Warriors Insist Curry Not Going Anywhere

There's still a lot we don't know about the Stephen Curry/Warriors/Suns thing. But one thing we do know is that Warriors general manager Larry Riley and coach Don Nelson are saying in no uncertain terms: Curry ain't going anywhere.

The Warriors continue to staunchly maintain that they did not select Curry to be part of a future deal for Amar'e Stoudemire. And it was tough not to believe them on Friday afternoon, as they went about the process of introducing Curry to the Bay Area media – in front of Curry's mom, dad, girlfriend, family and even more than a dozen kids from a local youth group.

If the Warriors are lying, they're surely going above and beyond at this point.

Said Nelson: "We are not trading him."

Said Riley: "We did draft him to play here, I'll tell you that."

Meanwhile, in Phoenix, apparently there's no deal for Stoudemire if it doesn't include Curry. At least that's where things seem to be right now. But how they got to this point is less clear.

One thing we do know is that the Warriors have liked Curry for a long time, as far back as last season. "We had a target on him," was how Riley described it.

Riley also said that in the days leading up to the draft, there was some uncertainty as to whether or not Curry would last until the No. 7 pick. Riley said at first the Warriors thought Curry would be there, then earlier this week they thought he wouldn't and then around midweek thought once again that Curry might be.

It seems entirely possible the Warriors and Suns were in dialogue around the time Golden State didn't think it had a shot at Curry. And if the Warriors didn't think Curry would be there at No. 7, then there was really no issue in moving the pick to Phoenix in a deal for Stoudemire.

But everything likely changed when the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Jonny Flynn with the No. 6 pick, and all of a sudden the Warriors were gifted with Curry, their man from the get-go.