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Caleb Swanigan is off to the NBA. The Portland Trailblazers drafted him 26th overall and set off a lot of joy for Purdue fans everywhere. Officially, he is the highest player drafted from Purdue since Glenn Robinson went No. 1 overall in 1994. We all know his story though, and this is great news.
Portland will select Purdue's Caleb Swanigan with the No. 26 pick, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 23, 2017
Dream realized.
— Purdue Basketball (@BoilerBall) June 23, 2017
Congrats @calebswanigan50.
And congrats @trailblazers. #NBADraft // #Purdue // #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/yCdS9iKf1L
WE GOT A BOILERMAKER!!!!
— Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) June 23, 2017
Do you think the @trailblazers will make Caleb Swanigan jerseys that can fit a train? Asking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/JUI1pkSSGh
— Boilermaker Special (@BMSVII) June 23, 2017
YEEEEEEEEEAH SAUCE!!!!!!
— Vincent M Edwards (@_VEXII) June 23, 2017
Watching Biggie get drafted is like seeing a child go off to college. I'll miss him a LOT.
— Riles23 (@Riles23) June 23, 2017
I watched Caleb Swanigan routinely ruin lives last season and I sure as hell hope he's got a decade in the NBA in front of him.
— Adam Jacobi (@Adam_Jacobi) June 23, 2017
ESPN playing sad music over pics of fat young Swanigan only for Jalen to call him a "stretch mark 4" is best moment of this draft. Amazing.
— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) June 23, 2017
Under the rookie pay scale, Swanigan will make $1,221,600 in his first season, 1,450,000 in his second season and 1,694,300 in his third. https://t.co/zWcWEYWq9h
— Mike DeFabo (@MikeDeFabo) June 23, 2017
Dunno if Biggie will be good in the NBA or not but I'm really happy he got drafted in the first round. And that he's not at Purdue anymore.
— Matt Brown (@MattSBN) June 23, 2017
Why We Love Sports Today: Caleb Swanigan overcame childhood homelessness & obesity.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 23, 2017
Now he's a first round pick. https://t.co/1XWV23gDZh
So, who is a @trailblazers fan now?
— Purdue Basketball (@BoilerBall) June 23, 2017
Heads up... Swanigan jersey orders will spike. #Purdue #NBADraft #BoilerUp #RipCity
I don't care what Caleb Swanigan does in the pros. He has already won if you know anything about his life.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) June 23, 2017
Congrats @calebswanigan50!! Good to see another #Boilermaker in the League!!!#Purdue #BoilerUp
— ETwaun Moore (@ETwaun55) June 23, 2017
So...I hear Portland is wonderful this time of year. #Biggie #BoilerUp
— Juan Crespo (@Air_Force_Juan) June 23, 2017