The 2022 NBA draft was in Brooklyn at Barclays Center, but Champagnie was on the draft bubble and watched on TV from his nearby family home rather than sitting in the stands of the arena. That was a good decision, as Champagnie went undrafted.
“I was literally in the back of the crib in the corner crying,” Champagnie told Andscape. “I was tight. I was p‑‑‑ed. I felt like I did enough to get there. But you know what — and a bunch of people told me the same thing — that s‑‑‑ [going undrafted] don’t matter. It don’t matter. It makes it a little harder. But it makes it a little more me. It makes it a little more personal.”
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