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• Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers win gritty Game 1 over Magic
Cleveland's defense kept Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner in relative check....2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry To Represent Team USA At Olympics

Team USA finalized 11 players on the roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics on Monday, sources told Shams Charania and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. The roster includes: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, Bam Adebayo, Anthony Edwards and Tyrese Haliburton. Kawhi Leonard is reportedly the leading candidate for the twelfth ...2024
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• Jrue Holiday's contract extension, Paolo Banchero comps & NBA playoff legacies on the line | No Cap Room

Dan Devine and Tom Haberstroh react to the news of Jrue Holiday’s contract extension with the Celtics, come up with comps for Magic forward Paolo Banchero and discuss which players have the most to gain, or lose, in this year’s NBA Playoffs....2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our latest projection of the 2024 NBA Draft now that March Madness is over. The 2024 NBA Draft cycle opened this summer with massive uncertainty over would who emerge as the No. 1 player in the class. With college basketball season now over, and UConn again reigning supreme, it feels like we’re no closer to a consensus answer. The lack of an obvio...2024
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• NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks on Friday, April 5 include Paolo Banchero

SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor, a daily Fantasy pro who won a DraftKings Millionaire Maker contest, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• Elite Eight teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the teams in the Elite Eight of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament by who has the best chance to win it all. The Elite Eight in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament is set. Three No. 1 seeds are still left standing, but only one No. 2 seed remains after two days of carnage in the Sweet 16. Remember: this was only the fifth time since 1985 all the top-2...2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s give out our predictions for the dunk contest, 3-point contest, and more on All-Star Saturday. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will be a celebration of the biggest stars in today’s game, with so many living legends gracing the court together to put on a show for the fans. Before the All-Star Game tips off on Sunday, the NBA Slam Dunk Contest a...2024
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• Meet the 2024 NBA All-Stars

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Here are the full 2024 NBA All-Star Game rosters after the reserves were announced. The 2024 NBA All-Star Game will have some all-time legends in the starting lineup when the midseason showcase tips off in Indianapolis on Feb. 18. We now know it will also feature a combination of rising young talent and a few Hall of Fame locks coming off the bench. The All-...2024
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• 7 NBA predictions that are actually bold for the 2023-2024 season

Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s make some bold predictions for the new NBA season. The NBA has a reputation as the most predictable league in sports. That’s not entirely unfair. In the 43 years from 1980 to 2023, only 14 different franchises have won the league championship. It’s possible that’s changing now. The NBA has seen five different champions in the last five yea...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• The 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball right now, ranked

Let’s rank the 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball today. With the NBA and college hoops calendars in their August doldrums, there’s no better time to catch up on grassroots and high school basketball and start looking ahead at the best talent coming down the pipeline. This is the third time I’ve ranked the best NBA prospects in high school basketball at this site. When I did this exe...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
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"Jokic revealed why he chose Number 15 in a recent interview conducted by Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero."

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"Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday."

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"After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down Number 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league."

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"Lakers' LeBron James shouts out Duke's Paolo Banchero after freshman's strong debut against Kentucky"

• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• Jrue Holiday's contract extension, Paolo Banchero comps & NBA playoff legacies on the line | No Cap Room
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness
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• Elite Eight teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
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• Execs Believe Magic Are Team To Monitor To Make Notable Upgrade, Improve Shooting In Summer

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, NBA executives believe the Orlando Magic are a team to monitor this offseason to make a notable upgrade and improve their shooting. The Magic could potentially have $50-60 million in cap space this summer. “With Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs on rookie-scale contracts and Wendell Carter on a team-friendly deal...2024
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• Watch: NBA Rising Star bricks free throws after making bold offer

Bennedict Mathurin won MVP of the Rising Stars Challenge. Somehow, he still lost Friday night. As he went to the free-throw line late in Team Jalen's game against Team Tamika, Mathurin offered to bet Paolo Banchero $25K that he could close out the game with two made attempts....2024
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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• NBA All-Star reserves include Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Brunson but no Kings or Trae Young
For as deserving as the 14 players chosen to be NBA All-Star reserves this year are, snubs like Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox are as noteworthy. Bench players for the 73rd All-Star Game, set for Feb. 18 in Indianapolis, were announced Thursday on TNT. For the Eastern Conference, Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics) and Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers); Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Juli...2024
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• Carmelo Anthony believes Nuggets gave his number to Nikola Jokic to ‘erase’ him

This is quite the hot take from Melo. Carmelo Anthony is one of the best players in Denver Nuggets history. The Nuggets selected Anthony at No. 3 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, and he went on to finish second in Rookie of the Year voting behind LeBron James, lead the team to the Western Conference Finals in 2009, and finish with the third most points in franchise history. Anthony and the Nuggets ...2024
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• Donovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers win gritty Game 1 over Magic
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• Paolo Banchero 1st Magic player with 10+ 30-point games in a season since Dwight Howard
Paolo Banchero became the first Orlando Magic player to record double-digit 30-point games in a season since Dwight Howard in 2010-11, in Wednesday night’s 117-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Banchero, 21, ended his outing with 32 points, six rebounds, and four assists. The 6-foot-10 forward is the seventh player in Magic history to […] The post Paolo Banchero 1st Magic player w...2024
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• Magic’s Paolo Banchero records second NBA career triple-double
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero posted his second NBA career triple-double in Thursday night’s 121-106 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. It was also his 14th double-double of the season. The 2024 All-Star ended his outing with 20 points, 10 rebounds, a career-high-tying 11 assists, and a steal in 33 minutes of action. He finished […] The post Magic’s Paolo Banchero records ...2024
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• Nets' late surge not enough in 114-106 loss to Magic

Paolo Banchero had 21 points and nine assists to lead the Orlando Magic to a 114-106 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night....2024
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• Magic forward Paolo Banchero joins Luka Doncic for this NBA record at age 21
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero joins Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic as the only players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds, and four assists for a career (minimum 1,000 minutes) before turning 22 years old. Through 122 career games, Banchero is averaging 21.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 34.2 […] The post Magic forward Paolo Banchero joins Luka Don...2024
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• East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine

Magic The Magic overcame Devin Booker‘s 44 points in stopping the Suns on Sunday, holding Phoenix to just four points over the final 10 minutes of a 113-98 win. Orlando did it by going big — and throwing out a lineup that featured 6-foot-10 Paolo Banchero, 6-10 Franz Wagner, 6-11 Moritz Wagner and 6-11 Jonathan […] The post East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine appeared ...2024
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• Dunc'd On: 6 in 61 (Eastern Conference 1.8.23)

Our bi-weekly look at the Eastern Conference begins with the 6 teams at the top. BOS: Their game against OKC showcased perhaps the 2 most modern styles in the NBA. MIL: How is Giannis Antetokounmpo having his most efficient season? PHI/NYK: New York has its most complete game of the season at the expense of the Sixers. ORL: Paolo Banchero carried the Magic on their West Coast trip. Plus, is Jalen...2024
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• Paolo Banchero playing center is Team USA’s secret weapon in FIBA World Cup

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Without many true centers on USA’s roster, Banchero has been shoehorned in despite playing very little center in his NBA career so far One of my favorite aspects of FIBA play is getting to see familiar faces in unfamiliar roles. My favorite case of this among Team USA is Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero playing much of his time at the cent...2023
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• Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For USA Commitment
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero has committed to Team USA in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup but the Italian Basketball Federation were very much blindsided by the decision. The 20-year-old has an Italian father and an Italian passport, so he could have chosen to play for either Italy or USA on the world stage. The reigning […] The post Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For ...2023
• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• Kings clinch first playoff berth since 2006
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports LIGHT THE BEAM. Kings pummel Blazers to clinch playoff spot, 120-80 Normally, I wouldn’t start our daily scores proceedings with a game that was basically over before it started. But when it’s time to party like it’s 2006, it’s only fair. With Wednesday’s 40-point drubbing of what might as well be Portland’s G-League squad, the Sacramento Kings are officially...2023
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• Magic shut Banchero down after sterling SL debut

After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league....2022
• Magic forward Paolo Banchero named 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Banchero was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of Duke. The 20-year-old averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists across 72 games (all starts) this season. He shot 42.7 percent from the field. Jazz center Walker Kessler and Thunder guar...2023
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• 2022 NBA Draft grades: Orlando Magic select Paolo Banchero with No. 1 overall pick
The Magic were widely expected to choose Jabari Smith in the days leading up to the draft...2022
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Paolo Banchero goes No. 1 with Iowa's Keegan Murray a surprising No. 3 pick
David Cobb explains why Murray would be worth taking just after Banchero and Auburn's Jabari Smith...2022
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• Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For USA Commitment
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero becomes first teenager to score over 20 points in first three NBA games

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• Cooper Flagg commits to Duke as the Blue Devils’ next superstar freshman

Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cooper Flagg commits to Duke to be college basketball’s next one-and-done superstar. Duke men’s basketball has landed its next superstar on the recruiting trail. Cooper Flagg, the consensus No. 1 overall player in the class of 2024, has committed to Duke for the 2024-2025 season. Flagg picked the Blue Devils over UConn. It’s safe to say...2023
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• Steve Kerr’s Plans for Paolo Banchero in FIBA World Cup Revealed
It is rare for an NBA rookie to get an automatic spot in the Team USA roster but reigning number one pick Paolo Banchero is no ordinary rookie. Although USA head coach Steve Kerr is yet to decide his starting five, Magic’s Rookie of the Year Banchero has certainly caught Kerr’s attention. Coach Kerr thinks […] The post Steve Kerr’s Plans for Paolo Banchero in FIBA World Cup...2023
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Paolo Banchero make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• NBA picks: Magic's Paolo Banchero stands out as top fantasy play for Wednesday

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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• Jrue Holiday's contract extension, Paolo Banchero comps & NBA playoff legacies on the line | No Cap Room
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness
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• NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks on Friday, April 5 include Paolo Banchero
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The Sweet 16 Schools

The Sweet 16 of the 2024 NCAA Tournament is set with all eight No. 1 and No. 2 seeds reaching this stage where they are two wins away from the Final Four in Arizona. Here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the Sweet 16 who are currently in the NBA. Duke leads with 24 former players in the NBA, followed by North Carolina and Gonzaga with 10 apiece. Thursday West: • No. 2 Ari...2024
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks on Wednesday, March 6 include Paolo Banchero

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• NBA All-Star 2024: Dunk Contest, 3-Point Contest, “Steph vs. Sabrina” preview & predictions
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• Meet Team USA’s FIBA Basketball World Cup roster, featuring one of its youngest groups ever

Photo by Joe Amati/NBAE via Getty Images USA Basketball’s World Cup roster has tons of young talent, but no international experience. The United States is supposed to be the preeminent international power in men’s basketball, but the last FIBA World Cup issued a harsh reminder that rest of the globe is catching up. The Americans finished in seventh place in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and sna...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
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