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The main thing I took away from last night's summer league game was this: the 76ers are stacked with young talent. We all know about Thaddeus Young, who worked out for the Wizards prior to last summer's draft, but how about Jason Smith and rookie big man Marreese Speights? Very impressive. As for the Wiz, rookie JaVale McGee had his moments including that spectacular first half play when he drove, missed a runner off...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. [link]

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