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Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, the first draft pick by the New Jersey Nets, holds up his new uniform during a press luncheon at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., Aug. 20, 1986. The Syracuse University star signed with the Nets Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)

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