Why Was Stephen Curry NOT The #1 NBA Draft Pick

[@johncambridge7181]

And at 36 he doesn’t look like slowing down. In fact he still moves like as if he was in his 20s. He really takes care of his body. Curry’s longevity is crazy

[@cnaizhen]

He is definitely slowing down and becoming inconsistent. His performance was lackluster in the second half of last season, and most of the Olympics until the final 2 games. Objectively, while still effective, he is no longer the consistent baller that lands 3 pointers while being double teamed every night.

[@MrE_]

His best abilities are his shooting and his movement on the court. Endurance and shooting are two attributes that really don't go away with age, so he could be doing this for a few more years

[@GrimAcerr]

@@cnaizhen0 ball knowledge

[@HoopHustIe]

He has traveled back to the past.

[@kyoto592]

it doesnt look this way because he's getting less minutes. Bro is definitely getting older, unfortunately

[@Iammrpaperclip]

And we can’t forget that that Ellis trade to the bucks was supposed to be curry. But the office there said he was too fragile with his ankle injuries and instead traded for Ellis.

[@MrPhilbautista]

Failed to mention that Steph finished a close second to Tyreke Evans for Rookie of the Year. It's actually kinda sad what happened to Reke. Started off really great but hardly remembered now.

[@billblaski9523]

Tyreke was once in a class of 3 rookies to avg 20-5-5 in their rookie years: Tyreke Evans, Michael Jordan and Lebron James...

[@guythatlovespotato]

"Stephen Curry is a freak". Yeah, hes FREAKY sometimes...

[@kdtrey7738]

"this will make them laugh"

[@johnpaulgonzalez9016]

Aside from size and strength, injury bugs were there. If there's anyone you can credit for who Steph is today, its his trainer who strengthened and revived his degenerating ankles.

[@kabob21]

Uh he had two surgeries to fix them

[@johnpaulgonzalez9016]

@@kabob21 because they were degenerating. You can fix them all they you want with surgery but if you cant even strengthen them past injury then whats the point? 🤦

[@dragonzodiac78]

And Kerr for having faith in him n his capabilities ❤❤❤

[@declanl6239]

Steph curry’s career would be entirely different if the warriors didn’t hire Kerr and adopt his motion offence.

[@kinguman308]

He'd still be an all nba guy fs but u prolly right if we talking rings and stuff

[@ErnestYganDeguzman]

It all happened beacause of the Lord!

[@xdpower1300]

Amennnnn

[@literallyjustisaac3521]

Interesting thing about that Bucks trade, they originally wanted to send Curry to the Bucks bc of his constant ankle injuries but the Bucks didnt want Curry specifically bc of his ankles so the Warriors ended up sending them Monta Ellis instead

[@O09293_]

“And at six foot zero”😂 bro it just six foot

[@melkormorgothbauglir.4848]

Isn't he 6 foot 2

[@kaylebrankin7182]

@@melkormorgothbauglir.4848. in high school

[@GodspokenYT]

@@melkormorgothbauglir.4848he grew a little after the draft I think (and they count shoes)

[@uncledreisenior]

I noticed a small detail about the chart you showed at 6:02. Was that the standings from last season? Memphis actually had a worse record than what was shown. Lol! Anyway, great content. As a big Blake Griffin fan, especially during the Lob City era, I really enjoyed it. No one could have predicted Steph Curry's incredible rise back then, especially in 2014 when the Clippers defeated the Warriors in the first round. The following year, though, Steph's breakout completely changed the game. His playmaking skills are so underrated and was outshined by his legendary shooting skills.

[@SlappyMonke]

Stephen curry is one of my favourite basketball players ever so I was really confused why he wasn’t the #1 pick but this makes it a bit less confusing. Thank you for this video!👍

[@bigbangbasketball]

Taking anyone other than BG #1 that year wouldve been stupid lol

[@BR-vm8lw]

The second round game was against Georgetown- the Hoyas

[@OblivionDragma]

I mean, the warriors tried to trade him for the bucks, the bucks just didn’t accept it… lol

[@PaulRhodes-ok1zk]

"Johnny Flynn over me?!"

[@bigbangbasketball]

Twolves gotta be super sick

[@DarkEmoNinja]

Only 2 seconds in and already Steph Curry and I have something in common

[@ajjames4830]

"The calmness, about him is... Deadly." -Kobe

[@t11bake]

The number 2 seed Georgetown Hoyas. Not the Georgia Bulldogs or Georgia Tech which you highlighted on the graphic. You had them on the screen though at least lol.

[@kowtow773]

Wasn't there something about Steph potentially traded to Phoenix immediately after Warriors draft Steph, thanks to Kerr (Sun's GM at that time) wanting Steph as a spiritual successor to Steve Nash, but failed

[@TheSaltiestPickle]

Iirc Steph wasn’t even the best shooter named Curry in college basketball at one point 😂

[@jonathansykes4986]

huh.

[@ultras9121]

Dell curry

[@MDCxThePG]

@@ultras9121 His brother Seth.

[@TheDarkOne3141]

I had a stroke reading this.

[@Dontwryboutit-j9o]

@thedarkone It’s not that hard to read

[@newspaperburns]

@3:43 "Davidson took on the tall task of taking on the second-seeded Georgia Bulldogs." [Screen shows Georgetown Hoyas.] "The eighth-ranked team in the entire nation." [Screen shows highlighted ranking of Georgia Tech.] 😕

[@genry7944]

Now all the school that rejected his appearance didnt get a promo.

[@Raider2Pac]

He couldn't fill out the tiniest jersey available

[@memphis-uy9sy]

I swear I wanted my grizzlies to get him back then and we had a chance.steph was just like he is now in back in college.he was a lights out 3 shooter in college.i knew he was gone be goat at 3 coming out of college

[@Hybridbasketball-ly1dn]

6:13 yeah someone shouldve changed that

[@dragonzodiac78]

Ellis was not traded for Klay👇🏽 “…. New ownership spent a season evaluating the entire organization before making a series of decisions to reset the franchise. One of those decisions came on March 13, 2012, when Ellis was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in a deal that brought 7-foot center Andrew Bogut to Golden State. The move was not popular - Monta was a fan favorite - but it was necessary if the Warriors were to become a contender. With guidance from advisor Jerry West and others, Lacob and then-GM Bob Myers reached the same conclusion as Ellis had 29 months earlier. The Ellis-Curry backcourt was not the way - certainly, once 6-foot-6 Klay Thompson was drafted in June 2011….”

[@shimuzen]

W content yo

[@pistolpeteu7413]

I'm glad for curry going to GSW . I like 👍 GSW I saw curry play on the court he awesome 👌

[@syomayryz7522]

I miss prime Steph curry

[@fr324]

That"s the NBA league. That's why not MJ and Kobe didn't picked as #1

[@Yardie1682]

I knew would be great not because of his shooting but because of his heart

[@evolancer211]

Not everyone who lights it up in the NCAA, translates to the NBA. Adam Morrison, Jimmer Ferdertte, there are others. It's easy to talk about why he should have been drafted higher, with hindsight. But at the time, yeah even I doubt you were like he should go number 1.

[@BrianSwish]

He ran so Reed Sheppard could walk and be selected top 3 🐐

[@RyanGillikin-m6g]

6 teams passed up the opportunity to get Steph not 5. He was the 7th pick by the Warriors

[@galaxybiscuit]

The Timberwolves had 2 picks

[@visulator]

Lebron knew he has potential.

[@hafizh__iskandar]

Imagine if Steph Curry get No. 1 Overall Pick instead of Blake Griffin

[@gaminggod345]

3:45 awesome Video, but they did not face the Bulldogs nor 8th ranked Georgia Tech 😅😅

[@janoyate0119]

harden looks older than curry

[@bigbangbasketball]

I’ll never understand why MIN drafted 2 point guards 😭

[@Shakester71]

Well, they needed a point guard. Rubio was 18 at the time of the draft and the plan was to keep him in Spain for at least 1 more season to avoid them having to pay $8M to buy him out of his current team. They figured to draft Flynn as well then when Rubio gets there, to trade Flynn. But to be fair to Flynn, he looked good during his rookie year, but needed hip surgery the following year and that affected his athleticism and his decline began.

[@jonathansykes4986]

Because Minnesota screwed up. Taking Rubio before Curry was fine. Taking Johnny Flynn over Curry was not.

[@NameIsArchie]

I don't like the narative that steph changed the league of the 3 ball. It was already heading that way. The warriors championship in 2015 was the turning point for the league, making other teams realise it was an legitimate strategy that could win championships. Maybe you can say steph and the warriors accelerated the process of the 3 ball league. But it's not like there wasnt 3 point shooting teams before that. 09 Magic were a 3 point shooting team, probably the first team to go heavily into the strategy. The magic were also one of the only teams that invested in an analytics department at the time. If that team had won the championship that year instead of the lakers, maybe the league would of turned into a 3 ball league much earlier. The league today would still become a 3 point league even without stephen curry and the warriors. It was heading that way. Teams simply would of done the math eventually once they get their own analytics department in.

[@dragonzodiac78]

We know he didn’t invent the 3 pointer. Ya, it was heading there…NOT TO THE DEGREE IT WAS UNTIL THE WARRIORS DID IT…..they proved its success& the rest rethought their strategies because THEY HAD TO U don’t like to give them much credit, but it’s FACTS someone was gonna do it, it just turned out to be THEM!

[@dragonzodiac78]

u sound like a hater trying to justify yourself

[@Sugarist0]

17:17 I want to see the full clip of this but I can’t find it 😂

[@erichong4786]

Nah Tyreke was just badly mishandled. But yeah the Wolves fumbled hard and had zero excuses.

[@ogTryhard21]

Because at the time it was deemed impossible to win anything meaningful just with shooting and he's short

[@griddymaster93]

because blake griffin was the first pick

[@LarkinsDeLaMare]

You don’t say

[@richellehoenike6598]

Why does everyone say Gonzaga wrong

[@dwrzd]

17:34 who's that?

[@GB-ez6ge]

Brady was pick 199

[@Betroid]

That be picky saved his career period

[@chadmoore4298]

On one hand you're saying that Dteph Curry"s shooting has brought up a whole new variety of future basketball stars and on the other hand you're saying that kids are now lobbing balls from as far of a distance as they possibly can trying to Imitate Stephen Currrys shot, keep in mind with no skill or any care for proper basketball fundamentals. How is that any good for the game? ... old school basketball was much easier to watch and way more enjoyable since it held people's attention to the game better than this new ago of basketball. Just my opinion

[@wnxdafriz]

Because my team wasted the best chance at rebuilding a team.... by drafting 3 guards with 3 of the top 10 picks....

[@not_noobifiedXD]

No. why not? Cant. just. cant.

[@diandrina123]

Because the scouts are idiot? They prefer athletic and big man compare to someone that can really shoot well

[@xdpower1300]

Amennnn JESUS IS COMING BACKKKK AMENNN AND GOD BLESSS YOU ALLL AMENNNNN

[@LordGospelMusic]

7:33 averaged a what now? 🤣

[@drift6785]

The only unanimous mvp

[@TheBros-ym1zk]

Is he really just six feat?

[@katebowne7659]

Bro I get 5 blocks a game lemme be in nba

[@anthonygarcia3853]

There's good player's winning championships with different teams, BUT Curry Did It With One Damn Team, 4 Titles 😅😅😅😅😅

[@soze8415]

Steph was ok in college wasn't anything special. He was jimmer and reddick like.

[@xtrageorge1]

Because he was skinny and wasn't seen as a Good point guard

[@franciscogallardo121]

"And everyone loved it" speak for your self pal, hate the modern NBA reliance on 3pt shooting. Also lead to softest defense ever played in the NBA highlighted by last years all star game!

[@terrydallad8858]

He wasn’t really that good until 2015 where the warriors took off and got Kerr as Caoch then he had klay and dray on his team that made everything work

[@rorhoe]

not really. he is always good even before nba. unfortunately his ankle always stopping him on his starting years..

[@ct6546]

BIGGEST WHAT IF CURRY TRADED BY BUCKS? AND LEBRON DOMINANT ON THE EAST CURRY BUT HONESTLY CURRY DENIED TRADE BY BUCKS FOR MEDICAL REASON🤣

[@Junkosama1]

Injury

[@youngvonny9235]

GM of Wolves..

[@FlashRyu]

It’s cause he’s shorter, next video

[@Nearnface]

wowowowoww

[@drillsergeant623]

Cuz he sucked, duh.

[@GWrench9]

Weak ankles, wrists and too small. This soft unwatchable NBA is the only reason he's relevant.

[@rorhoe]

have you watch serbia vs usa, or australia vs usa? cant you see how impactful he is. his drawing defense even without the ball.

[@welsonma3911]

Steph gets the least foul calls out of any NBA superstar because he doesn't abuse your so called "soft" NBA rules. He's also gotten a lot stronger over the past decade and his ankle problem doesn't bother him anymore.

[@GWrench9]

@@welsonma3911 KZbin will probably block the link but cbssports did a good article on this. Warriors were second worse in attacking the basket.....you get foul calls when you drive in. Also, 83% of his shots are recorded as open or wide open......that's due to screens. The soft rules come with not allowing hand checking. Go look at how many non shooting vs shooting fouls. People need to stop being a fanboy for him (or any player) and look at the stats without being biased.

[@welsonma3911]

​@@GWrench9 Nah Curry is one of the best PG rim finishers this decade along with other greats like kyrie. He doesn't drive as much now cause he's older and has younger teammates to do that, but he's got a crazy core and can finger roll floaters while falling down lmao. Even back in 2014-2018, when he was driving much more to the rim, he never got many foul calls cause he plays a cleaner no contact type of ball. Idk if you've noticed, but steph isn't small anymore. He used to be weak and was more of a liability on defense, but he's way stronger now than he was a decade ago. He's also the least open man on any court. Constantly doubled if he has the ball. Permanent defender without the ball. When he does get the ball, he has to either iso a hard contested stepback 3, or he has inches to shoot off a pass. He's one of the only players in the league that is often top guarded. Fastest and most accurate release in the NBA right now so it makes sense. In hindsight, steph should've been no.1 or no.2 in the draft. You can compare his career to anyone in his draft class and it's not even close lmao.

[@judyseager4450]

Nah mehe nui ka.pai have fun in Japan jail for murders ka.pai

[@neilbryanbucsit197]

I doubt Steph with his busted ankles will do well in Minnesota.