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First-Round Candidate: Harry Giles

ID CARD: 6-foot-10½ power forward/center, Duke, freshman, 19 years old

DRAFT RANGE: Ranked 33rd by DraftExpress.com; 12th by ESPN.com; seventh among power forwards by NBA.com

SCOUTS LOVE: If NBA teams have a reason to believe Giles’ knee troubles are behind him and he doesn’t present any greater risk of catastrophic knee injuries than any other player, then there’s much to like. Giles has – or had, at least, before ACL tears in both knees – breathtaking athleticism and elite defensive potential as a shot blocker with the lateral quickness of a point guard.