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He didn’t hear his name called in the NBA Draft, but the legend of DJ Burns will continue. NC State’s smiling star will play for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ summer league squad, according to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor. Burns, a 6-foot-9, 275-pound center, averaged 12.9 points and 4.0 rebounds for the Wolfpack this season. He was a key piece of the Pack’s Final Four run, including a 29-point effort in the Elite Eight win over Duke. Since he left NC State after the Pack’s loss to Purdue in Phoenix, Burns lost 45 pounds in six weeks during his predraft workouts. He had multiple workouts with variou…

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