[h1]DAVIDSON'S CURRY WANTS TO PLAY IN NY[/h1]
Maybe the Knicks didn't tell Stephen Curry they would pick him if they have the eighth pick in the NBA Draft, but it sounds as if he wishes theyhad.
"That would be a dream come true," Curry told
ESPN 1050 yesterdaywhen asked about the possibility of being drafted to New York.
"One, to play with an NBA jersey; two, to play at Madison Square Garden every night; three, to play in front of the greatest NBA fans -- I think itwould be something I would look forward to and I would work very hard to help my team, if that was the case, to be better," he said.
"I think, with my pointguard skills, I could add a lot to the
New York Knicks."
Curry has left Davidson after his junior season, and there were reports
he based his decision on the Knickstelling him they would pick him if he fell to them at No. 8, the lowest they can choose after Tuesday's lottery determines the order.
"I haven't heard that with my own ears," Curry said. "Until [Knicks president]
Donnie Walsh calls me and tells me, then I am going to have to say it's nottrue right now," Curry said.
Curry proved himself to be a dynamic guard at Davidson, both handling and shooting the ball. Those are tools that would work well in any system, but moreemphasized in
Mike D'Antoni's run-and-gun style.
The big question about Curry is whether he can make the jump from the mid-major Southern Conference to the NBA. But Curry, whose dad, Dell, played 16seasons in the league, said he believes playing at Davidson would be an advantage if he landed in New York.
"That's something we did at Davidson, something I'm very good at," he said.
