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NBA Draft Green Room Invitations Announced

Jun 18, 2011 4:16 PM

The NBA announced today which players earned invitations to sit in the green room during the upcoming draft. The list reflects a league-wide consensus about which players will be selected at the top of the draft. 

The league invited twelve college players -- Kyrie Irving (Duke), Derrick Williams (Arizona), Brandon Knight (Kentucky), Kemba Walker (UConn), Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State), Chris Singleton (Florida State) Klay Thompson (Washington State), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), Alec Burks (Colorado) as well as twins Marcus and Markieff Morris (Kansas).

Three international players -- Enes Kanter (Turkey), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania) and Jan Vesely (Czech Republic) -- made the cut.

The most noteworthy absence from the list is Bismack Biyombo (Congo) who has been rumored to go as high as No. 5 to Toronto.

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Fredette Launches YouTube Channel

Jun 2, 2011 10:20 AM

Former BYU guard Jimmer Fredette had a hard enough time getting around campus in Provo without being followed by adoring fans. Now that he's preparing for the NBA Draft, he's got a camera crew to do the following for him.

Tupelo-Honey Productions has just launched a new YouTube channel called "Follow Jimmer," featuring the scoring sensation as he travels to audition for NBA teams, trains with Cougar teammates in Provo, and socializes with friends and family.

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