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Draft Watch: Budinger, Lawson among the few pulling out at deadline
Originally Published: June 16, 2008
By
Chad Ford | ESPN.com
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The deadline for NBA draft underclassmen came and went at 5 p.m. ET Monday. Ninety-one players originally declared for the draft ... and almost all of the top players decided to keep their names in. Every underclassman in Insider's top 20 is in the draft: Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, O.J. Mayo, Jerryd Bayless, Anthony Randolph, Eric Gordon, Brook Lopez, D.J. Augustin, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Darrell Arthur, Joe Alexander, Donte Greene, DeAndre Jordan, Marreese Speights, Kosta Koufos, JaVale McGee, Brandon Rush and Robin Lopez.To continue reading this article you must be an Insider
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