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Pistons take Stanley Johnson of Arizona with No. 8 pick (The Associated Press)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- As the NBA draft approached, it became clear to Stan Van Gundy that he might end up taking Arizona's Stanley Johnson with the eighth pick.

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So he was blunt with Sean Miller, Johnson's college coach.