Mike Ryan Ruiz
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That's not a bust.
Won a World Series.
I thought he was good.
I've never told you the story.
Okay, so the 2009 draft.
I loved him as a prospect.
He was trash.
the 2009 draft right there's I'm working for Phoenix we have a deal in principle with the Golden State Warriors to have their pick which is seven Steph Curry is a guy that we have on our board that's like number one on our board and every permutation we do is like there's no way he falls to seven there's no way he falls to seven Minnesota has two picks they need a point guard there's no way he falls to seven
Yeah, 5-6.
Even, like, there's no way he falls to 7 unless something crazy happens.
And Blake Griffin goes 1 and everyone thought that was going to happen.
And then number 2 was Memphis and we thought Tyreek Evans, who played in that building as a collegiate player...
That was when the Grizzlies couldn't sell a ticket, but then the Memphis Tigers were sold out every night.
And we're like, this guy fits everything they want marketing-wise.
And he's good.
And he's good.
And it's what they need basketball-wise.
Clearly Evans is going to.
And then simultaneously we're having a conversation.
Our pick was like...