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Cavaliers take UNLVs Bennett with No. 1 overall pick in draft
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UNLVs Anthony Bennett dunks the ball against Chicago State in the first half during an NCAA basketball game in Las Vegas in January. - photo by AP File Photo
NEW YORK — Anthony Bennett became the first Canadian No. 1 overall pick, and Nerlens Noel tumbled out of the top five and right into a trade in a surprising start to an unsettled NBA draft.One of the favorites to be taken first Thursday night, Noel fell to No. 6, where the New Orleans Pelicans took him and then dealt his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package headlined by All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, according to a person familiar with the details.The Cleveland Cavaliers started things by passing on centers Noel and Alex Len, who went to Phoenix at No.