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Magic pick Sabonis 11th, trade him

Domantas Sabonis steps up to the stage after being selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 23, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Former Gonzaga Bulldog Domantas Sabonis became the second highest draft pick in program history when the Orlando Magic made the talented forward the 11th pick in Thursday’s NBA draft.

Sabonis embraced family members, including Hall of Fame father Arvydas Sabonis, and Gonzaga coach Mark Few in the green room before posing for pictures with commissioner Adam Silver on stage at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Sabonis wasn’t with the Magic for long. Minutes after his selection was announced, Sabonis, Victor Oladipo and Ersan Ilyasova were traded to Oklahoma City for Serge Ibaka as part of a deal that included Serge Ibaka going to Orlando.

Sabonis is second highest on GU’s draft list behind Adam Morrison, taken third by Charlotte in 2006. Gonzaga has produced six first-round picks: Sabonis, Kelly Olynyk (13th in 2013), Austin Daye (15th in 2009), Morrison, Dan Dickau (28th in 2002) and John Stockton (16th in 1984)/Jim Meehan, SR. More here (subscription required)

Question: How well do you think Sabonis will do in the NBA?

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