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Rockets' No. 2 pick Jalen Green: 'I didn't want to be in Detroit'

On the night of the NBA Draft, the Pistons had a decision to make between Cade Cunningham and Jalen Green with the No. 1 overall pick.

The Pistons chose Cunningham and Green landed with the Houston Rockets with the second pick. That seemed to start a personal rivalry — at least on Green’s part — because he thought that he should have been the top selection.

Green stoked more of the vitriol with some comments about Detroit in a story by Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes.

“I wanted to be the No. 1 pick, but as for the location, I didn't want to be in Detroit,” Green told Yahoo Sports.