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NBA Commissioner David Stern will tell you the first year of the draft age limit, requiring athletes to be at least 19 and one year removed from high school, was a success, especially when you look at what they were able to accomplish in college.

College coaches will tell you it was the NBA — and only the NBA — that benefited from the rule.

And some of those entering the draft after one year of college will tell you they have mixed feelings on whether a high school player should still have the option to jump straight to the NBA. Some will say the one year in college was a godsend for them.

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The history of Florida players taken in the NBA draft is filled with recent first-round draft picks and some legends of eras past.

But for Gator basketball, the NBA draft has never been as fruitful as the one expected Thursday night.

Florida has never had more than two players taken in the same draft. On Thursday, three could potentially get picked among the first 10 selections.

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AUBURN HILLS - Detroit Pistons point guard Chauncey Billups has opted out of the final year of his six-year contract, making him an unrestricted free agent heading into the summer signing season.

"He informed the team this morning that he was opting out of his final year with the Pistons and that makes him a free agent - which we expected," team spokesman Matt Dobek said Monday.

The 6-foot-3, 202-pound All-Star has said he would prefer to stay with Detroit and expects to be back if the team can match the best deal he can find from another team.

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NBA Commissioner David Stern will tell you the first year of the draft age limit, requiring athletes to be at least 19 and one year removed from high school, was a success, especially when you look at what they were able to accomplish in college.

College coaches will tell you it was the NBA ? and only the NBA ? that benefited from the rule.

And some of those entering the draft after one year of college will tell you they have mixed feelings on whether a high school player should still have the option to jump straight to the NBA. Some will say the one year in college was a godsend for them.

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The Salt Lake TribuneArticle Launched: 06/26/2007 01:10:48 AM PDT

Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin has interviewed for the vacant head coaching job with the Seattle SuperSonics.

    Corbin, a former Jazz player who has been a member of Jerry Sloan's coaching staff for the last three years, went to Seattle on Saturday to discuss the job with Sam Presti, the Sonics' new general manager.

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