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Former Orono High School and Wisconsin star Jon Leuer is completing work toward a degree in history and is among 65 college players invited to the NBA scouting combine in Chicago this month. Leuer could be a late first-round pick in June's draft. St. Paul Pioneer Press

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We may have Kansas' Marcus Morris, Tennessee's Tobias Harris and Wisconsin's Jon Leuer too low. A number of GMs I spoke with had Morris in the lottery. "Morris may not blow you away in any one area, but the more we've been breaking him down on Synergy, the more we feel like he's got a real shot to be very good in our league," one GM said. "I don't know how he slips out of the lottery." We had him at No. 18 on our Board. We've moved him up to 13 in our latest rankings. ESPN.com

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Leuer was ranked in the middle of the second round, but I came across a number of scouts who had him firmly in the first. "He's not that far away from Andrea Bargnani and he went No. 1 overall," one scout said. Leuer is up to 32 on our board. ESPN.com

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According to Mahlon Parker, who helps run the PIT in Portsmouth, Va., both Butler and Leuer have accepted invitations to the tournament. "They have both filled out their paper work and returned it,'' Parker said. "I expect both of them to be here.'' Butler, a 6-foot-7 guard-forward for Marquette, and Leuer, a 6-10 forward for Wisconsin, are enjoying banner senior seasons. Butler is averaging a team-high 16 points and 6.2 rebounds. He is shooting .498 from the field, including .498 from 3-point range. Racine Journal-Times

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