Good thing for a lot of people that Don Nelson doesn’t take “I beg you not to do this thing” for an answer.
Nelson has long maintained that it was his wish to pick Stephen Curry in the 2009 NBA draft. He didn’t think it would be possible. When Curry fell to the Warriors at No. 7, Nelson was euphoric and still is.
Turns out there was another dynamic in play that night.
According to an NBC Sports Bay Area report, before Nelson drafted Stephen Curry, he had a conversation with Dell Curry, Stephen’s dad.