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Tuesday / March 19.
  • Diamond Stone, Malik Newman Talking Package Deal

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    Stone-NewmanDiamond Stone reiterated to Evan Daniels of Scout.com on Saturday that he and Malik Newman — two of the top prospects in the Class of 2015 — are talking about a potential package deal.

    Kentucky fans are already dreaming of landing both elite players for next season.

    The 6-foot-3 Newman actually mentioned packaging with the 6-10 Stone back in March to Chris Thomas of The Clarion-Ledger.

    “He’s like one of my play brothers,” Newman said in an episode of The Clarion-Ledger’s exclusive video series “Beyond the Game.” “We were really thinking about being a package deal. Hopefully that works out. Maybe you’ll be seeing us two play together again.”

    Thomas pointed out that “Newman and Stone played together last summer on USA Basketball’s U16 National Team, which won the FIBA Americas Championships in Maldonado, Uruguay.”

    Of course, plenty of recruits talk about potential packages, while those who actually pull it off — like Duke’s Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor — are few and far between.

    Just last summer, Rashad Vaughn and Josh Perkins discussed the possibility, and Vaughn ended up pledging to UNLV and Perkins to Gonzaga.

    Isaiah Whitehead and Ja’Quan Newton also discussed the possibility, and Whitehead picked Seton Hall and Newton Miami.

    Cliff Alexander and JaQuan Lyle pondered it, and Alexander will play for Kansas while Lyle will suit up for Oregon.

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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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