21.   The eighth pick, one later than Wright, was budding star Kerry Kittles.

22.   The Knicks faced a Cavaliers team without its budding star, center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who is out for the season.

23.   The Pirates have budding stars at several positions.

24.   The sudden dearth of opponents says a lot about Hulshof, touted as a budding GOP star.

25.   The Scarlet Knights play tough defense and they have two budding stars in the freshmen Dahntay Jones and Rashod Kent.

26.   The two budding stars played together on several club teams and met at the airport last Sunday night for the long haul to Melbourne, through Los Angeles.

27.   They have the youngest defense in the league and a second-year quarterback, Jake Plummer, who is considered a budding star.

28.   A decade ago, Gordon was a budding star in American racing.

29.   Aging point guard Mookie Blaylock was traded to Golden State for budding star Jason Terry.

30.   Atlanta acquired budding star Jason Terry for aging point guard Mookie Blaylock.