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A Final Look At Where Malaki Branham And E.J. Liddell Are Expected to Land on Draft Night

A major career milestone for Malaki Branham and E.J. Liddell is set to transpire in a mere matter of hours.

Both Buckeye stars are on the verge of being drafted to the NBA, a lifelong goal for each amid their respective basketball journeys, and the highest level of the sport awaits thereafter. Although both are widely pegged as first-round selections on Thursday, just for both to be drafted at all would mark a historic night for the Ohio State basketball program. Not since 2007, when Greg Oden (No. 1 overall), Mike Conley (No. 4) and Daequan Cook (No.