Stephen Curry Throws Shade At The Minnesota Timberwolves In New Interview

It's safe to say the Golden State Warriors would not have become a dynasty had the Minnesota Timberwolves used one of their first round picks in 2009 on point guard Stephen Curry.

The Timberwolves infamously used the fifth overall pick on point guard Ricky Rubio, then used the next pick on Jonny Flynn. Golden State then selected Curry with the seventh choice.

Nine years later, the Warriors have won three NBA Championships under Curry, who was also the 2015 and 2016 league MVP, and named to each of the last five All-Star games. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves only ended their 14-year playoff drought this past season.

But Curry offered a possible reason as to why the Timberwolves may have passed on him twice. Appearing on the The Ringer's Bill Simmons Podcast (via Brad Rowland of Uproxx), Curry suggested it may have had something to do with his passion for golf.

"My guy David Kahn. I don't know where he's at right now. I don't know if that ever came out. There's a story ... Everyone knows how much I love golf and play it in my spare time or whatnot. I think the word on the street was that he didn't draft me because Minnesota is cold and I wouldn't be able to play as much golf so I'd be miserable."

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[caption align="alignnone" width="2198"]Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports[/caption]True story or not, all that matters is the Timberwolves made a giant mistake passing on Curry. Rubio would enjoy a fairly successful six-year tenure in Minnesota, where he averaged double-digit points per game, before signing with the Utah Jazz last offseason.As for Flynn, he spent just two seasons in Minnesota, and wound up playing a total of just 163 NBA games. While the Timberwolves have since developed a great young core led by Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns, it certainly doesn't compare to the powerhouse that Curry has fronted in Golden State.The Warriors have won three of the last four NBA Championships, and there's absolutely no sign that their window is about to close. Curry has emerged as the greatest three-point shooter in NBA history, and he can easily sustain that high level of play for several more years.And for Minnesota, they are on the verge of growing into a championship contender, but they're one or two pieces away from seriously challenging the Warriors. There won't be another Curry coming up in any future drafts, so they'll have to continue to live with the fact they passed up on the best three-point shooter ever.

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