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Wednesday / December 11.
  • More than 60 NBA scouts expected for Champions Classic

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    More than 60 NBA personnel from all 30 NBA teams have already been credentialed for the Champions Classic on Tuesday in Atlanta, a source close to the event told ZAGSBLOG.

    In past years, as many as 75-100 scouts were credentialed and there is still a week to go.

    No. 1 Kansas faces Michigan State at 6:30 p.m. ET, followed by No. 7 Duke against No. 23 Kentucky at 9 (ESPN).

    According to the latest ESPN.com NBA mock draft, Duke features three of the Top 10 projected picks next summer in No. 1 Cooper Flagg, No. 6 Kon Knueppel and No. 8 Khaman Maluach, with Tyrese Proctor at 28.

    For Kentucky, Koby Brea and Jaxson Robinson are considered NBA prospects.

    Kansas and Michigan State don’t have any Top 100 prospects, per ESPN.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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