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Askia Booker bucks odds to chase NBA dream

Askia Booker has seen the mock drafts.

As much as he tries to avoid them, he knows that it's pretty close to unanimous that he's not projected as an NBA draft pick.

Forget the lottery and first round. The former Colorado Buffalo isn't projected by many — if any — to be among the 60 players selected on June 25.

"That's (ticked) me off. That's just what it is," Booker said last month after a workout in Denver with the Nuggets. "That's going to drive me more than it drives anyone else. That's like burning in my stomach almost.