MIAMI (AP) – Bol Bol started the night high-fiving children as he walked across the stage as part of the festivities, being introduced with Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett and others expecting to hear their names called early in the NBA draft.
The other players were long gone by the time Bol heard his name called.
It was an uncomfortably long wait for the 7-foot-2 Oregon freshman as NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rattled off the names of Bol’s peers and the green room emptied out. The first round had come to an end and Bol — who was projected as a possible lottery pick — was still undrafted.