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    • Articles, NBA Draft

    NEW YORK – If you’re looking for an example of the current strength of this new Big East, consider the first 18 picks of Thursday evening’s NBA Draft.

    Providence point guard Kris Dunn, the two-time Big East Player of the Year, was chosen fifth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Later in the evening, Marquette freshman forward Henry Ellenson was viewed by many as a steal after he sat in the Green Room longer than expected, eventually getting scooped up by the Detroit Pistons. He is the Big East’s first one-and-done since Pitt’s Steven Adams in 2013.

    Two of the league’s stars getting picked early Thursday can only help the league’s profile, but then consider that Seton Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead was chosen 42nd by his hometown Brooklyn Nets, and Dunn’s teammate, Ben Bentil, went 51st to the Boston Celtics.

    Articles, NBA Draft

    By JOSH NEWMAN

    NEW YORK — In an NBA Draft widely perceived as a two-player event, multiple reports have surfaced this week that the Philadelphia 76ers will select Ben Simmons No. 1, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers selecting Brandon Ingram at No. 2.

    If that holds true when the scene shifts to Barclays Center on Thursday evening, then this draft truly starts at No. 3. At that spot, nearly a half-dozen players have been mentioned in recent weeks, so when the Boston Celtics go on the clock, things could get interesting.

    “They talked to me, I came in for a second workout and obviously, if I’m coming on for a second workout, they have some heavy interest,” said Cal wing Jaylen Brown, who was once projected as high as No. 1 while a senior at Marietta (Ga.) High School, and is now projected at No. 8 by DraftExpress. “I talked to them about that, and things went well. Boston has a great history, great tradition, and it’s a great city. I wouldn’t mind being there.”

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