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NBA’s newest stars align in Newark The Hornets select Kentucky star Anthony Davis with the No. 1 overall pick, followed by Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to the Bobcats and Florida freshman Bradley Beal to the Wizards.
Top prospects pose for a group photograph with NBA Commissioner David Stern, center, before the 2012 NBA basketball draft in Newark, New Jersey.
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NBA prospect Anthony Davis from the University of Kentucky shakes hands with NBA Commissioner David Stern after being selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
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Kentucky's Anthony Davis walks away from the stage after being drafted No. 1 overall by the New Orleans Hornets.
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Anthony Davis becomes a Hornet after leading Kentucky to a national title in his first season.
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Wildcats big man Anthony Davis hugs his mother after being selected by the New Orleans Hornets as the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
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Kentucky's Anthony Davis talks to reporters after being drafted No. 1 overall by the New Orleans Hornets.
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Coach John Calipari, center, is all smiles after his two starts, Anthony Davis, left, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist are selected with the first two picks of the draft.
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, right, of the Kentucky Wildcats greets NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, after he was selected No. 2 overall by the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist takes in the moment after being drafted by the Bobcats.
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist hugs his mother Cindy Richardson after being drafted.
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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist happily takes questions about his new destination of Charlotte.
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Kentucky's Anthony Davis, left, appears on a monitor as he and Florida's Bradley Beal talk to reporters moments after they were selected.
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Bradley Beal, right, of the Florida Gators greets NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, after he was selected No. 3 overall by the Washington Wizards.
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Syracuse’s Dion Waiters greets NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, after the Cavaliers make him the No. 4 pick.
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Washington native Thomas Robinson, right, of the Kansas Jayhawks is selected by the Kings with the fifth overall pick.
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NBA prospect Thomas Robinson speaks during a news conference for prospective NBA draft picks in New York on June 27, 2012.
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Damian Lillard is headed to Portland.
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Harrison Barnes, right, is taken with the seventh overall pick by the Golden State Warriors.
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North Carolina's Harrison Barnes talks on the phone moments after being drafted.
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Washington Huskies’ Terrence Ross, right, was selected No. 8 overall by the Toronto Raptors.
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U-Conn.’s Andre Drummond, right, goes to Detroit at No. 9.
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Andre Drummond, right, is overcome by emotion after beginning his NBA career.
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Duke’s Austin Rivers, right, became the first Blue Devil drafted in 2012 when the Hornets took him with the No. 10 pick.
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Celtics Coach Doc Rivers, right, congratulates his son Austin Rivers, front, after Austin was selected by the Charlotte Hornets as the 10th overall pick.
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Duke's Austin Rivers talks to reporters after being drafted by New Orleans.
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Illinois’s Meyers Leonard became a Trail Blazer after Portland took him with the No. 11 selection.
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Jeremy Lamb became the second Huskies’ lottery pick of the night when Houston selected him at No. 12.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, left, poses with the No. 17 overall draft pick Tyler Zeller, of North Carolina, who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. Pending league approval, the Mavericks have traded Zeller's rights to the Cleveland Cavaliers for three draft selections.
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Florida State center Bernard James shakes spectators' hands moments after being picked with the third pick in the second round by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, left, poses with Florida State's Bernard James, who was selected with the third pick in the second round.
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Baylor's Quincy Ace, center, walks to an interview room after the Toronto Raptors selected him with the seventh pick in the second round.
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New York Knicks fans react to the team's pick of Greece's Kostas Papanikolaou with the 18th pick in the second round.
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