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TORONTO - When Matt Black was a 16-year-old playing in the Ontario Varsity Football League, younger brother Eric was the teams water boy. Thats as close as the Blacks — separated by six years — have come to playing together, until now. The Toronto Argonauts selected Eric with the 38th overall pick in Tuesday nights CFL draft, six years after they drafted Matt — the latest and most exciting chapter in the siblings story. "It was crazy. Its hard to talk about it," Eric said Wednesday. "Its something Ive been working for and dreaming about since I watched my brother do it. And to get drafted to any team, let alone my hometown, with my brother, its just a team come true." Eric, 23, and 29-year-old Matt met with the media at the Argonauts downtown office on Wednesday, their first duty together as teammates. Matt helped Eric thread a television mic down his shirt, joking "He cant even dress himself." The brothers were following the draft together their parents Toronto home when Erics name came up alongside the Argos. Their mom Marlane cried. Dad Donovan said: "Its time to get to work." "I leapt up. . . Im staying home, Im staying home," Eric said. The brothers, who both attended Torontos Northern Secondary School, grew up playing numerous sports — baseball, soccer, rugby, track and field. They took different paths to the CFL. Matt, a 5-10 safety who was taken 45th overall by the Argos in 2008, played college ball at Saginaw Valley State. Eric, a defensive back whos a couple inches taller than his older brother, played in the CIS at St. Marys University. But Matt has been instrumental in Erics development, the younger brother said. "Id watch him do everything and try to emulate him, and hes set a good path for me," Eric said. "To have my older brother, whos been teaching me how to handle myself in life and on the field, be on the same team as me, its great." Matt wiped away a tear as Eric spoke to reporters. "Ive always wanted to have that opportunity (to play together)," Matt said. "He was always just a year away from playing with me or two years away from playing with me. So its always been close but no cigar. Now the fact that were going to get to suit up for the Argos, I think the only person happier than me is my mom. Its an awesome dream come true. "Hes worked so hard for this opportunity, hes done everything he needed to do and thats what makes me so proud of him, how hard hes worked." Matt began his Argos career on special teams, but persevered to become a solid safety with the team. Eric hopes to do the same. "Matt is the grind story, what a lot of Canadians wish to be, they start off on special teams, might not get to start right away, but you work your way up, you cut your teeth and now hes a vet, a contributing member on this team," Eric said. Any good feelings between siblings will be put aside during Argos rookie initiations, the brothers said laughing. "I dont think hes going to spare me the rod at all," Eric said. Added Matt: "If anything, his spears going to be sharper than everyone elses. Hes going to get it worse. Ill definitely be calling him up to sing at rookie camp nice and early, so hed better have a good song. If it sucks, hes going again." Argonauts GM Jim Barker said the club knows its getting a solid person in Eric. "You know a little more about him because Matt is such a quality person in the community, hes the kind of guy you want to have in your organization," Barker said. "You know coming from that family, hes going to be similar. Those kinds of things help. Eric we know really well because of Matt, and that helped making the pick." Barker added with a laugh that Matt was down at the Argos office on Tuesday afternoon "politicking" for Eric. He believes the younger brother will be on a faster track to adjusting to the team, "just because hes going to have Matt whos telling him things that he sees that hes doing that he can do better. "Matt is a veteran guy, one of the most veteran guys we have, so obviously that helps Eric. But hes going to have to produce on the field, and hes going to have to be the best guy for this team in order to be a guy who sticks." Barker said the team was pleased with the eight players it acquired in a draft that saw five first-round trades as well as another involving an early second-round selection. "It was just such a bizarre draft, it was one like none Ive ever been in," Barker said. "There was no telling what was going to happen." The Argos kicked off the first round with a trade that saw them land running back Anthony Coombs (Manitoba Bisons) third overall. 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Deron Williams added 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.Lopez was a member of the 2009-10 Nets team that set the NBA mark for consecutive losses to start the season with 18, and he knew the 76ers would keep battling.They are all NBA teams, he said. I know what its like to go out there every night trying to get a win, so youve got to keep playing.K.J. McDaniels and Tony Wroten scored 18 apiece for Philadelphia, which matched the 1972-73 76ers that started with 15 losses on their way to setting an NBA record for fewest wins in an 82-game schedule at 9-73.I see good things, coach Brett Brown said. Its unfortunate for those guys. I bleed for those guys that they cant get a win to validate the work they have put in.The Sixers could break the Nets record with a loss to Oklahoma City on Dec. 5.Philadelphia will try again for its first win when it hosts Dallas on Saturday. 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Kevin Garnett hit a 19-footer on Brooklyns ensuing possession to make it 93-89 with 32.8 seconds left.Brooklyn scored the first nine points of the second half to go up 58-41 on Bojan Bogdanovics layup. But Philadelphia outscored the Nets 26-14 in the final 8:58 of the third quarter to pull within five heading into the final period.TIP-INSNets: Markel Brown (hip) and Andrei Kirilenko (personal) didnt make the trip. . Williams recorded his first double-double of the season. . Brooklyn made twice as many free throws (14) in the fourth quarter than the first three periods combined.76ers: Philadelphias losing margin was single digits for just the fifth time. . The Sixers outrebounded Brooklyn 42-40, marking just the third time theyve beaten a team on the glass this season.TURNOVER TROUBLEBrooklyn won despite setting a season high with 24 turnovers.BRIGHT FUTURE?Williams understands the 76ers strategy of building for the future and thinks Philadelphia eventually will be good.Its an athletic team with a lot of talent, just really, really young, he said. Theyre going to be good. Its no secret that theyre trying to stockpile assets.UP NEXTNets: Host Chicago on Sunday.76ers: Host Dallas on Saturday. ' ' '