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Draft Watch: How high (or low) will the top prospects go?
Originally Published: June 25, 2008
By
Chad Ford | ESPN.com
With a day to go before the 2008 NBA draft, things are still very much in flux. Getting an exact read on where players are going is tough, but here's what I'm hearing about each potential first-rounder's range:
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