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A young draft

NEW YORK -- Kosta Koufos was the ninth freshman taken in tonight's first round, a new NBA record. Koufos went No. 23 to Utah. A list of the freshmen: 1. Derrick Rose (Chicago), 2. Michael Beasley (Miami), 3. O.J. Mayo (Minnesota)

    by Matt Gelb
    Published 

NEW YORK -- Kosta Koufos was the ninth freshman taken in tonight's first round, a new NBA record.

Koufos went No. 23 to Utah.

A list of the freshmen:

1. Derrick Rose (Chicago), 2. Michael Beasley (Miami), 3. O.J. Mayo (Minnesota), 5. Kevin Love (Memphis), 7. Eric Gordon (Los Angeles Clippers), 11. Jerryd Bayless (Indiana), 14. Anthony Randolph (Golden State), 19. J.J. Hickson (Cleveland), 23. Kosta Koufos (Utah).