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Stephen Curry's 2009 NBA Draft out of Davidson College.

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For a complete listing of NBA Draft prospects and their player breakdown, click here.

Stats: 28.6 ppg, 5.6 apg, 2.5 spg, 3.7 t/o's, 45.4 percent FG, 38.7 percent 3PT, and 87.6 percent FT

Listed Size: 6'3" and 185 lbs., 3/14/88 (21 years old)

About Him: As a sophomore, Stephen Curry exploded onto the national scene with what may go down as the single greatest NCAA Tournament performance of this generation, carrying tiny Davidson to within a 25 footer of the Final Four.

But as a junior, Curry's role vastly changed with the graduation of point guard Jason Richards. Already a proven shooter, this allowed Curry to show off what he could do as a point guard, and for the most part, the season was a (personal) success.

The most interesting aspect of Curry, as an NBA prospect, is how different his role will be in the league. At Davidson this past season, everything about the Wildcats' offense was centered around Curry and his ability to create-both for himself and for his teammates.

His usage rate was 31.6 possessions per game, the most of any NBA prospect and 50 percent more than anyone not named Lester Hudson. In the NBA, Curry is going to play a much more marginal role.

I know that this is stating the obvious, but Curry's game centers around his shot-which is as pure a stroke as I have ever seen. If you allow Curry to catch-and-shoot with his feet set and his shoulders square, he is automatic out to about 30 feet (literally).

He also has an incredibly quick trigger, which allows him to get his shot off even when he is defended well. Curry has a great basketball IQ and truly understands how to run off screens and create space off the ball.

But Curry's physical limitations probably mean he is going to end up as more of a point/combo guard than a pure two. He doesn't have the size, the strength, or the lateral quickness/athleticism to defend shooting guards in the league (he does, however, have a knack for disrupting the passing lanes as he averaged almost three thefts per).

He is also going to run into some issues at the point as well. His first step leaves much to be desired, and it more than likely will mean that Curry will have problems beating NBA points off the dribble.

Curry did, however, prove himself to be an excellent ball handler in his one season running the show for Davidson.

He can handle the ball with either hand and has a variety of fakes and hesitation moves that he can use to keep defenders off balance and help him create space and get a look off the dribble.

Perhaps his most telling stat was his assist: turnover ratio-even with the ball in his hands nearly every possession (as a playmaker and not just a scorer), Curry doubled his assist numbers while only slightly increasing his turnovers.

Shooting off the dribble is something Curry was forced to do quite a bit this past season, and he proved to be pretty good. He can pull-up going in either direction, and he has a lightening quick and absolutely deadly step-back in his repertoire when going left.

The biggest concern any GM will have with Curry's shooting is how far his numbers dipped this year. Most of that, however, can be explained by his team's dependence on him-he forced a lot of bad shots simply because Davidson needed it.

Comparisons: Best Case: I've seen a lot of people saying Mike Bibby, so I'll go with that; Worst Case: Jannero Pargo, Steve Kerr, and JJ Redick.

Bottom Line: Curry is an incredibly smart player. Not only does he understand the game, he understands his limitations.

He probably is never going to end up being a star in the league because of a lack of explosiveness (meaning he will be a huge defensive liability). He should be able to hang around the league because of the all-around offensive package he brings to the table.

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NBA Draft Prospects: Stephen Curry, Davidson

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For a complete listing of NBA Draft prospects and their player breakdown, click here. Stats: 28.6 ppg, 5.6 apg, 2.5 spg, 3.7 t/o's, 45.4 percent FG, 38.7 percent 3PT, and 87.6 percent FT Listed Size: 6'3" and 185 lbs., 3/14/88 (21 years old) About Him: As a sophomore, Stephen Curry exploded onto the national scene with what may go down as the single greatest NCAA Tournament performance of this generation, carrying tiny Davidson to within a 25 footer of the Final Four.

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Stephen Curry was never expected or anticipated to make the league. The Golden State Warriors chose Stephen Curry, a player out of Davidson College, with the No. 7 pick in the 2009 NBA draft.

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Thompson, Marcus. GOLDEN. Touchstone. 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY. 2017.

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Stephen Curry's dad played in the NBA. He played for the Charlotte Hornets. This inspired Stephen Curry as a kid to play basketball for his school which led him into becoming a superstar. Dell Curry was also a great shooter. The sharpshooting skills that Dell Curry had got passed down to Stephen Curry. When his father retired from the NBA in 2002. The Curry family moved to Charlotte. The Curry family settled on the Central Church of God as their home congregation. This also led to when Steph met Ayesha (Now his wife). Ayesha supported Steph throughout his basketball career.

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"After Dell Curry retired from the NBA in 2002, the family moved back to Charlotte" (11).

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#3 The Baby Faced Assassin (1999 - 2002)

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#3 The Baby Faced Assassin (1999 - 2002)

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When he was in the seventh grade, Steph Curry and his brother Seth Curry moved to Charlotte Christian (Played for the middle school team). The high school coach thought Stephen Curry had basketball experience because of his abilities. During a match, the Baby-Faced Assassin was born. In this game, Steph Curry made two fast three-pointers following a close tie. As his basketball career progressed, The Baby-Faced Assassin became stronger and more determined. Curry used this name as his alter ego. He had the ability to transform the sweetest and cutest child into a predator on a basketball court.

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In high school, Curry landed the same mark when he got to high school; but he was small. He looked like a dressed-up kid for Halloween while a basketball player. But he was good. Stephen Curry's quickness and basketball skills trailed most of the point guards. He was an obvious prodigy. He went on to win the state championship game in his senior year in high school.

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When Steph Curry obtained his high school diploma. Later, he attended Davidson College. Curry's reputation increased in the 2008 NCAA tournament as he tore it up. He was a guard from a minor school playing against a strong college opponent. But he had the highest scoring average in the nation. He lit up North Carolina State. He was the most prolific scorer in college basketball. He went on by shooting and playing smart which let him peppered throughout his career.

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"Curry was a junior star at Davidson" (16).

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Stephen Curry Nickname: Why Is Steph Called "Baby-Faced Assassin"? - Sportsmanor

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Find out the origin story of the baby-faced assassin, a popular nickname for Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry.

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When Curry came into the league. People kept questioning if he was a point guard or a shooting guard. Curry didn't really seem to fit the hold of a point guard. Because point guards are suppose to be physically imposing with quickness, strength, height, and explosiveness. When he played for the guard spot, he suffered from his head-scratching turnovers. But in 2012-2013, Curry showed off his skills and his growth. He figured out how he looked for a shot and how to get within the offense. This improved him as becoming a better point guard. He shows off his passing, court vision, shooting, and other beautiful skills that led him into becoming a good NBA point guard.

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When Steve Kerr was hired as the new head coach of The Golden State Warriors in 2014, it featured a lineup that was so multi-dimensional. It contained Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, Draymond Green, and Harrison Barnes. The Warrior's general manager Bob Myers was a mess. They planned to get Kevin Durant from the Oklahoma City Thunder towards the team instead of having Barnes. This was also the year when Curry made his first appearance in an all-star game. Kevin Durant decided to join the Warriors in 2016.

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"They all had a role to play in the recruitment of Durant and converged on the Hamptons, where Durant was listening to pitches" (54).

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Stephen Curry finished the 2012-2013 regular season with 272 3-pointers made. This broke Ray Allen's record that he held for 7 years. He has been making these threes in his college days. He made his way into the elites because of his 3-point mastery. 2 seasons later, Curry made his new record with 286 3-pointers.

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"He finished the 2012-2013 regular season with 272 3-pointers made, breaking Allen's seven-year-old record (269)" (87).

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Stephen Curry's teammate, Klay Thompson was also an outstanding shooter. Klay became Steph Curry's sidekick. Klay Thompson joined the Warriors in 2011 and slowly rose up and improved his post-up game. He made himself important for the Warriors. They both rose up from 2012-2017 and they put out outstanding shooting performance skills which made them The Splash Brothers. Klay scored 20 or more in 7 of the 2015 NBA Playoff games. He lit up Cleveland for 34 points in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Klay was the best co-star Steph has ever had.

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"If anybody could deliver something spectacular with him on the bench, it was Thompson" (140).

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In the last 30 games of the 2012-2013 season, Curry made 123 3-pointers. The breakout was on February 27, 2013, Curry scored 50 points, finishing with his career high of 54 at this time. Curry set off to break the 3-point record that year. In 2013, this was also the time when Stephen Curry got a partnership with Under Armour.

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Stephen Curry got his first MVP award in the 2014 - 2015 season. Many people wanted to see Steph Curry's spectacular long-distance shooting. He also dominated the first half of the 2015 - 2016 NBA season. During this time, many fans want to see Curry's pregame warm-up before his games; he just puts out the craziest shots. Curry dominated the 2016 season. He finished the season having forty-five shots from at least thirty feet more than he had taken the previous 2 seasons combined. Curry fascinated lots of people in the 2015-2016 season and people sense him to fit the all-star game of 2016. Steph, Klay, and Durant also made it into the all-star game. This was also the player's final moment with Kobe Bryant. Curry met Kobe's daughter and Kobe even signed Curry's jersey. Curry shared lots of fun during this all-star game. This was also the time when Under Armour's shoe sales jumped 64% over the 1st quarter of 2016. Stephen Curry also won back-to-back NBA Most Valuable Player Awards. He was on his way to his second MVP award. 2016 was also the year when the Warriors lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

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During Stephen Curry's full basketball career, he has suffered through lots of ankle injuries and knee injuries that led him to miss games after games. He sprained both his left and right ankles. He also sprained his right MCL. He had to go through surgery. His ankle issues ended up costing him more than 29 million dollars of NBA salary. Curry had people telling him that he would become the next Grant Hill due to his ankle injuries. He has a strong mentality; he would say, "I'm fine" about his injuries.

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"Getting examined by Dr. Richard Ferkel, and knowing they had done everything-rest, building up other muscles to take the pressure off his ankle, different wrapping techniques, custom shoes-led to fears Cury would need ankle reconstruction" (160).

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Stephen Curry has gotten a lot of hate during his basketball career. People are just waiting for him to do something wrong and flame about it. He had gotten a lot of stereotypes while playing in the NBA. The action he makes speaks louder than the words. His lifestyle makes him a target. He gets compared to NBA superstars and fans get jealous of his rise. Curry released a shoe and he got made fun of on social media. It was a popular meme.

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"That was Curry showing that he speaks the language, that he is willing to provide the validation for the acceptance he's denied" (192).

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After all his injuries, he had to recover and train again. For his size, he is willing to put in the work. He had to develop new techniques in order to fix the ankle problem. He provides discipline in order to get all the things done. The work and results he worked for helped Curry's ankle problems. People call him overrated but he works for his 2 time MVP.

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"As part of his ankle rehabilitation, and building up his body to prevent further injury, Curry enhanced an overlooked part of the body: the hip" (216).

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During the 2016 NBA Finals, it was the biggest game of Steph Curry's life. Kevin Love is one of the Cavalier's worst defenders so Curry feasted on him. Curry was hobbled by injuries throughout the playoffs. In the Finals, Curry didn't compensate for his physical limitations. He seemed to be less focused. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the 2016 NBA Finals. Overall, Stephen Curry came from a small college called Davidson, he was small but he got things done. He was always the underdog. He worked harder than others and today we see him as the greatest shooter of all time and is still becoming better.

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Dell and Sonya (Stephen Curry's parents) were both athletes at Virginia Tech. Dell was a basketball player and Sonya was a volleyball player. They both got married of the year 1988. Then, Stephen Curry, their first child, was born on March 14, 1988.

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Final 2:50 EPIC ENDING Warriors vs Thunder - February 27, 2016 🔥🔥

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Curry has been piling up with threes since he started to play basketball. On February 27, 2016, when the Golden State Warriors were facing the Oklahoma City Thunder, Curry put out an absolute performance on the court. It has over 3.98 million views online. Curry shot the ball and was 38.4 feet from the basket. The ball went in with only .6 seconds left. This gave the GSW the win. Curry had an outstanding performance that he made the NBA into a 3-point-obsessed game.

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After Steph's freshman year out of high school, his father asked if he want to take basketball seriously. If he did, Curry had to put in the work and effort in basketball. His father gave him drills/work to improve on in order to go down into his repetition.

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Stephen Curry practiced all day long and thought about wanting to quit. He'd spent hours in his backyard practicing and working on his skills and abilities. He practiced new form techniques for shooting. Curry didn't like the forms he did and so he continued practicing. In the end, Curry became a lot cleaner and less blockable from his shooting style.

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"Because Curry endured, he now has the most efficient shooting form in basketball" (98).

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In the 2008 NCAA Tournament, Curry led Davidson with his shooting display in his sophomore year. In his junior year, he developed his off-the-dribble shooting. He shot 43.9 percent from deep. Stephen Curry got offered of what is coming up next.

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"The 130 he made was thirty-two fewer than the previous season, when he shot 43.9 percent" (100).

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The Game That Stephen Curry Became Famous! Career-HIGH Highlights vs Knicks 2013.02.27 - 54 Points!

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Since entering the NBA in 2009 Stephen Curry's accolades are abundant. The son of former NBA player Dell Curry, Stephen was the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He is a 6-time all-star, has won 2 MVP awards and is a 3-time NBA champion. He is also widely considered the best pure shooter to ever play in the NBA.

It is evident that Stephen Curry has achieved elite status and is one of the NBA's all-time greats. His achievements speak for themselves, but believe it or not, there was a time when Curry's basketball future was in extreme jeopardy.

Curry's multiple recurring ankle injuries not only put his own career in doubt but very well could have changed the future of the entire NBA.

My Personal Experience

Ankle injuries are usually a very recoverable injury, but after you have had a couple of them, it always weighs heavy on your mind while you are playing. When is it going to happen again? How bad will it be? You try to get it out of your mind but as soon as you feel the slightest weakness or feel your ankle roll just slightly, it is back again.

In basketball, your ankles are important in so many ways. It is physically difficult to play when you have ankle problems but the mental component is also very difficult. Even when you physically heal from an ankle injury, your brain may not have the confidence to return fully due to a fear of re-injuring the ankle.

As someone who has suffered ankle injuries, and even broken an ankle, I can attest to how physically and mentally debilitating they are.

Curry's ankle issues have been well documented throughout his NBA career. Let's take a look at a timeline of Curry's ankle injuries.

Things looked optimistic for Steph as experienced a healthy rookie season, appearing in 80 games. It was his second season when problems began to arise. He first hurt his ankle in preseason and then multiple times during the regular season.

One of the injuries seemed like a fluke. He was simply dribbling the ball in a game against the Spurs and suddenly rolled his ankle. He ended up injuring that same ankle multiple times and needed to have surgery at the end of the season to repair torn ligaments.

After rehab from his offseason surgery, Curry returned in the lockout-shortened season. He again injured his ankle multiple times and played in only 26 games. As the injuries piled up, there were rumors of him being traded to Milwaukee Bucks, but the Warriors decided to gamble, keeping Curry, and trading Monta Ellis instead.

Curry eventually had to end his season and got a second ankle surgery in which they cleaned out some loose debris and scar tissue from the ankle. He was beginning to feel like he was continually in rehab and he was concerned his basketball career might be over.

Others were beginning to worry also. Making comments such as, "he has glass ankles" or "he is Grant Hill 2.0". The Warriors organization would soon have a decision to make as Curry's rookie contract was about to expire.

Steph survived the 2012 rehab and entered the next season on a high, signing a new contract extension with the Warriors. He was also feeling good that his most recent surgery showed no structural damage to his ankle and had been a somewhat simple procedure.

Although things seemed to be getting better, the ankle injuries continued and Steph had at least 3 minor incidents that season but was still able to play in 78 games.

2013 Offseason

In the summer of 2013, the Warriors hired Keke Lyles as the Director or Performance. The addition of Lyles to the training staff would be a turning point in Curry's career. Lyles had been watching Curry from afar and saw the issues that he was having. Lyles had a plan that would not only keep Curry on the court but it also made him an extremely hard worker and propelled him to the level of play we see from him today.

The new training regimen focused on strength training. It would strengthen his hips and core muscles and take the stress off of his ankles. Physically the training was a success and it gave him the athletic ability to do things he was not doing before.

Mentally it gave him the ability to drive the lane or make quick moves without always worrying about when his next ankle injury was going to take place. Probably the greatest benefit was that
he learned how to properly train and put in the hard work needed to make it through an NBA season.

For about 3 years, Curry was on top of the world. He won his first MVP award and helped the Warriors bring home their first NBA title since 1975. Steph made it through the regular season without any major issues but in the 2016 playoffs, he sprained his ankle in game 1 of round 1 against the Houston Rockets. He would miss games 2 and 3 but would be back to help the Warriors make it back to the finals.

This season would see the return of multiple ankle issues. The Warriors would go on to win the second of back-to-back titles, but Curry only appeared in 51 regular-season games that season.

Steph had a few minor tweaks to his ankles but nothing serious. This included an ankle tweak in Game 6 of a playoff game against the Clippers, but he quickly returned to the game and had no problems after that. He also had some other nagging injuries that season which kept him out of games but for the most part, his ankles held up.

You can find more details and even some video footage of Steph Curry's ankle injuries at Fox Sports. If you want to see an example of how Steph trains, check out this montage of some of his workouts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTA7l8nqWzI

Ankle injuries have been a part of Stephen Curry's career since he entered the NBA in 2009. His early ankle issues required surgery, but his intense training regiment, designed to increase strength and take the stress off of his ankles has helped him avoid the type of season-ending injuries he suffered early in his career.

While his early injuries were a real threat to his basketball career, they have in turn helped him to win multiple MVP awards and NBA Championships. The rehab, and training to prevent more injuries taught him the work ethic that he needed to become the future hall of fame player that he is today.
Do you think Stephen Curry will continue to have injury problems? We'd love to hear from you, so please leave your comments if you would like.

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A History of Stephen Curry's Ankle Injuries - Dunk or Three

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Since entering the NBA in 2009 Stephen Curry's accolades are abundant. The son of former NBA player Dell Curry, Stephen was the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He is a 6-time all-star, has won 2 MVP awards and is a 3-time NBA champion.