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  December 13, 2004 DURHAM — Until 1999, Duke basketball never had lost a player early to the NBA. But when it happened shortly after the Blue Devils, 37-2 on the season, lost to Connecticut in the NCAA title game, it opened the dam wide.

Sophomores Elton Brand and William Avery and freshman Corey Maggette departed, the latter pair without the blessings of coach Mike…


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