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UCLA’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. drafted No. 18 by Miami Heat in ‘surreal’ moment

Oregon State's Gianni Hunt fouls UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. as they go after a loose ball during the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament on in Las Vegas, on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

After breaking into an amused smile at hearing his name called, indulging a round of family hugs and fitting the hat of his new NBA team snugly onto his head, Jaime Jaquez Jr. took that same hat off and stared at it like he couldn’t believe it was real.

Barely a top-100 prospect out of Camarillo High, he had stayed at UCLA for what felt like a basketball lifetime, rising from bit player to Pac-12 player of the year over the

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