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2010 NBA Draft, 19th Pick: Boston Celtics Select Avery Bradley, Guard from Texas

Bradley made the all-Big 12 rookie team one year after being named the top high school senior in the country — yes, ahead of John Wall and a couple other players already selected tonight.

He’s a point guard, which is a position of strength for the Boston Celtics; you could argue Rajon Rondo was their most valuable player in the postseason during their surprise run to the NBA Finals. But it’s also a relatively inexpensive infusion of youth on a team led by three veterans in their mid-30s.

He scored just 11.6 points per game during his lone season with the Longhorns and hit 36 percent of his 3-point attempts. He also showed promise as a defender.

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