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Auburn’s Jabari Smith, Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Duke’s Paolo Banchero are expected go 1-2-3 in some order in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Purdue’s Jaden Ivey seems a good bet at No. 4 and maybe Iowa’s Keegan Murray at No. 5. After that? The drafts becomes a more unpredictable through No. 20 and even murkier after that. It’s why there is belief that teams are looking to trade down instead of moving up. They might be able to get the player they want later in the draft and get an asset from another team in a deal. A couple of other items of note headed into the draft: Oklahoma City has two first-round picks (Nos. 2, 12) and one early in the second round (No. 34).