Which team selected Stephen Curry with the 7th pick in the 2009 NBA draft?

The team that selected Stephen Curry with the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA draft was the Golden State Warriors.

Curry entered the draft after three seasons at Davidson College, where he became a national star during the Wildcats’ 2008 NCAA tournament run. On June 25, 2009, Golden State selected him seventh overall, one pick before the New York Knicks, the team many observers expected him to join.

The Minnesota Timberwolves held the fifth and sixth picks and used both on point guards, passing on Curry twice. That decision became a famous draft footnote as Curry developed into one of basketball’s greatest shooters and helped transform the Warriors into a championship team.

A common mix-up is confusing the seventh pick with the Knicks’ eighth selection or with Minnesota’s two earlier picks. Curry has remained with Golden State throughout his NBA career, winning championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022.