2015 NBA League MVP, NBA all-star, All-NBA first-team, and now NBA champion. It's like the perfect ending to a movie or a book for Golden State's guard, Stephen Curry.
After his biggest recruiter was Davidson College, he helped to lead his team to the elite-eight of the NCAA tournament in 2008. Stephen Curry was drafted seventh in the 2009 NBA draft, by the Golden State Warriors. When Curry was drafted there were a lot of people that didn't know exactly what his ceiling would be as a professional player. Some saw Reggie Miller because of his elite shooting ability, while others saw less and honestly, some just saw a question mark.
Personally, I didn't know what to think of Curry, I only saw his games during the tournament when he and Davidson had went on that run and I just saw that he was a really good shooter that had the ability to put the ball on the floor and he could create spacing for his shot.
After dealing with his first couple of years losing in Golden State and battling a bad ankle, Curry started to come into his own. In the past three season, Curry and the Warriors have been making strides to change the culture that had been in Golden State... Some people believe that Mark Jackson is responsible for this, partially... these players, led by Stephen Curry, are really the ones who had to go out and keep it together and play for each other.
A lot of people know that his father was an NBA player, but Curry looks to accomplish things that his dad never did-- Winning an NBA championship and NBA MVP award are both great starts, and those are accomplishments that would make your parents proud.
Entering into the 2014-15 season, everyone saw that the West was going to be the stronger conference, yet again. But not many saw this Warriors team becoming what they did. Led by former player, Steve Kerr, people thought that it would be a good fit but later down the road. Curry didn't win the league MVP because he had outstanding numbers, he won because he was the best player on the best team, it's simple! In a season where everything just went right for Curry, his team not only had the best record, he broke his own regular season record for the most three-pointers made and set a new record for three-points made in the playoffs. Also, during the playoffs, the world fell in love with his daughter during his press conference... Oh, his mom got a few looks, too.
It's hard to imagine anyone having a better year in their life than Stephen Curry had in 2014-2015. But who know, the year isn't over yet, he could get a statue, a reality show... I am honestly thinking of things that could top what he's done so far... Stephen Curry's story, from a low-level college recruit to a NBA MVP & NBA Champion, is one that you can write a book about and it shows that dreams can come true.
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