Three Jewish basketball players were selected in the NBA draft. The Los Angeles Lakers took UCLA’s Jordan Farmar in the first round, while Israelis Lior Eliyahu and Yotam Halperin were taken in the second round by the Orlando Magic and the Seattle Supersonics, respectively.
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