Knowing that the salary cap for rookie deals was only slightly over $60 million for four years, Curry had played in just 26 games last season, not to mention his ankle surgery the previous summer, making him a real glass man.
But this season, Curry was averaging 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists in the first six games, ranking within the league's top ten scorers.
Although it was still a small sample size, the potential Curry was showing faintly resembled the initial splendor of Hansen when he first joined the Grizzlies.
It was also around this time that fans began to realize Curry and Hansen were from the same draft class.
Coupled with Harden, who was racking up an average of over 25 points a game with the Rockets, and Griffin, contributing steady 20+10+5 figures as the main guy on the Clippers,
fans suddenly discovered that the 2009 class, once considered a weak draft year, could actually rival the quality of the legendary 2003 draft!
