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Beginning on Friday, the Celtics will host up to 12 draft prospects for workouts over two days, NBA sources said. Six are point guards, a position where the Celtics could use some help: Shane Larkin of Miami, Phil Pressey of Missouri, Pierre Jackson of Baylor, Peyton Siva of Louisville, Erick Green of Virginia Tech, and Myck Kabongo of Texas. Centers Jeff Withey of Kansas, Steven Adams of Pittsburgh, Colton Iverson of Colorado State, and Greg Echenique of Creighton are also scheduled to attend. The Celtics have the No. 16 pick in the first round on June 27. They do not have a second-round selection Boston Globe

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The Magic interviewed a total of 18 players over three days, and the group also included Pittsburgh center Steven Adams, Texas point guard Myck Kabongo, Lehigh point guard C.J. McCollum, Gonzaga center Kelly Olynyk, Colorado forward Andre Roberson and South Dakota State point guard Nate Wolters. Orlando Sentinel

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With their second-string point guard slated to become a free agent and their third-string point guard possessing an unguaranteed contract, Orlando Magic officials already have met with some potential backcourt replacements during the 2013 NBA Draft Combine. C.J. McCollum, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Lehigh, and Myck Kabongo, a 6-foot-2 point guard from the University of Texas, said they met individually with Magic officials Wednesday night. Orlando Sentinel

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"Utah does need a point guard. Everyone's aware of that," Texas guard Myck Kabongo said. "I'm just privileged to be here. I was excited to come out here to Utah." Deseret News

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In preparation for the 2013 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz will hold pre-draft workouts on Saturday, May 11 at the team’s practice facility, Zions Bank Basketball Center. Six players will work out for the Jazz basketball staff: James Ennis, Jamelle Hagins, Colton Iverson, Myck Kabongo, Mike Snaer and Nate Wolters. NBA.com

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Chris Broussard: Texas' Myck Kabongo signs w/Rich Paul's Klutch Sports, sources say. Kabongo - 14p, 5a, 5r - seen as 1R pick, range is late lotto to early 2R Twitter

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Texas sophomore guard Myck Kabongo, who missed 23 games this season while under an NCAA suspension, will forgo his final two seasons of eligibility and enter the NBA draft. The Longhorns made the announcement in a statement Friday. ESPN.com

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Texas sophomore point guard Myck Kabongo declined to say Thursday whether he’s decided to enter the NBA draft, but said he expects to make an announcement “sooner rather than later.” A UT source said Kabongo could publicly reveal his intentions as early as Friday. Speaking to reporters before the Longhorns’ season-ending basketball banquet, Kabongo said he’s been attending classes, but that he’d also requested a draft evaluation from the NBA, which underclassmen are allowed to do. The deadline to enter the draft is April 28. San Antonio Express-News

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Diego (Montreal) What about Myck Kabongo as a sleeper? Would be a potential lottery pick if he had played the whole season? Chad Ford (1:43 PM) Some scouts still believe Kabongo may sneak into the lottery. He's going to need great workouts, but they loved him in high school and think the Texas system was a poor one for his skills. ESPN.com

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Arthur (Arizona) Would the Jazz draft Trey Burke is he was available? Would they draft Cauley-Stein as a 3rd big? Chad Ford (1:23 PM) I have the Jazz taking Burke at No. 14 in our Lottery Mock Draft Machine. Not totally sure he'll be there, but if he is, seems like a good fit. PG is a priority for them. Michael Carter-Williams is a possibility for them if he slides. I hear they also like Myck Kabongo and Lorenzo Brown a bit. Ditto for Nate Wolters. But 14 might be a little high for all of those guys. ESPN.com

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Kabongo can make up ground in pre-draft workouts that can dramatically alter a draft standing, in another sign of how much scouts and executives value entire seasons of college ball, but for now there is doubt whether he can even break out from the NCAA pack, let alone the NBA. “I don’t know if he’s shown people enough,” one front-office veteran said. “I really don’t.” NBA.com

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Mike Finger: Have been requesting an interview with Myck Kabongo for months, to no avail. He released an uninteresting two-paragraph "statement" today. Twitter @mikefinger

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Ken Berger: Kabongo's relationship with Paul, who also represents LeBron James, is at the center of the NCAA probe over alleged improper benefits. Twitter @KBergCBS

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Ken Berger: Paul was working for mega-agency CAA when he became involved with Kabongo. Paul recently split with CAA, and James left with him. Twitter @KBergCBS

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Liz Mullen: Fred Nance, attorney for NBA player agent Rich Paul has issued a statement regarding NCAA investigation & Myck Kabungo. Will Tweet it. Twitter @SBJLizMullen

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Liz Mullen: Fred Nance: "We believe that this ruling by the NCAA completely exonerates the notion of any wrongdoing by my client Rich Paul" (more) Twitter @SBJLizMullen

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Texas sophomore Myck Kabongo has been hit with a 23-game suspension by the NCAA for accepting impermissible benefits and providing false statements during two separate internal meetings with university officials. The NCAA announced the decision Friday, two days after Yahoo! Sports reported Kabongo wasn't honest regarding how he paid for a trip to Cleveland this past summer and would be hit with a season-long suspension. The Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement modified the decision after hearing the university's appeal Thursday. CBSSports.com

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Myck Kabongo’s season-long NCAA ban is under expedited appeal. A source familiar with the University of Texas point guard told Yahoo! Sports that Texas appealed the NCAA's season-long ban on Thursday. Texas officials had a dialogue with the NCAA's eligibility committee on Thursday as part of the appeal. The school and player are now awaiting the outcome of that appeal, which could come as soon as Friday. The Longhorns have sought to have the star point guard immediately reinstated, but Texas could also achieve a reduction in Kabongo's suspension. Yahoo! Sports

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Sources with ties to the Texas basketball program told Yahoo! Sports that Kabongo was suspended for the remainder of the season on Wednesday. The suspension stemmed from inaccuracies in his interviews during an NCAA probe into Kabongo’s relationship with an agent and an alleged predraft workout in Cleveland last May. Yahoo! Sports

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Texas guard Myck Kabongo will be suspended by the NCAA for the rest of the season, Yahoo! Sports has learned. As the NCAA investigated Kabongo's amateur status over the past several months, Texas held Kabongo out of the lineup. The NCAA's investigation has centered around whether Kabongo, a one-time potential NBA first-round draft pick, received impermissible benefits from agent Rich Paul, who represents NBA superstar LeBron James and two former Texas Longhorns players: Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson and San Antonio Spurs guard Cory Joseph. Yahoo! Sports

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