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ASU forward Carrick Felix selected by Cleveland Cavaliers with No. 33 overall pick

Jun 28, 2013, 3:07 AM | Updated: 1:30 pm

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What a difference a year makes.

Heading into his senior season at ASU, Carrick Felix’s chances of playing in the NBA were slim to none.

But after a stellar final season in Tempe — led the Pac-12 in double-doubles, made the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and First Team All-Pac-12 Academic Team — the Goodyear native was able to realize his dream Thursday night at the 2013 NBA Draft.

Felix, who averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game during the 2012-13 campaign, was selected with the No. 33 overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The 6-foot-6 forward was the first Sun Devil to be drafted since Jeff Pendergraph (Sacramento Kings, 2009).

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