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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
What I don't get is why they drafted James first, unless it was a PR move to rev up the crowd. Sounded like they were most interested in Crowder when they got to the second round and with two consecutive picks, the order didn't matter, but you'd just expect that they'd go for their more desired player first.
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IIRC, there was a radio interview over the summer with either Donnie or Mark where they said they took James first as a token symbol of respect.