With the fifth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select... Ricky Rubio.
With the sixth pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select... Jonny Flynn.
With the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors select... Stephen Curry.
And the rest is history.
As you all know, the man in charge of those selections -- David Kahn -- was fired in 2013 and no longer works in the NBA.
"My guy David Kahn. I don't know where he's at right now," Curry said on The Bill Simmons Podcast. "I don't know if that ever came out -- there's a story. Everybody knows how much I love golf -- play it in my spare time and what not.
"I think the word on the street was that he didn't draft me because in Minnesota it's cold and I wouldn't be able to play as much golf so I would have been miserable."
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A shocked Simmons asked Curry: "Is that true?"
"I hope it's true because that's hilarious (laughter)," Curry said. "That's hilarious."
To which Simmons responded: "It was idiotic in the moment. I did a draft diary. I was going nuts. Because if you're gonna take two point guards, how are you not one of the two? And then if you're gonna go all-in on Rubio and you don't even know if he's gonna come over..."
Rubio didn't leave Spain for the NBA until the 2011-12 season, and a hip injury unfortunately ended Flynn's career after just two plus seasons.
There's no way we will ever find out if that golf story is true, but just like Steph... we certainly hope it is.
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller
