Stephen Curry left his New York City hotel room 11 years ago and headed to Madison Square Garden for the NBA draft with an uncertain feeling.
"I just officially got butterflies," Curry said at the time. "I'm out of my element now."
In 2009, Curry -- a 6-foot-3 guard from Davidson College in North Carolina -- was the draft's biggest conundrum. A sharpshooting combo guard from a small school not many people had ever heard of, in a league not ready for the revolution he was going to lead in the decade to come. Hours later, he'd watch as six names, including four guards, go ahead of him.