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Watch Kyle Anderson’s emotional reaction to being drafted by Spurs

Kyle Anderson told some kids the Spurs were his dream team. Then they went ahead and drafted him, and his family went nuts.

Whenever the Spurs make a late pick in the NBA Draft -- pretty much every year, since they’re never bad enough to get a good one -- you get this feeling they picked the perfect guy. A lot of factors have gone into their success over the past 15-plus years, but one is an incredible ability to find talented players who mesh with their system that went unheeded by everybody else.

After winning the title this year, they took one of the most unique players in the draft, 6’9 Kyle Anderson out of UCLA, and here’s more evidence he’s just the right guy for them: a video of him telling schoolkids he loves the Spurs, cut in with video of Anderson and his family and friends emotionally celebrating his selection:

It doesn’t seem like Anderson will have any trouble fitting in with the Spurs.

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