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Kings' pick Willie Cauley-Stein rocks custom gold medallion at NBA draft

Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein sported a customized medallion with his three initials interlocked in gold lettering Thursday night at the 2015 NBA draft

Kentucky's Willie Cauley-Stein sported a customized medallion with his three initials interlocked in gold lettering Thursday night at the 2015 NBA draft.

Speaking to the importance of building one's "brand," Cauley-Stein said that he designed the logo personally and made several of the medallions with his friends. 

The Sacramento Kings took Cauley-Stein with the No. 6 pick in the NBA draft. He became the 17th Kentucky player since 2010 to be selected in the first round of the draft.

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Check out the personalized hardware below, courtesy of SI.com's Luke Winn. 

- Will Green

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