Deyonta Davis sat with some degree of calm in the NBA Draft green room as the first threehours and 25 minutes developed of the Yuli Gurriel Jersey leagues annual division of incoming basketball talent.If only hed shown that level of patience with his development as a profe sional prospect.MORE:|Ultimately, after 30 teams made their first round selections and league commi sioner Adam Silver never once was instructed to call the name Deyonta Davis, Michigan State,Davis and his guests stood and left the area. He was still in MLB Houston Astros the Barclays Center, though, when he finally was chosen with the first pick of the second round by the Celtics, a pick that will wind up with the Grizzlies.He got to shake the hand of a sociate commi sioner Mark Tatum. He did not appear thrilled.The pick doesnt mean anything. Its how you come out and play, Davis said when interviewed on ESPN. Im going to play with a chip on my shoulder.Davis thus learned a painful le son about the game of basketball: If youre not trusting Tom Izzo, youre doing so at your own peril.At 6-10, 240 pounds,Davis is long and athletic, but that plus an elite offensive skill set didnt get Lance McCullers Jersey Skal Labi siere picked until No. 28. Davis has minimal offensive skill, but another year of college might have gotten him something.MORE: At Michigan State, Davis took time to break into the lineup but eventually became one of the most important players on Jimmy Wynn Jersey a Spartans team that won the Big Ten Tournament. He averaged only 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds;but with severalhigh-level recruits entering the MSU program, he would have had an opportunity to be a star player on a Final Four contender in 2016-17.Davis became a victim, of sorts, of the mock draft culture. He was projected as a lottery pick by most of the major mocks. What particular teams told him is uncertain, but he wasnt ready to play in the NBA, and could have grown into something special with another season.The story of the NBA Draft is how much those teams that wanted to add players not stash chosen players in Europe tended toward developed collegians like Kris Dunn Andy Pettitte Jersey , Caris LeVert and DeAndre Bembry.The NBA didnt so much draft on potential this year; that clich no longer applies. Deyonta Davis knows that better than most.