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The Drew League in the heart of Watts is the longest, and most competitive, running summer league in the world, going strong for over 30 years. It's also where NBA stars like Nick Young, Baron Davis, Paul Peirce, Bobby Brown, Gabe Pruitt and many others show up to display their skills.
In this exclusive FanHouse video we visit the league and find out which NBA players have been dunked on and never returned. The Drew, as it's known, is much more than a basketball league; it's the only entertainment for a community that has no bowling alleys, theaters, or arcades.
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Nick Young of the Washington Wizards and Gabe Pruitt of the Boston Celtics are best of friends dating back to their days as college teammates at USC. In fact, they may have even put USC basketball back on the map. In this exclusive video we catch up with the two promising players as they stop by the Roadstar Motorspots mansion party. Find out why Pruitt, who was offered $400 to jump in a three-foot pool, is not happy to see the Lakers in the finals, what Young will look like in 10 years, and how Nick was able to get phone numbers at the event.
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Trevor Ariza is one of six NBA players who have come out of Westchester High School in Los Angeles. In this video, he talks about his days at Westchester, where he won two state titles. We also learn that teammate Kobe Bryant visited the school when Trevor was a student, and talk to longtime coach Ed Azzam.
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In this video we go behind the scenes with the Boston Celtics. Around 1:25 into the video we find out which Celtics' player has two childhood friends on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Well, it looks like it's official: Kevin Garnett will wear Celtic green next year, teaming up with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to form one of the most potent (and definitely the most expensive) trio of players in the entire league. From the Boston Herald:
Garnett is expected to arrive in Boston this afternoon for a physical.
Garnett has agreed to a three-year extension with the Celtics beyond the two remaining on his contract, guaranteeing that he will be a Celtic for the next five years.
That's pretty much the same package everyone was talking about yesterday, except that there are now two first-round picks instead of just one headed to Minnesota. It's far too early to say who actually won this trade (especially considering four of the five players Minnesota received are 24 years or younger) but we do know one thing for sure: Boston's depth took a huge hit.
According to The Boston Herald, both rookies were told by their respective agents that they'd be going to the Pistons in the first round:
"My agent told me I was going there, and when the pick came and I didn't get selected, I was surprised," Pruitt said.
Added Davis: "That's the team I thought I was going to. Yeah, they told me some things, but I guess they did what they had to."
I guess you'd have to call these soft guarantees; as Davis puts it, "they really wanted me and they didn't pick me." But it does make you wonder about the role agents play in getting players' draft night expectations up. We've always heard about the nefarious crew members who make underclassmen overestimate their worth. Once there's an agent involved, there's no turning back from the pro path. That doesn't mean, though, that they also aren't telling prospects what they want to hear.
Half the fun of the NBA Draft is in the draft day suits. FanHouse's own Miss Gossip caught up with none other than the shiny suit man himself, P. Diddy, to dissect some of this year's fashions.
The global bad boy of music, fashion, television, restauranting, and business offers his opinions on a handful of stand-out dressers from the 2007 class.
Miss Gossip: Yi played it safe with a pretty traditional ensemble, but I think he looks sharp. Do you agree?
Puffy: Most definitely. Here's a brother who knows how to dress right ... Yi is rocking a crisp Sean John suit from our latest collection. Sean John suits are all about impeccable tailoring and quality that lasts. Can't stop. Won't stop. Eh eh, eh eh.
The Drew League in the heart of Watts is the longest, and most competitive, running summer league in the world, going strong for over 30 years. It's also where NBA stars like Nick Young, Baron Davis, Paul Peirce, Bobby Brown, Gabe Pruitt and many others show up to display their skills. 
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Half the fun of the NBA Draft is in the draft day suits. FanHouse's own Miss Gossip caught up with none other than the shiny suit man himself, P. Diddy, to dissect some of this year's fashions. 
