OAKLAND, Calif. In the midst of the lawle sne s, the frenzy that followed the Warriors first Western Conference title in 40 years, Stephen Currys hat disappeared. That new, silver-brimmed finals cap suddenly belonged to Riley, his two-year-old socialite daughter, who has no problem sharing her dads stage., even in a sea of golden streamers, howling Warriors loyalists and euphoric teammates. For the same reason Curry lost his hat, he hasnt lost himself: Curry is centered in family.MORE: | Its why, moments after his Warriors knocked out the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, the NBAs MVP quickly sifted through the crowd to find his wife and daughter and his mom and dad, to clasp his arms around each of them with joyous emotion.As much as life has changed for Curry, he never has. His family won't let him.His mom, Sonya, stood in the hallway outside the Warriors family area, gushing about the man her son has always been and continues to be.I dont think hes changed, which is beautiful, Sonya Curry said Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey . And thats good, as a mom, to see with all the things that come at them, and all the things that came at my husband. ... I attribute a lot of that to his family, to his wife, to his daughter and our total family support system. Grandmoms, they keep you straight. Im just proud of him for maintaining who he is in the midst of all this.What you see is what you get 24-7 with Stephen. Thats him.Currys celebrity continues to grow. It wasnt too long ago that he was just a shooter from Davidson, provocative enough to entice the Warriors to use their lottery pick on him even if Sonya admitted she didnt want him Drew Smyly Jersey in Golden State because the West Coast was too far.The transformation then spiked rapidly, and Currys rsum now includes being the All-Star Games top vote-getter, holding the single-season and single-postseason records for 3-pointers, leading Golden State to a historic 67-win season, earning MVP honors and now making a trip to the NBA Finals. The last part came after a 104-90 victory Wednesday with Curry scoring 26 points.Turn on the TV, and youre bound to see him in one of his numerous national commercials. His jersey sales are second only to LeBron James. Sonya says the family cant even walk down to a family favorite, Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, because they're overwhelmed by his recognition.Some of that is a little hard to get used to, she said.Currys wife Ayesha has seen it all. She first met Stephen at church youth group when he was 15 and she was 14. They started dating in college, so shes been with him throughout his entire rise to superstardom.Its so weird. Its just so weird, Ayesha, balancing an energized Riley in her arms, told Sporting News, because at home its always been so normal. And its still normal. So when this happens, its surreal. I dont know if any of it is ever going to set in. The MVP thing still hasnt set in.And how about seeing him pop up in commercials, on billboards or on the back of jerseys?I think its comical more than anything because, who would have Jose Quintana Jersey thought? she said. But at the same time its a ble sing, because it could be the total opposite. We feel grateful for all of his opportunities.SO CUTE: The fact that her husband is getting set to face a global icon, LeBron James, in the NBA Finals, she said, is a reality thats also just setting in.It definitely says that this is it and hes for sure made it," Ayesha Curry said. "Thats for sure.This latest achievement, facing the Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, somewhat brings everything full circle. It all comes back to Ohio and family. Sonya told a small group of reporters after Game 5 about Stephens birth at a hospital in Akron, Ohio, when dad, Dell Curry, was playing for the Cavaliers. She recalled Stephen, at 2 weeks old, attending his first NBA game.He was asleep, she said. We walked in, the game started and his eyes were wide open the whole game the whole game and then as soon as we left and went to the family room, he was asleep. So even then Ben Zobrist Jersey we knew he was in tune with that arena and basketball in every sense.Dell added in his separate recollection of the story, Its kind of ironic that hes going back to Cleveland where he came into the world to try and get the world championship, he said.When Dell was asked if he saw any of this coming, he said, No, no way.He was just a little kid loving to play the game, Dell said. I knew he loved it, worked hard at it, but to be the best in the world, you cant (see that coming). I knew he had the work ethic to hopefully try.CURRY: Even after making it to the NBA, there was plenty of reason to doubt Curry. Back-to-back ankle surgeries will do that. Warriors teammate Harrison Barnes has a personal favorite story on Currys unforeseen transformation to MVP.Barnes said when he was drafted, Curry wanted to get to know him and offered to take him to the Cheesecake Factory. As Barnes went to meet Curry in the parking lot, former Warriors a sistant coach Darren Erman made the introduction:He goes, Oh Harrison, this is Stephen Curry, Im not sure if you know him, Barnes said. I told him obviously I knew Steph. Then he says, I think if hes healthy, hes a borderline All-Star. And Steph just laughs, Oh Darren, youre too nice. Three years later, here we are and hes the MVP, hes Steve Cishek Jersey leading us to the finals.Was Erman serious back then?Dead serious, Barnes laughed, because at that time all they had was the last year when he was hurt. He had just had ankle surgery when he picked me up. He wasnt healthy, so Erman was serious when he said if he was healthy, he was a borderline All-Star.Barnes has seen Curry through all of these past three crazy seasons. Curry was a snub for the All-Star team in Barnes rookie year, was named to the All-Star Game in Barnes second year and, in this, Barnes third season, everything has inflated to elite levels. Through it all though, Barnes says Curry remains true to his character.The biggest thing I can say about him is that hes still the same guy, Barnes said. Hes super humble. His head could be huge right now, but he still carries himself the exact same way.I think thats special; a lot of superstars youre around in the league, you see as they rise, they change. Sometimes its good, it helps them play on the court. But sometimes its difficult. Its hard to communicate with them and theyre on a different plateau. But Steph carries himself the exact same way and I think thats whats allowed our team to be so succe sful because he hasnt distanced himself, hes still one of the guys.PLACE YOUR BETS: The Bay Areas golden boy is wearing the crown nicely.