to select Stephen Curry with one of two picks toward to the top of the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft. Instead, the T-Wolves opted to select Ricky Rubio with the No. 5 and then Johnny Flynn at No. 6.In hindsight — and arguably at the time — the decision to pass on Curry represents a huge swing-and-miss of epic proportions. Urban legend has it that then-Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn was hesitant to pick Curry … because of the point guard’s love of golf. At least that’s how Curry heard it, and he recently relayed as much during an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast on The Ringer (via Dime Mag). Simmons: “When you go to Minnesota, do you have a little something extra for them? Or do you not have any bitterness anymore?” Curry: “My guy David Kahn. I don’t know where he’s at right now. I don’t know if that ever came out. There’s a story… Everyone knows how much I love golf and play it in my spare time or whatnot. I think the word on Read more