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2011-12 All-Breakout Team

Which players are ready to emerge as stars this season? (PER Diem: Dec. 28, 2011)

Updated: December 28, 2011, 11:13 PM ET
By John Hollinger | ESPN.com

If you were going to ask me which players were due for a breakout in the coming season, I would look for the following things:

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