The start of the Las Vegas Summer League has given a pair of former Ohio State players their first tastes of professional action. Rookies Malaki Branham and E.J. Liddell, who were both all-Big Ten players for the Buckeyes last season before declaring early for the draft, have made their unofficial team debuts while participating in summer league action. San Antonio picked Branham in the first round while New Orleans took Liddell with the No. 41 overall pick and the 11th of the second round. New Orleans Pelicans forward E.J. Liddell is evaluated after suffering a knee injury on Monday. They’re not the only Buckeyes in the summer league. After signing a two-way contract with the Indiana Pacers last year, Duane Washington Jr. is playing for their team in Las Vegas for a second straight summer. All teams get four scheduled regular-season games and a fifth that is determined by where…
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