{"id":1118065,"date":"2020-03-16T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1118065"},"modified":"2020-04-19T20:13:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T00:13:39","slug":"ranking-the-6-players-taken-ahead-of-stephen-curry-in-the-2009-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ranking-the-6-players-taken-ahead-of-stephen-curry-in-the-2009-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the 6 Players Taken Ahead of Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stephen Curry<\/a> is already a lock for the Hall of Fame. Just over a decade into his NBA career, the former Davidson standout has two MVP awards, three NBA titles, six All-NBA selections, six All-Star Game appearances, and a scoring title. He'll also likely end his career with the most three-pointers in NBA history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a first-team All-American in his final year at Davidson, it was clear that Stephen Curry was ready for the NBA. The son of a former NBA sharpshooter, everyone knew that Steph could shoot like his dad, even better actually. But he was a very skinny kid and some weren't sure if he could physically handle the NBA. Curry has obviously proved all of his doubters wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His three championships are three more than the combined total of six players taken ahead of him in the 2009 NBA draft. Yes, there is a fellow MVP in the group but just two of the six have been to the All-Star Game and three aren't even in the NBA anymore. It's crazy to think that the Minnesota Timberwolves had two consecutive picks at No. 5 and No. 6 and they used both selections on point guards, neither of which was Stephen Curry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So let's take a look at how the six players selected ahead of Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA draft panned out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Hasheem Thabeet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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