"Putting on that new, red, white and blue Washington Wizards cap was going to have to wait. When David Stern announced that the Wizards had selected Jan Vesely with the sixth pick in the 2011 NBA draft, the 21-year-old forward from the Czech Republic shot up from his seat, buttoned his suit jacket and looked right into the eyes of his longtime girlfriend, Eva Kodouskova.

Without hesitation, Vesely leaned in, grabbed her by the waist and gave her a long smooch that elicited cheers from the fans at Prudential Center. Vesely then laughed at the gawking crowd, placed his new cap upon his head and made the first steps toward beginning an NBA career that became a goal the moment he left his native country three years ago to play for one of the most successful teams in Serbia.

"It was a big moment for me and my family," Vesely said, explaining how he couldn't contain his emotions while going in for the lip lock with a girl he has known since elementary school. "I'm looking forward to being in the NBA, to play for the Wizards. I'm real excited."

There was a lot of uncertainty for the Wizards heading into the draft, but the team came away with one of the players that it had coveted for some time in Vesely, a 6-foot-11 freakish athlete who can run the floor, likes to dunk and will likely make the team a highlight staple with John Wall and center JaVale McGee."