Leftovers from the 2010 NBA Draft. …

Former Kansas University point guard Sherron Collins will be joined by Kansas State’s Denis Clemente in the Charlotte Bobcats’ backcourt during NBA summer league action July 5-9 in Orlando, Fla.

Clemente, who like Collins went undrafted, told Kansas City’s NBC Action News he’s accepted an offer to play for former KU coach Larry Brown’s Bobcats. The 6-foot-1 Clemente averaged 16.6 points and 4.2 assists per game last year. Collins, 5-11, went for 15.5 points and 4.5 assists per contest.

The Bobcats have a pair of point guards on the roster in Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin. …

How’s this for a coincidence? Kansas University junior basketball guard C.J. Henry received a signing bonus of $1.6 million from the New York Yankees after being selected 17th overall in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.

His brother, former KU guard Xavier Henry, will be paid $1,683,500 next season after being selected No. 12 overall by the Memphis Grizzlies. …

In all, seven college freshmen, eight sophomores, nine juniors, five seniors and one international player were taken in the first round. Four freshmen, four sophomores, five juniors, 12 seniors and five international players were selected in Round Two. …

The Miami Heat drafted three college seniors: Texas’ Dexter Pittman (No. 32 overall), Mississippi State’s Jarvin Varnado (41) and West Virginia’s Da’Sean Butler (42).

Butler tore his ACL in the Mountaineers’ Final Four loss to Duke.

“The doctor said he’ll probably be ready by the middle of training camp,” Miami Heat president Pat Riley told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “This guy, he’s a Caron Butler-type, a Udonis Haslem. I’ve seen him play a lot, just loved him. I think he’s going to be sort of like the DeJuan Blair of the draft last year.” …

Miami is expected to enter free agency with only KU’s Mario Chalmers and K-State’s Michael Beasley under contract.

“We want to build around him (Beasley) and Mario,” Riley told the Sun Sentinel, “and add those players to the guys we just drafted, and add those guys to the core that we hope the period of free agency will bring us. That’s what it’s about.” …

Beasley is not a popular figure in Miami.

Israel Gutierrez of the Miami Herald writes: “Why in the world would Beasley be in the Heat’s plans when it just doesn’t make sense? This organization has already spent two years beating their heads against the wall when it comes to him, so entering the most crucial offseason in the team’s history you’re already promising a third year of such frustration?” …

Butler sophomore forward Gordon Hayward apparently did not make a positive impression on Utah Jazz fans during the Bulldogs’ Cinderella run to the 2010 NCAA title game.

The Associated Press says Jazz fans, “berated general manager Kevin O’Connor with boos and thumbs-down gestures when he stepped to the podium after a season ticket-holder announced (at a rally) that Hayward was the Jazz pick (at No. 9). And it only got louder when O’Connor suggested the fans should see how Hayward turns out before judging.”

Hayward took the boos in stride.

“I think once they see what kind of worker I am and kind of player I am, hopefully when I get on the court I can change some of their opinions,” he said graciously. …

Former KU guard Kevin Pritchard has been applauded for running the Portland TrailBlazers’ draft Thursday night despite being told earlier in the day that he’d been fired.

“I admire the professionalism he exhibited. He deserves a lot of kudos. He ran the draft,” Minnesota Timberwolves president David Kahn told the Associated Press. “You would have never known from dealing with him on the phone tonight that this is a guy who that happened to. He must be a pretty special guy to be able to withstand that. I admire him greatly.”

It’s been speculated that Pritchard’s firing had nothing to do with job performance, but some kind of personality conflict with the Blazers’ owner. Nobody nationally is calling out Pritchard for taking Greg Oden over Kevin Durant with the No. 1 pick in the 2007 Draft. Oden has been plagued by injury, while Durant has emerged into a star.

“Every general manager in the league would have done the same thing,” ESPN’s Jay Bilas said on draft night, praising Pritchard for his work with a franchise in disarray when he took over as GM four years ago.

Pritchard rebuilt the team and was credited for bringing a higher character brand of player to Portland.

Pritchard, 43, who was with the organization seven years, issued an open letter to the Blazers’ fans.

“None of this is to be taken too seriously. It is just basketball,” Pritchard said in the letter. “And, as strange as it may sound, none of the highlights from the past seven years had to do with anything on the court; it was everything off the court that meant the most to me. The little jibs and jabs with my co-workers and the media or enjoying dinner with great NBA friends and counterparts or talking with a passionate fan in the grocery store. In the end, it’s all about sticking together and helping each other out.”

Pritchard will not be out of work for long.

Remember, just a couple of years ago, Blazer media nicknamed him “Boy Wonder” for his work with the franchise. …

New Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said this to the Chicago Tribune about former KU guard Kirk Hinrich: “I’ve always admired his game because of his versatility and great competitive spirit. He has the ability to play both guard positions and defend three positions. In our 2009 playoff series (when Thiodeau was an assistant with Boston), he guarded Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo. He has great versatility. You can play him with Derrick Rose or even at small forward. That adds a lot to your team.”

Oops … the Bulls traded former the 29-year-old Iowa native to Washington the next day.

Hinrich, by the way, is one of just 22 Bulls to play at least six full seasons with the team. He played for four coaches in seven years: Bill Cartwright, Scott Skiles, Jim Boylan and Vinny Del Negro.

“I love Chicago and I love the organization,” Hinrich told the Tribune in 2008. “When you think about all the guys I got drafted with in 2003, I mean, T.J. Ford is on his third team. I feel fortunate to be able to play for one team. It helps you stay grounded, helps your confidence. But just because I’ve been here five years, tomorrow I could be gone. That’s just the business end of it.” …

Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds became the first AP All-American since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 not to be taken in the draft. Reynolds is expected to play for the Phoenix Suns’ summer league team. KU’s Collins was a 2010 consensus All-American, not an AP All-American. He was voted first-team by the U.S. Basketball Writers and National Assn. of Basketball Coaches and second-team of the AP and Sporting News. …

Draftexpress.com has revealed its first 2011 NBA mock draft. KU freshman guard Josh Selby is the No. 7 pick, followed by junior Marcus Morris (22) and junior Tyshawn Taylor (23). North Carolina freshman Harrison Barnes is the overall No. 1 pick.