Illinois Fighting Illini 30 for 30: My Favorite Illinois Men's Basketball Players of My Fandom, Fantasy Draft First Round

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For fun, I am going to draft six teams from my list of my 30 favorite Illinois men's basketball players of all-time. 

Here are the list and draft stipulations/order. 

Let's begin the first round! 

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First Round, Overall Pick #1: 

Team Henson Selects Deron Williams. 

Henson's Thoughts: "There is no player I'd rather have with the ball in his hands late in the game than Deron. He is the complete package at the point guard position, a selfless distributor who defends and has a killer instinct to take over when necessary." 

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First Round, Overall Pick #2: 

Team Kruger Selects Dee Brown.  

Kruger's Thoughts: "Dee will not only be the face of my team but the model of hard work, tenacity and passion. Dee leads by actions and words, making my team one that all Illinois fans will get behind." 

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First Round, Overall Pick #3: 

Team Self Selects Keaton Wagler. 

Self's Thoughts: "Somehow I let Keaton get out of the state of Kansas when he was in high school. That was not going to happen this time. Keaton is an unflappable point guard, mature beyond his years, with no moment too big for his game. He is who I was targeting all along."

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First Round, Overall Pick #4: 

Team Weber Selects Luther Head.

Weber's Thoughts: "No one got more out of Luther than me. Luther is going to set our culture as a defensive-minded team, first and foremost. My best teams are ones that outwork the opponent. Luther is going to lead a team of junkyard dogs on the defensive end. He will thrive as a shooter and driver in our motion offense." 

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First Round, Overall Pick #5:

Team Groce Selects Terrence Shannon. 

Groce's Thoughts: "At Ohio, I had great success with a lefty who could handle the ball in D.J. Cooper. Now I've got my lefty star at Illinois in Terrence Shannon Jr. Terrence is unstoppable going downhill. I expect him to score more than 20 points per game on my team. I couldn't pass up on Terrence's athleticism." 

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First Round, Overall Pick #6: 

Team Underwood Selects Frank Williams. 

Underwood's Thoughts: "Frank is the most talented player in this draft. We had him #1 on our draft board. He is ELITE in all areas of the game. He will thrive in our pick-and-roll offense. Tyler is already salivating about how we can space the floor to let Frank get downhill and feed our open shooters." 

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