The greatest player in Golden State Warriors history had to sit on the sidelines and watch his team stumble to a massive loss at the hands of the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. This is an arena where Curry has made history multiple times in his career.
MSG has always been a historic arena for Curry. He was drafted into the NBA in the 2009 draft, hosted at Madison Square Garden. He also scored the first 50-piece of his vaunted career in MSG, scoring 54 of his team’s 105 points in 2013 as the Warriors slumped to a loss. Last season, he broke the 3-point record in the Garden and entrenched his name in the history books as the greatest shooter in the game’s history.
Steph reflected on his incredible achievements at MSG over his career and what they mean.
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“That is crazy. There’s basketball history in this building. Every time you walk in here, you think about the greats and stuff, all the amazing moment that have happened, the home team, the road team,. I remember Kobe, LeBron, and MJ have great moments here. So, 54 in a loss, the record-breaker in a win, I got to experience it all.”
Curry was almost drafted by the New York Knicks until the Warriors drafted him a pick before New York could. Both team and player wanted the move to happen, but suffice it to say that Curry is happy about how everything turned out.
Stephen Curry As A New York Knick
Curry almost became a part of the Knicks when he was drafted, being heavily recruited by the team before the Warriors took him. This has raised many what-ifs over the years as Steph blossomed into one of the best guards to ever play the game.
There’s no guarantee of success or guarantee that players like Klay Thompson ad Draymond Green would be drafted, especially given the proven history we have from the Knicks in this era.
You never know, maybe drafting Curry would’ve given the Knicks that one centerpiece they could build around and success would have come sooner. That’s something we’ll never know but it’s a fun hypothetical to wonder about.
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