There's an old saying that hindsight is 20/20 and that certainly applies to the NBA. From free agency to the NBA Draft, it's always easier to judge a team's decisions after the fact.

For example, the fact that Hasheem Thabeet (No. 2), Tyreke Evans (No. 4) and Jonny Flynn (No. 6) were drafted ahead of Steph Curry (No. 7) back in 2009 looks absolutely ridiculous in retrospect.

The Golden State Warriors got an absolute steal when the sharpshooter out of Davidson fell to them. However, they weren't the only ones high on Dell Curry's oldest son.

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During an appearance on ESPN's "The Jump" on Tuesday, former Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who held the title of "senior vice president of basketball operations" with the Suns back in 2009, said Curry was almost heading to Phoenix before the Warriors backed out of a trade agreement that would have let the Suns trade up to No. 7:

"Well, unfortunately for us, Golden State, Don Nelson and Larry Riley were just as excited as the Suns were that he was on the board at No. 7," Griffin says in the video. "I think they made the deal believing he wouldn't be there and then probably found a way to get out of it once he was."

Obviously, the impact of the Warriors' decision cannot be overstated, as Curry has led Golden State to the last three NBA Finals and has two championship rings. Meanwhile, the Suns finished with the NBA's second-worst record last year and picked in the lottery once again during the 2017 NBA Draft.

However, Griffin added that teams can't get caught up in hypotheticals like that, as things change all the time in the blink of an eye in the NBA:

"That's why close doesn't matter, by the way, in deals," he said. "That's why when people ask me, 'Were you close to anything in free agency?' it's really irrelevant. It doesn't matter - you either do or you do not."

The Suns settled for drafting Earl Clark with the No. 14 pick back in 2009, but he only spent two years in Phoenix before becoming an NBA journeyman. He is currently playing in the Turkish Basketball Super League.

Though the Suns certainly missed out on a chance to draft one of the greatest players in today's NBA, they have put together a talented group of young players, including guard Devin Booker, and are reportedly interested in disgruntled Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving, so they could make a drastic improvement in 2018.