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NBA Draft "What If's"

 NBA fans love to talk about “what if” scenarios. What if a player never got injured? What if that game winning shot was missed? What if a blockbuster trade never happened? The NBA is full of “what if” moments that could reshape the entire history of the league. But one of the biggest “what if” topics NBA fans love to talk about is NBA draft picks.

NBA draft picks are one of the most valuable assets to an organization. Whether a team wants to keep the player they drafted or use their pick as an asset to gain another player, there is no denying how much value NBA draft picks hold within the NBA.

One of the most popular “what if” draft night scenarios comes from the 2009 NBA Draft. The reason this draft is so talked about is because the Minnesota Timberwolves had back-to-back picks in the 2009 draft. With both picks, they decided to pass on who would become the greatest shooter in NBA history.

The possibilities of what would have happened if the Minnesota Timberwolves had drafted Stephen Curry are endless. Would Steph Curry still have become the player he is today? Would Kevin Love and Steph Curry have become one of the greatest duos of all time? Would Minnesota have finally won their first title by now? And what would have happened to the Golden State Warriors? Would LeBron still have returned to the Cavaliers in 2016?

If the Minnesota Timberwolves had drafted Stephen Curry with one of their two picks, the whole course of NBA history could have changed. Now, there have been 79 NBA drafts throughout the years, and all of these scenarios came from just one pick in one draft. Imagine how many “what if” scenarios NBA fans can come up with when examining the draft across the complete history of the league.

15 years ago today, June 25, 2009, the Minnesota Timberwolves passed on Stephen Curry… TWICE in the 2009 NBA Draft. 5. Minnesota - Ricky Rubio 6. Minnesota - Jonny Flynn 7. Golden
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