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Five underdog recruits who became 2019 NBA draft prospects

The 2019 NBA draft is loaded with prospects who first made their way onto the national radar as high school All-Americans and were ranked among the ESPN 100's top prospects. Others will be selected on June 20 whose profile and skills were lesser known, and for a variety of reasons. Let's take an in-depth look at the development of the following five players, who were unranked as high school prospects, and their path to the next level.

Ja Morant, Murray State Racers (6-foot-3, 170 pounds) -- No. 2 in ESPN mock draft (June 10), No.