Steph Currys NBA career changes if Knicks draft him, per Stephen A. Smith NBC Sports Bay Area & California [Video]

Had Steph Curry been drafted by the New York Knicks, not the Warriors, in the 2009 NBA Draft, how different would his career have been?

Golden State selected Curry with the No. 7 overall pick in the draft, one spot ahead of New York, where Curry’s father, Dell, wanted his son to play.

After the elder Curry said on the father-son duo’s new “Heat Check” podcast series that he urged the Warriors not to draft his son, with the hope of Steph landing in New York, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith — a lifelong Knicks fan — was asked by host Molly Qerim on Tuesday’s episode of “First Take” how the 36-year-old’s NBA career would have changed had he been drafted by the Knicks.

“First of all, this very subject pains me,” Smith said. “As exhausted as I am, the last thing I needed added to my life was depression … Which is why I have to say …