The annual Bill Simmons night at the NBA Draft...

[Deano]

I really look forward to this every year - some funny stuff:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8111210/welcome-draft-diary-xvi

 

[Whitey23]

Except the MKG comments that he has since edited out. I happened to open the article up this morning and never closed it:

7:44 — Actual transcript of the MKG/Mark Jones interview … .
Jones: “Michael, what does it mean to be drafted no. 2 overall and go down to play for Michael Jordan in Charlotte?”
MKG [overcome]: “Oh man, it’s just a blessing for me, Anthony Davis would be here … So … oh my God … “
Me: “Nobody should ever be this excited to play with DJ Augustin and Bismack Biyombo.”
Jones: “And to play for the University of Kentucky and to see what your school has done with the first two picks in this draft … “
MKG [closing his eyes]: “Oh, oh … I mean a lot … it means a lot … a lot … “
House: “He’s either giving an interview or getting oral sex. I can’t decide.”

Simmons was later told about MKG's speech impediment.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

By the way, I agree with him about MKG. Definitely the best pro in the draft this year.

 

[pfister1]

I'm kind of partial to Gilbert Arenas reference.

"Right player, right spot," says House, a longtime Washington fan. "It was a very un-Wizard-like pick. We needed a guy who could shoot at the basket and not at his teammates." Hey now.

Also liked this:

"Anytime you can take the Big East's 'Sixth Man of the Year' with the fourth pick in an NBA draft, you have to do it"

 

[Ghost]

Definitely laughed at this (in spite of the Flynn reference):

8:05 — Questions asked in my living room after Portland's pick: "What conference is Damian Lillard from again?" … "Has any top-10 pick ever had more highlights that happened against white people?" … "Is it WEE-ber or Weh-ber?" … "Has anyone ever picked a backup point guard this high?" … "Did they just pick Jerryd Bayless again or am I crazy?" … "Are these highlights from Division I games?"
(Answers: Big Sky … no … "Weh-ber" "Wee-ber" … yes, Jonny Flynn in 2009 … it's unclear … yes.)

 

[Melancer46]

I laughed at the Baxter Burgundy reference when talking about the Cavs picks lol

 

[Deano]

At the end of this exchange below, Davis could have also said:
"Remember I went to Kentucky and my coach is the dirtiest coach in the game. "

7:37 — New Orleans takes "The Brow," immediately becoming a title contender from 2015 through 2028. The Brow hugs exactly five people before walking onstage and having this exchange with David Stern …
Stern: "Congratulations. Don't ever tell anyone how you really became a Hornet."
Davis: "I won't, sir."
Stern: "I'm not kidding — nobody can ever know. I'm not proud of everything I did. People make mistakes."
Davis: "Got it, you don't have to worry about me."1