As strong as Curry was selected in the 7th pick, who are the first six players, and how are they doing?

As a point guard at the NBA's historical level, Curry's career is legendary. He has almost accelerated the NBA's entry into the small ball era with his own strength, and now he is already the three-pointer before he retires. But no matter how strong Curry is, he was only selected as the 7th pick in the draft in 2009. So who are the six people ahead of him and what achievements have they achieved?

No. 6: Joni Flynn

Actually, Flynn has no reputation in the NBA. The biggest memory of him is that he was selected before Curry. At the beginning of his career, he still had good data at the Timberwolves, averaging 13.5 points and 4.4 assists per game, but soon he fell in shape. In his second season of his career, he suffered from injuries, which also caused his attendance rate and game condition to drop sharply. In the following seasons, Flynn played very few games, with no 81 games in total, and he had played 81 games in his rookie season.

Flynn was actually abandoned by the Timberwolves because the Timberwolves chose a lot of point guards at that time and wanted to deal with some team space, so Flynn became the target of being cleaned up. After that, he gradually had no ball to play and faded out of the NBA.

Fifth pick: Rubio

The Timberwolves actually didn't think it through in the 2009 draft. They chose two point guards in a row, one was Flynn and the other was Rubio. Even if the team lacks point guards, they can't do this, not to mention that they missed Curry, who was ranked seventh. However, Rubio actually played well at the beginning when he entered the league. In his first season, he had a quasi-double-double average of 10.6 points and 8.2 assists per game. It can be said that he fully implemented the core of the point guard position.

He always had this kind of data and style of playing during the Timberwolves, and performed well in the team. However, if Rubio led the team, the team did not have a good result, so the Timberwolves sent him away, and gradually he became a homeless man in the NBA. Although he could still play good data, he faded out of the NBA early due to the pressure of age and physical condition.

Fourth pick: Evans

In fact, Evans was the biggest surprise at that time in the 2009 draft. In the rookie season, he averaged 20+5+5 per game with the Kings, becoming the first rookie since James to achieve this achievement. While winning the best rookie, everyone naturally compared him with James, and he was also placed with great expectations. However, in the second season when it was time to achieve results, Evans did not improve much, but instead declined. The main reason was that the Kings asked him to start playing as a small forward. His figure was originally very advantageous among the defenders, but he was a little thin when playing as a small forward, so his condition also fluctuated, and he wasted a season like this.

Evans has not achieved good results since then. Later, in the 18-19 season, Evans bid farewell to the NBA due to off-court events. It has to be said that his career is very regrettable and he had the opportunity to do more.

Third pick: Harden

The Thunder chose Harden in the third pick. As soon as Harden entered the team, he asked him to follow Ginobili, and Harden also completed this task well. In his third season of his career, he helped the team reach the finals with the Thunder and he also won the honor of Best Sixth Man. Later, Harden of the Rockets officially entered the ranks of superstars. While entering the first squad many times, he also won the MVP in the 17-18 season. At that time, he was Curry's biggest opponent.

Harden won the scoring champion three times in a row from 18 to 20. At that time, Harden's scoring skills almost reached the pinnacle. Even teams such as the Nets, 76ers, and Clippers could perform well. Now Harden actually has nothing but the championship, and I hope he can get the honor he wants in the Clippers.

Second pick: Tabitt, the second pick, is actually a side-by-side player. He is the high pick selected in the second pick, but he can only average 3.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in the rookie season. He doesn't feel any game on the court, and his shooting percentage is also very worrying. Even if the team gave him a chance to perform in the second season, he was not sure, so Tabitt quickly faded out of the NBA afterwards.

No. 1 pick: Griffin

The No. 1 pick in 2009 was later the dunk king Griffin. He officially entered the NBA in the 10-11 season. In the rookie season, he showed his talent in dunking in the Clippers. He was overwhelmed with all kinds of all-time dunking scenes in the game. He averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game, and was also highly expected by everyone. During the Clippers' period, Griffin was actually a veritable superstar, but the Clippers always failed in the playoffs. With Paul's departure, Griffin also left the Clippers afterwards.

But this departure also caused Griffin's condition to decline rapidly. Years of explosive play also caused serious damage to his knees. After the Celtics finished his last season, Griffin chose to retire. He was only 33 years old at the time. If he had not had any injuries, he would have received more honors.