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"CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Selected by New Orleans with the sixthoverall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft\u2026 Rights were traded byNew Orleans to Philadelphia along with a 2014 first round pickin exchange for Jrue Holiday and the rights Pierre Jackson on7/12/13.COLLEGE:Was an early entry candidate for the2013 NBA Draft following his freshman season at Kentucky\u2026Averaged 10.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.1 stealsand an NCAA-best 4.4 blocks while shooting 59.0% from thefloor\u2026 Suffered a torn ACL in his left knee at Florida on2/12/13 and missed the remainder of the season\u2026 NamedSEC Defensive Player of the Year, SEC Freshman of the Yearand First Team All-SEC\u2026 Joined Anthony Davis as the onlyplayers in Kentucky history to record at least 50 steals and 50blocks in the same season\u2026 Recorded at least 5 blocks in halfof his 24 games played, including a school-record 12 rejectionsat Mississippi.PERSONAL:Son of Dorcina Noel\u2026 Born in Malden,Mass., a suburb of Boston\u2026 Was the top-rated player by bothESPNU recruiting and Scout.com coming out of high schooland was rated the second-best prospect by Rivals\u2026 Averaged12.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.9 blocks as a senior at TiltonSchool in New Hampshire and was named USA Today NationalPlayer of the Year\u2026 Competed for the USA Junior NationalSelect Team at the 2012 Nike Hoops Summit."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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