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Terrell StoglinMarylandSG - 2
Scott MachadoIonaPG - 3
Kevin JonesWest VirginiaPF - 4
Hollis ThompsonGeorgetownSF - 5
Drew GordonNew MexicoPF - 6Henry SimsGeorgetownC
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Garrett StutzWichita StateC - 8Eric GriffinPF
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William BufordOhio StateSG - 10
J'Covan BrownTexasPG - 11
Kostas SloukasGreecePG - 12
Paul LacombeFranceSG - 13
Tony MitchellAlabamaSG - 14
Tu HollowayXavierPG - 15JaMychal GreenAlabamaPF
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Alex YoungPurdue Fort WayneSG - 17
Casper WareLong Beach StatePG - 18
Chris JohnsonDaytonSG - 19
Cameron MooreUABPF - 20
Ricardo RatliffeMissouriPF - 21
Leon RadosevicCroatiaPF - 22
Josep FranchSpainPG - 23
Rakim SandersFairfieldSF - 24
Jordan TaylorWisconsinPG - 25
John ShurnaNorthwesternSF
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NBA offseason 2026: Draft, free agency, trade targets for every team
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Golden State takes on Los Angeles for conference matchup
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Wemby and Flagg have historic duel
Wemby leads the Spurs past Flagg's Mavericks, Celtics lock up the No. 2 seed and LeBron surpasses 12K assists.
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Utah faces Los Angeles on 9-game road slide
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