Ray McCallum, a familiar face in the Detroit area after leading Birmingham Detroit Country Day to a Michigan High School state title and then playing his collegiate ball at the University of Detroit Mercy, was the 36th pick in the 2013 NBA draft. One pick before the Detroit Pistons selected Tony Mitchell.
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The fans of Detroit had their hearts set on bringing one of their hometown hero point guards to the Pistons. After passing on Trey Burke to select Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the eighth pick in the draft, McCallum was their last hope.