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Derrick Griffin

Notes: Measured 6’7.5 (in shoes) 224 lbs, with a 6’11.5 wingspan at the 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy … Top rated TE, signed with Texas A&M for football, also expected to play basketball September 4, 2013October 13, 2012

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Devin Booker

NBA Comparison: Gordon Hayward/Klay Thompson Strengths: High basketball IQ and 3-point specialist … Good feel for the game and makes smart plays … Sharpshooter who’s shooting release and form is mechanically sound … Silky-smooth and lighting quick release with a soft touch … Has good balance and accuracy on his shot and releases the ball at its highest point … Nice body control when shooting jumpers and driving/finishing at the rim … Efficient shooter from the 3-point line (shooting 40 percent on 3-pointers) … Great floor spacer …

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Josh Hart

NBA Comparison: Keith Bogans Strengths:  From an offensive standpoint, Hart improved on just about everything as a senior … He scored an impressive 18.7 points per game on a very efficient .51% from the field … He also raised his long range percentage to 40% on a healthy 5.1 attempts per game (up from 3.9 as a junior) … Mature and well rounded game … Scrappy competitor … His long range shot will be a selling point in a league that value’s spacing … He’ll make most of his NBA living spotting up …

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Shelton Mitchell

Notes: Measured 6’2.5 (in shoes) 182 lbs, with a 6’4.5 wingspan at the 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy … Measured 6’2.5 (in shoes) 186 lbs, with a 6’4.5 wingspan at the 2013 Nike Guard Skills Academy December 14, 2013July 8, 2013

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Demetrius Jackson

NBA Comparison: Jonny Flynn Strengths: Flashy point guard with explosiveness … Capable of impacting the game both as a scorer and a distributor … Feeds the post well … Solid creator out of the pick and roll … Excellent at penetrating and slithering through gaps in the defense … Deceptive with the ball in his hands … Doesn’t make many mistakes with the ball … Quality A/TO ratio displaying his efficency making decisions and valuing the ball … Plays in a pro style offense at Notre Dame …

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Kelly Oubre

NBA Comparison: Kendall Gill/James Young Strengths: Standing 6’7’’ and possessing a 7’2’’ wingspan, when you think of prototypical size for an NBA wing, Kelly Oubre’s proportions are right in line with what teams are hoping to find … This length, paired with his top notch athletic ability allow him to do some very special things on both sides of the ball … Defensively, he’s really made strides during his freshman season at Kansas …

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Tashawn Thomas

NBA Comparison: Romero Osby/Lonnie Baxter Strengths: Thomas is a polished inside the arc scorer, both with his back to the basket and facing up out to about 15 feet, with good instincts, and a nice feel in terms of sizing up opponents 1 on 1 … He possesses a 7’2’’ wingspan, has good strength, and a wide frame that allows him to finish with both hands around the rim … Last season at Oklahoma he shot 70.1% at the rim, and took 50% of his shots close to the hoop (according to hoop-math.com) …

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Joseph Young

NBA Comparison: Daniel Gibson/Dana Barros Strengths: One of the NCAA’s top scorers over the past few seasons, has many ways to create offense … Great jump shooter, was highly effective from all three levels … Dangerous with and without the ball … Ran the pick-and-roll well, while also doing great things as a spot-up shooter … Sneaky athleticism, does not necessarily have blow by speed, but nice change of direction … Did a lot more work at the point this year, doubled his assist total while posting a 1.58:1

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Carlos Emory

Notes: Played two seasons at Howard College in Big Springs, Tex., helping his team to a 57-7 overall record … Averaged a team-leading 16.4 points and 7.9 rebounds and was named first team NJCAA All-American in 2010-11 … Also tabbed the MVP of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference in 2010-11 … A starter on the 2009-10 squad that went 33-2 and won the NJCAA title (Reference: GoDucks.com)