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Syracuse Basketball: In Defense of Jonny Flynn

Was Jonny Flynn an NBA Draft bust or was he simply a victim of misfortune?

Remember when Jonny Flynn was drafted ahead of Steph Curry. Timberwolves be Timberwolvin'.

With the NBA Playoffs in full swing and the Golden State Warriors cruising like they've been all season, the Minnesota Timberwolves' front office are constantly being reminded of and berated for drafting Jonny Flynn over Steph Curry with the 6th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft (Curry went 7th). With Curry as the league's premiere scorer on a team that had the best regular season in NBA history and is trying to win a second NBA Championship, Flynn's reputation as a bust only grows.