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Watch: Hollis-Jefferson surprises his mom with new house

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson was the first-round draft pick of the Brooklyn Nets after two seasons at Arizona.

When he was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson secured the money he's earned as one of basketball's very best. But the money was only a means to making dreams come true for Hollis-Jefferson, who quickly flipped his hard-earned cash into security for his mother.

Hollis-Jefferson, who grew up in Pennsylvania, says his dream has always been to buy his mother a new house. Well, now he's done that. And to make things even more special, he gave it to her on her birthday.