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Sixers take guard Fultz with top pick of NBA Draft

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Philadelphia 76ers selected University of Washington guard Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday, bolstering the team's young core by adding the 19-year-old playmaker. The 76ers went all out to get their man, trading their third overall pick plus a future first round pick to the Boston Celtics to secure the Maryland native. (Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Frank Pingue)