Images: Kaminsky, Okafor selected in 2015 NBA draft
See players with ties to Chicago and the suburbs selected in the 2015 NBA draft. Former Benet Academy and Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky was selected 9th by the Charlotte Hornets and former Whitney Young and Duke star Jahlil Okafor was selected 3rd by the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls selected Arkansas' Bobby Portis with a 22nd pick.
Whitney Young's Jahlil Okafor dunks the ball against Benet Academy in the 2014 IHSA Class 4A state third place game at Carver Arena in Peoria.
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Wisconsin basketball star Frank Kaminsky hugs his high school coach Gene Heidkamp as he returns to Benet Academy as he was honored in April 2015.
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Jahlil Okafor, right, is greeted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver greets Frank Kaminsky after Kaminsky was selected ninth overall by the Charlotte Hornets during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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Jahlil Okafor hugs friends and family after being selected third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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In this March 13, 2015, file photo, Duke's Jahlil Okafor (15) dunks against Notre Dame during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C.
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In this April 4, 2015, file photo, Kentucky's Karl-Anthony Towns (12) drives to the basket past Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky (44) during the first half of the NCAA Final Four national semifinal college basketball game in Indianapolis. Towns was the top pick by Minnesota Thursday night in the NBA draft. Kaminsky, a graduate of Benet Academy, was selected 9th by the Charlotte Hornets
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Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky dunks against Bowling Green during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Madison, Wis. Kaminsky set school single-game record 43 points in Wisconsin's 103-85 win. Kaminsky was selected 9th in the 2015 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
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Frank Kaminsky of Benet,left, goes up for a rebound during a 2010 Class 4A Neuqua Valley sectional final against Glenbard East. Kaminsky was selected 9th in the 2015 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
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Arkansas forward Bobby Portis (10) drives the lane around North Carolina forward Isaiah Hicks (22) during the second half of an NCAA tournament third round basketball game Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Bulls selected Arkansas' Bobby Portis with a 22nd pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
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Kentucky center Dakari Johnson (44) shoots against Arkansas forward Bobby Portis (10) during the second half of the NCAA college basketball Southeastern Conference tournament championship game, Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 78-63. The Bulls selected Arkansas' Bobby Portis with a 22nd pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
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Bobby Portis, right, hugs family and friends after being selected 22nd overall by the Chicago Bulls during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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Bobby Portis, right, hugs NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 22nd overall by the Chicago Bulls during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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Bobby Portis, right, poses for photos with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 22nd overall by the Chicago Bulls during the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
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