Steph Curry is Officially the Longest-Tenured Player With the Team Who Drafted Him

After what has been a wild offseason, including the Oklahoma City Thunder shipping Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets, Steph Curry has remained the one constant throughout the whole storm.

Curry was drafted by the Warriors with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. To offer some perspective off that time, none of Curry’s original teammates are still in the league, Don Nelson was his head coach and their main jerseys were still the “we believe” jerseys.

Well, Curry's loyalty to Golden State has rarely been challenged, and it's resulted in the superstar becoming the league's longest tenured player in the NBA who is still on the team that drafted him.

That's a pretty eye-opening statistic. After Dirk Nowitzki hung up the boots following a historic 21-year career in Dallas, Curry, who is only 31, has somehow become the longest tenured player to remain on the team that drafted him.

Ever since Curry entered the league, he has done nothing but build his legacy. He is a three-time champion, two-time league MVP, six-time All-Star and leads the Warriors in all-time points scored. His name is certainly talked about with Rick Barry, Wilt Chamberlain and Chris Mullin as the greatest players in franchise history.

The Warriors have done a solid job of keeping their core intact, saving the combo of Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to go along with Curry. For the first time in quite a few years the Warriors are in a new position. They are not the favorites after Kevin Durant packed his bags to head to Brooklyn and the Western Conference growing stronger, so it'll be interesting to see how they fare.

Curry is back to being the top option now. With Thompson injured and Durant gone, it's on Steph to carry the Dubs. He will have help in the form of D’Angelo Russell, but the 2019-20 NBA season looks to be one of the toughest in Curry’s career.