Stephen Curry never lost sight of his Charlotte roots

Steve Kerr still remembers the first time he saw Stephen Curry play basketball for Davidson College.

It was December 2007 in Anaheim, California, and Kerr -- then the general manager for the Phoenix Suns -- was scouting a tournament alongside close friend and then-Suns scout Bruce Fraser. In a game that featured future pros Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Darren Collison and Luc Mbah a Moute playing for UCLA, Kerr found himself locking in on the skinny shooter from the tiny school outside of Charlotte.

"It was magical to watch him," Kerr told ESPN recently. "The first time I saw him play, he was a sophomore, played in the Wooden Classic against UCLA. And he didn't shoot the ball that well, but…