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Rookie Watch: Which veteran should Hawes study?
Originally Published: March 25, 2008
By
David Thorpe | ESPN.com
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Editor's note: During the regular season, Scouts Inc.'s David Thorpe ranked the rookies and provided observations on the celebrated class.
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