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Every year, the NBA tips its hand as to who it believes are the top 14 or 15 prospects in the draft with its annual "green room" invitations. These players are invited by the league to sit in a special room with their families and agent on draft night. When their names are called, they leave the room and go up on stage to shake commissioner David Stern's hand. This year's invitees to the June 23 draft: Kyrie Irving (Duke); Derrick Williams (Arizona); Enes Kanter (Turkey); Brandon Knight (Kentucky); Kemba Walker (UConn); Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania); Jan Vesely (Czech Republic); Kawhi Leonard (San Diego St.); Chris Singleton (Florida St.); Klay Thompson (Washington St.); Tristan Thompson (Texas); Jimmer Fredette (BYU); Marcus Morris (Kansas); and Alec Burks (Colorado). A 15th name has been added -- Markieff Morris of Kansas. Markieff is Marcus Morris' twin and also widely considered to be a top 20 draft pick. ESPN.com

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Yes, two players might have faced each other with eight other guys on the floor, but what about seeing two different sets of skills going against the other? Knight isn't to blame for the decision. Any 19-year-old prospect would be wise to listen to his agents, but strategies like that can raise questions about a player's competitiveness—a charge Knight addressed directly. "My main thing right now is just listening to what my camp says," he said. "And the best thing I can do, they said, is just work out by myself. I'm a competitor. I won't mind working out against anybody. Kentucky played against the best of the best all the time. You don't go to Kentucky not to do that. You don't go to Kentucky to go behind John Wall if you're not a competitor." HoopsWorld

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Brian T. Smith: Brandon Knight said he'll work out against Kyrie Irving. Twitter

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Steve Luhm: Media attendance for Brandon Knight workout with the Jazz is down about 60-70 percent from yesterday. Yes, Jimmer has left the building. Twitter

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I'm hearing the Utah Jazz really like Brandon Knight but aren't sure if they want him at No. 3 or to trade down. The interest may not be mutual from Brandon Knight, but he will reportedly be in Utah on Thursday for a private workout. We'll see how Knight and the Jazz feel about each other after that. Even though the Jazz like Knight, they still might draft Enes Kanter as the best player available and look to trade. The Hoops Report

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The Jazz are actively looking for a trade partner at No. 4, No. 5 or No. 6. The problem is that those teams aren't sure Kanter will be gone before then if the Jazz pass on him. A Wizards trade makes sense with the Jazz, but the Wizards think Kanter may slip to them and they'd still be happy with a few other guys. It's not that Brandon Knight doesn't want to play for the Jazz. Knight just isn't convinced yet that the Jazz are the best fit for him. The Hoops Report

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I've been told the Cavs will likely take Kanter if Knight indeed goes to Utah (as opposed to Kanter), but sources say Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas is also in the mix. SI.com

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Ryan Feldman: Brandon Knight was expected to work out for the Sacramento Kings against Isaiah Thomas but he refused to, so he worked out by himself. Twitter

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While it remains likely that Cleveland will take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving at the top spot and (insert team name here, since Minnesota continues to spread the word that it would like to move down) will take Arizona's Derrick Williams at No. 2, sources say the Kentucky point guard could be risking his chance to go third overall to Utah by refusing to work out against competition. Knight has an open invitation to join Connecticut's Kemba Walker, BYU's Jimmer Fredette and UCLA's Malcolm Lee in a June 15 workout with the Jazz, but sources close to both sides said he has yet to decide whether to take part. SI.com

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While it remains likely that Cleveland will take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving at the top spot and (insert team name here, since Minnesota continues to spread the word that it would like to move down) will take Arizona's Derrick Williams at No. 2, sources say the Kentucky point guard could be risking his chance to go third overall to Utah by refusing to work out against competition. Knight has an open invitation to join Connecticut's Kemba Walker, BYU's Jimmer Fredette and UCLA's Malcolm Lee in a June 15 workout with the Jazz, but sources close to both sides said he has yet to decide whether to take part. SI.com

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What's more, there are rumblings that Utah is less than thrilled at the notion that Knight would even consider dictating the terms with the No. 3 pick (although Turkish center Enes Kanter already did just that in his Jazz workout in Chicago in which Toronto also took part). It's unclear whether the Jazz would take a hard-line stance and refuse to take Knight unless he worked out against other top-line competitors, but that appears to be a possibility. SI.com

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I attended Knight's workout in Sacramento on June 2 and walked away convinced that Knight saw the Kings as his so-called first-round floor at No. 7. The problem there, predictably, is that the one-on-none approach wasn't well received by the Kings' brass either. As if separating the talent in this crop wasn't tough enough, Knight's tactic appears to have thrown a subtle wildcard into the process. SI.com

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Former Brigham Young guard Jimmer Fredette is scheduled to work out next Wednesday with the Jazz, and he has every intention of sticking to the date. But Fredette is willing to change his plans to accommodate the schedules of Kemba Walker (Connecticut) and Brandon Knight (Kentucky). And whether the two highly touted 2011 NBA Draft prospects will face off against Fredette in Salt Lake City remains to be seen. With his draft stock rising, Fredette wants to work out against Walker and Knight to prove that he can compete with the point guards, who are expected to be taken early during the first round. Salt Lake Tribune

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Derrick Williams' camp is doing its best to cast doubt on the Cavs' coronation of Irving as the No. 1 pick. But with two weeks to go, all signs still point to Cleveland selecting Irving first. Williams is still in the picture here in part because the Cavs feel they could get a very good point guard (either Brandon Knight or Kemba Walker) at No. 4. But sources say it's Irving's to lose. ESPN.com

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Brian T. Smith: Keep hearing question marks about Knight, Kanter, Walker. Constant praise about Vesely, though. "He's the real deal." Twitter

Draft, Enes Kanter, Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight 

Williams is still in the picture here in part because the Cavs feel they could get a very good point guard (either Brandon Knight or Kemba Walker) at No. 4. But sources say it's Irving's to lose. ESPN.com

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Former BYU guard Jimmer Fredette and ex-Connecticut guard Kemba Walker are scheduled to work out June 15 for the Jazz, a league source said Monday. The duo could be joined by former Kentucky guard Brandon Knight. Salt Lake Tribune

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Two highly-touted point guards are scheduled to be among the first players to work out for the Raptors in Toronto: Brandon Knight of Kentucky and Connecticut’s Kemba Walker. However, they are scheduled to work out in separate sessions instead of against each other, as agents and advisers are loathe to put their kids up against competition lest they be exposed and fall down the draft ladder. Toronto Star

Toronto Raptors, Draft, Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight 

“That’s just the way it is right now,” said Eversley. “I think the kids would work out against anybody, I don’t know if they’re making all the calls.” Toronto Star

Toronto Raptors, Draft, Kemba Walker, Brandon Knight 

Chad Ford: So ... both Kemba & Brandon Knight in Toronto tomorrow ... however Knight's camp asking for separate workouts. Twitter

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