Stephen Curry was just 21 when he was drafted by the Golden State Warriors from Davidson in North Carolina in 2009. The rest is history.
Son of former NBA player Dell Curry and older brother of current NBA player Seth Curry, he’s referred to by many sports pundits as one of the greatest shooters ever. In his 2009 rookie year, Curry averaged 17.5 points per game. He’s a six-time NBA All-Star, and was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player twice. He’s won three out of five NBA championships with the Warriors.
During the 2012–13 season, Curry set the NBA record for three-pointers made in a regular season with 272. He broke that record in 2015 with 286, and then destroyed his own record in 2016 with 402. He’s the second half of the “Splash Brothers,” with teammate Klay Thompson, the pair setting the NBA record for combined three-pointers in a season and then breaking it twice.
Now that basketball season is over, Curry will play his second-favorite sport — golf.
See our staff photographer’s collection of photos from Stephen Curry’s 2009 rookie year as the Golden State Warriors prepare for this year’s NBA draft.
