In the first of many surprising moves on Draft Night, the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Tristan Thompson with the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Thompson will immediately be paired with former Duke guard Kyrie Irving, who was the first overall pick just a few minutes prior to Thompson’s selection. Irving was actually speaking to the media as the forward was drafted.

“The journey has been exciting, meeting a lot of front offices and traveling to a lot of different cities,” Thompson said. “It’s been a blessing in disguise. I know a lot of people never expected it and neither did myself. It just shows the wonders that hard work puts in.”

While many didn’t expected Cleveland to take Thompson, he had a feeling that they were quite interested.

“I thought it was realistic after the Cavaliers called me for a second workout and I thought, anything is possible, and I thought I could be the highest Canadian ever drafted.”