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EDDY CURRY

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Eddy Curry, as a youth, aspired to be a gymnast and did not pick up basketball until the seventh grade when he reluctantly went out for the school team. Interesting…

He went on to play high school basketball at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois. Thornwood has produced a couple of other professional athletes, such as Mark Mulder and Cliff Floyd. In 2001, Curry led his team, Thunderbirds, to second place in the State Playoffs. He was also named to the 1998, 1999 and 2000 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament teams.

In 2001, Curry had signed a letter of intent to play at DePaul University, but shortly thereafter, declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft, in which the Chicago Bulls made him the fourth overall pick.

Curry's contribution’s a rookie were limited, but in his second year, he improved in his second year, leading the NBA in field goal percentage (58.5%) and becoming the first Bull to lead the league in a major statistical category since Michael Jordan. In the 2004-05, the Bulls improved by 28 wins and made the playoffs behind Curry, who led the team in scoring. Also during this season, was hospitalized with an irregular heartbeat. This caused him to miss the last 13 games of the regular season, the entire playoffs and a trade to the New York Knicks. In New York, he averaged 13.6 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. For more information, you can check the following sites:

l nba.com/playerfile/eddy_curry
l sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/351
l en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_Curry

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