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Maccabi Tel Aviv forward Omri Casspi, right, poses with Maccabi Chairman Shimon Mizrahi, after a press conference following news on Thursday night of Casspi's selection in the NBA draft in Tel Aviv, Friday, June 26, 2009. The news of Israeli basketball player Casspi's selection in the NBA draft set off a major celebration in his home country. Casspi, a 6-foot-9, 20-year-old forward with Maccabi Tel Aviv, was taken by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd pick in draft on Thursday night. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod)