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Duke and Kentucky continue to pile up the lottery picks.
After Thursday night’s NBA Draft, Duke (23) now leads Kentucky (22), North Carolina (18) and Kansas (17) on the all-time list of lottery picks.
Duke’s Jayson Tatum went No. 3 to the Boston Celtics while Luke Kennard was selected No. 12 by the Detroit Pistons. (Duke also had Harry Giles go No. 20 to the Sacramento Kings, and Frank Jackson go No. 31 to the Charlotte Hornets.)
Meantime, Kentucky’s De’Aaron Fox went No. 5 to the Sacramento Kings, Malik Monk was chosen No. 11 by the Charlotte Hornets and Bam Adebayo went No. 14 to the Miami Heat.
Duke forward Jayson Tatum worked out Monday for the Boston Celtics, a source confirmed to ZAGSBLOG.
ESPN first reported the workout.
The Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers on Monday finalized a trade for the No. 1 pick in which the Celtics would also add the Sixers’ first-round pick in 2018, which came via the Lakers and is protected 2-5.
The 6-foot-8 Tatum is currently projected as the No. 3 pick to the Celtics per DraftExpress.com, while the site has Kansas’ Josh Jackson going No. 4 to Phoenix.
One source said it’s a “tossup” for the Celtics between the two wings.
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Duke officially announced the additions of Trevon
Trevon Duval, the top point guard in the Class of 2017, announced his commitment to Duke on Monday.
The 6-foot-3 Duval chose the Blue Devils over Arizona, Baylor, Kansas and Seton Hall.
“Next year I’m going to be playing basketball at Duke University,” Duval said in his Players Tribune announcement below. “I’m excited to evolve as a student, as a basketball player and now, and forever, as a Blue Devil.”
Duval, who averaged about 16.5 points and 8.0 assists this season at IMG Academy (FL), is projected as the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft by DraftExpress.com, and is expected to spend only one season at Duke.
