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With the second pick in the second round late Thursday night, Penn State point guard Jalen Pickett was selected by the Denver Nuggets, the recent NBA champions.
Denver traded up earlier this week with the Indiana Pacers to acquire the 32nd pick.
The general manager of the Nuggets is Calvin Booth, who played for Penn State in the late 1990s.
Teammate Seth Lundy was taken by the Atlanta Hawks with the 46th pick.
It is the first time ever in program history that the Nittany Lions have had two players picked in one draft.