Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson has seen a rapid ascension through college basketball, thriving with two-way versatility and feel, packed within a bulky, 6-

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Any team with a remote chance of obtaining a high NBA Draft pick — which, given the way the draft lottery works, the several months left in the NBA season and the possibility of trades, could be just about any team — would do well to have its scouting department represented in Lawrence on Saturday

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