Maryland center Bruno Fernando was not the only player to stew in the stands at Barclays Center during Thursday’s NBA draft. Even a few in the “green room” did as they waited to hear their names called.
Fernando was also not the only player, especially the only big man, mentioned in more than a few mock drafts to fall out of the first round. Others, including Daniel Gafford of Arkansas and Bol Bol of Oregon, did as well.
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Naz Reid, whom Fernando and the Terps faced in the second of round of the NCAA tournament in Jacksonville, Fla — where Fernando might have won the one-on-one battle but Reid’s Tigers won the war — didn’t even get drafted.