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BOSTON (AP) — Jared Sullinger had back problems. Fab Melo’s troubles came in the classroom. The Boston Celtics hope the two big men they drafted on Thursday night will help fix some of their issues on the court.

At their best, Sullinger was a productive scorer from the inside and the perimeter for Ohio State and Melo was an outstanding defender who blocked 10 shots in one game last season for Syracuse.

“We think this draft kind of fell perfectly almost for us because we got guys we consider potential starters down the road at the power forward and center position,” Celtics assistant general manager Ryan McDonough said. “By all accounts, they’re good kids and hard workers.”

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NBA draft came and went, and for now the Orlando Magic still have Dwight Howard on the roster.

In his first bite at directing the team’s immediate future, new general manager Rob Hennigan chose two young big men with the Magic’s two picks Thursday night.

Orlando took a pair of four-year players in 6-foot-9 St. Bonaventure forward Andrew Nicholson at No. 19 and 6-10 Kyle O’Quinn out of Norfolk State at No. 49 in the second round.

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It appears that Research In Motion isn’t alone in the struggle. Earlier this month, Nokia released a press release citing that it will ax 10,000 jobs on a global scale by the end of 2013. According to Asymco analyst and founder Horace Dediu, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has a few regrets about some of the company’s recent decisions.

Dediu quoted the Nokia CEO’s words from a Finnish newspaper saying, “The past year and a half have had situations where we might [have done] some things differently if we had known [things were] changing so rapidly, even faster than anyone could have predicted”. (more…)

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Although Hollywood doesn’t exactly have a chummy relationship with China, the nation is hoping it can start changing that by promising revenue deals for studios that opt to be a part of a new government-run streaming movie service. The idea sounds like something most Americans could never even imagine, but it could be a huge thing for those in China.

The new online service, which is to be operated by the state-owned China Movie Channel, has already signed on a content agreement with Paramount Pictures. Movies and TV shows are included. MGM is apparently also interested in providing content. The service is likely to be priced at the equivalent of less than $10 a month, on par with Netflix. China is partnering up with a company called Jiaflix Enterprises.

“This new venture will bring the best that Hollywood has to offer to viewers in China. It represents a great opportunity for Hollywood to increase its exports to China and enhance cultural cooperation between our two nations,” said Jiaflix partner Sid Ganis, who is also a Columbia Pictures chairman. It will launch in the fourth quarter of the year.

[via Reuters]

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With an eye toward the future, the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t pass up Maurice Harkless.

The Sixers selected the St. John’s forward with the 15th pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, temporarily passing up an opportunity to select one of the big men most observers expected them to take.

An hour later, they got that guy.

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