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Anthony Browns rookie season ended with him sitting courtside in Los Angeles, watching his idol Kobe Bryant end his stellar Lakers career with a dazzling 60-point effort.Brown got many lessons from Bryant last season.Now he has a chance to put those tutorials to use.The 6-foot-7 forward was the No. 1 overall pick Sunday in the NBA Development League draft, by the Erie BayHawks, an Orlando Magic affiliate. Brown was a second-round selection of the Lakers in 2015, appeared in 29 games, and started 11 in the NBA last season. He will head to Pennsylvania on Monday for training camp and what he called a fresh start.The biggest thing that I took away from my time with Kobe was just the preparation that he came with to every game, Brown said. Every game that he played, his preparation was so detailed and so focused. The game is just the result of everything youve already worked on.Brown was the last player cut by the Lakers out of training camp this fall. He was one of two first-round selections Sunday with past NBA experience, joining Travis Leslie -- who appeared in 10 games with the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2011-12 season. Leslie was picked No. 4 overall by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Indianas D-League club.Youre playing NBA rules with an NBA ball, Brown said. I think that playing in the D-League and honing your craft there, its definitely translatable if youre able to get to the NBA level. Theres definitely talent in the league.A trio of famous sons were among the 105 selections.Keith Hornsby, the son of Grammy-winning musician Bruce Hornsby, was the ninth overall pick by the Texas Legends, a Dallas affiliate.?Keith Hornsby played college ball at LSU.Benito Santiago Jr. -- a 27-year-old who also was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2010 and whose father spent two decades in the major leagues -- went 38th overall, to the Delaware 76ers.Ralph Sampson III, whose father was the No. 1 pick in the 1983 NBA draft, went in the fifth round to the Northern Arizona Suns. He was the 86th overall pick, and has been in the D-League for the past two seasons.Other picks of note:-- Shannon Brown, a two-time NBA champion with the Lakers who has spent time with eight NBA clubs already, was selected in the second round by the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Drive, the Detroit Pistons affiliate. He is familiar with the state, having played his college ball at Michigan State. 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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Nothing like a matchup against a last-place team to regroup from a loss.So consider this good timing for the Minnesota Vikings.The NFC North leaders will try to get back to winning when they meet the returning Jay Cutler and last-place Chicago Bears on Monday night.Minnesota (5-1) had played well enough to overcome its flaws until a post-bye trip to Philadelphia last week.Sam Bradford was sacked six times against his former team playing behind a struggling offensive line, and the Vikings became the last team in the NFL to lose a game this season, falling 21-10 .Im anxious to see the determination this team has going forward, coach Mike Zimmer said. You never know, every team is different, but I think I have a pretty good feeling with these players, and typically, with this football team.If the Vikings need a lift, Chicago (1-6) could be the team to provide it.After all, the Bears are off to their worst start since they dropped seven of their first eight in 2000.Chicago is one of four teams with one or zero wins and comes into this game averaging a league-low 15.9 points. The Bears at least will have Cutler after he missed five games because of a sprained right thumb.But his future in Chicago appears up in the air after coach John Fox publicly wavered in his commitment to him as the starting quarterback.The Bears had no choice but to go with Cutler after he got medical clearance over the weekend, since Brian Hoyer broke his left arm in Thursdays 26-10 loss at Green Bay . He faces a tough assignment in his first game back going against the leagues No. 1 defense.It will be the lone game for Chicago in a 23-day span, with a bye next week.Obviously you have to have success in your division to be successful and thats our goal, coach John Fox said. At some point well get there, hopefully sooner rather later.Here are some things to look for as the Vikings try to bounce back against the Bears:COVERAGE VS. CUTLER: Cutler is 8-5 with 26 touchdown passes in 13 starts against the Vikings, the most victories he has against any team, but he has also thrown 14 interceptions. Hell face a defense that has been one of the toughest to pass against in the NFL, holding opponents to a league-low 63.7 passer rating. The Vikings are also the best in the NFL against the deep ball, limiting foes to 5-for-22 passing on throws traveling 20-plus yards with four interceptions and a paltry 14.dddddddddddd6 rating.We see one guy get one, we all want to get one, cornerback Trae Waynes said.Strong safety Andrew Sendejo, who has four takeaways, sprained his ankle last week at Philadelphia, putting his availability in question.HOLDING THE LINE: The Vikings have been patching together their offensive line, with both starting tackles on injured reserve. Mike Harris, the starting right guard who has also started at tackle throughout his career, has been unable to play because of an unspecified illness. The group struggled badly with pass protection against the Eagles.The Bears could be short-handed on the offensive line, after left guard Josh Sitton (ankle) sat out last weeks game and right guard Kyle Long left because of a pectoral muscle strain.CATCHING ON: Cutlers return could mean bigger numbers for Alshon Jeffery -- and maybe even a touchdown.Jeffery averaged 100.5 yards receiving with Cutler starting the first two games. In the five with Hoyer, who is less likely to look downfield, he averaged 63.8 yards.As for scoring a touchdown, Jeffery still doesnt have one this season. He finished with four in nine games last season and has never gone this long without a TD.Weve just got to find ways to get him the ball and capitalize on some of these big plays that weve had, and we will, Cutler said. Its a matter of time.RUNNING ROOM: The run blocking wasnt bad at Philadelphia, and the Vikings have been getting by without All-Pro Adrian Peterson with a group, including Jerick McKinnon and Matt Asiata. Ronnie Hillman, a member of Denvers Super Bowl-winning team last season, saw his first action against the Eagles. McKinnon scored his first career touchdown last December in Minnesotas victory at home over Chicago.PROMISING PERFORMANCE: While its been hard to find positives for the Bears, rookie outside linebacker Leonard Floyd was a bright spot last week. The No. 9 overall draft pick had two sacks, including a fumble recovery in the end zone.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '