Connected through the draft, Warriors battle the Wolves tonight

From Curry to Wiseman, Wiggins to Russell, and the pick hanging over the future, there's a lot of shared history here.

Full disclosure: I didn’t really even know who Stephen Curry was prior to the 2009 NBA draft. Sure, I’d seen some highlights and heard the buzz, but at the time of the draft, I had no idea how fortunate the Golden State Warriors had just gotten.

It was a miracle of fate indirectly delivered through the hands of Minnesota Timberwolves GM David Kahn - who…