This photo showing the undrafted Christian Wood is heartbreaking
Let's put outgoing UNLV sophomore Christian Wood's night in proper context.
The 6-foot-11, 216-pound power forward was excited for a momentous occasion in his life, began waiting, then waiting more, then waited a bit longer until the NBA Draft ended and he stopped waiting, left only to wonder:
DRAFT DAY !!!! all blessings to the man up above thank you for guiding me to where i am today #JustWait
— Christian Wood (@Chriswood_5) June 25, 2015
Dont be scared to draft me I'm the biggest sleeper in the draft #JustWait
— Christian Wood (@Chriswood_5) June 26, 2015
— Christian Wood (@Chriswood_5) June 26, 2015
This is about the saddest picture from an NBA Draft you'll ever see -- Christian Wood realizing he's going undrafted. pic.twitter.com/be7ttxLBuT
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) June 26, 2015
(Photo by Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal). Projected by some to hear his name called late in the first round but more likely in the second, Wood averaged nearly a double-double for the Runnin' Rebels this past season (15.5 points, 9.8 rebounds).
He will almost certainly get scooped up as a free agent and onto a team's summer league roster. As of Friday morning, Wood's destination was not yet determined.
After he had a bit of time to process, Wood wrote:
