The advice from grandma has served Malaki Branham well. As Branham was a rising prep star at Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, his grandmother, Luzon, would remind him of his inner potential with a simple phrase. “Do U,” she would tell him. For years, he has. It led him to championships at the high school level, accolades at Ohio State and, now, a full commitment to making his dreams come true. At a press conference Wednesday afternoon inside the Buckeyes’ practice gym, Branham officially announced that he will be headed to the NBA and not returning for his sophomore season. “Being a first-round pick, that was the biggest feedback I needed,” Branham said. Branham is the first one-and-done player of the Chris Holtmann era and Ohio State’s first since D’Angelo Russell in 2015. He is the second player from last year’s team to declare for the draft, joining third-year forward E.J.…
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