Eddy Curry

From high school star to NBA champion with the Miami Heat.

Eddy Anthony Curry Jr. (born December 5, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing 7 feet tall, the center went straight from Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, to the NBA, where the Chicago Bulls selected him fourth overall in the 2001 draft. He spent his first four seasons with the Bulls, then played for the New York Knicks from 2005 to 2010. Curry later joined the Miami Heat for the 2011–12 season and earned a championship ring with the team. He began the 2012–13 season with the Dallas Mavericks before finishing the year with the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association.

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Team: Chicago Bulls

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Background

Curry led his high school team to second place in the IHSA State Playoffs in 2001 and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball. He was the subject of the documentary 'Preps: Chicago Hoops' along with four other high school stars. In his second NBA season, he led the NBA in field goal percentage (58.5%) and became the first Bull to lead the league in a major statistical category since Michael Jordan in 1998. Curry scored a career-best 43 points in an overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks on April 7, 2007. He is 2 for 2 (100%) from three-point range in his NBA career.

Did You Know?

Curry did not pick up basketball until the seventh grade, having aspired to be a gymnast.
He was named to the 1998, 1999 and 2000 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament teams, and in 2003 was named by fans to the tournament's All-Quarter Century Team.
Curry's ex-girlfriend Nova Henry and their ten-month-old daughter Ava were found murdered in Chicago on January 24, 2009.
Curry was sued by his former chauffeur in 2009 for alleged sexual harassment and unpaid wages; the lawsuit was dismissed and sent to arbitration.