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Battle

Both Battle and Brown agreed to Exhibit 10 contracts with the Wolves back in June, but neither was officially signed until a few days ago. Each player will likely head to the G-League.

Although hoping to land in the second round, Battle was not drafted Thursday night. The former Syracuse guard averaged 17.2 points per game in his junior year. He will likely spend most of the 2019-20 campaign in the G League.

Battle suffered the injury during Syracuse’s regular season finale at Clemson. A third-team All-ACC selection, the junior guard is projected to be a mid- to late-second round draft pick in this summer’s NBA draft should be forego his final season of eligibility. Should Syracuse win and Battle is healthy enough to play, he would have the opportunity to face Duke (and its elite draft prospects) for a third time this season on Thursday. ESPN.com’s Jonathan Givony has Battle being selected by New Orleans with the 57th overall pick in his most recent mock draft.

Battle (6'6/205) went through the pre-draft process last spring, ultimately deciding to return to school for another season. The junior guard led the Orange in scoring with an average of 17.2 points per game, and he’s been used at all three perimeter positions. Battle played the majority of Syracuse’s final game, an NCAA tournament loss to Baylor, at the point as starter Frank Howard was suspended. Battle is projected to go anywhere from late-second round to undrafted, so he has some work to do this spring in order to ensure that his name is called in late June.