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Manny HarrisMichiganSG - 2
Sylven LandesbergVirginiaSG - 3
Brian ZoubekDukeC - 4
Mikhail TorranceAlabamaPG - 5
Charles GarciaSeattle UPF - 6Alexy ShvedRussiaSG
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Ben UzohTulsaPG - 8Jon ScheyerDukeSG
- 9Miroslav RaduljicaSerbiaC
- 10Thomas HeurtelFrancePG
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Tyren JohnsonLouisianaSF - 12
Sherron CollinsKansasPG - 13
Artsiom ParakhouskiRadfordC - 14
Jerome RandleCaliforniaPG - 15
Elijah MillsapUABSG - 16
Matt BouldinGonzagaPG - 17
Mac KoshwalDePaulC - 18
Marqus BlakelyVermontPF - 19
Scottie ReynoldsVillanovaPG - 20Vladimir DasicSerbiaPF
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Samardo SamuelsLouisvillePF - 22Artem ZabelinRussiaC
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Deon ThompsonNorth CarolinaPF - 24
Omar SamhanSaint Mary'sC - 25
Andrew OgilvyVanderbiltC
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2026 NBA offseason trade grades: Watson, Schroder, more deals
We're grading the biggest NBA trades of the offseason, including the multiteam deal that sent Peyton Watson to Cleveland.
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NBA trade tracker: Updates for every deal of the 2026 offseason
We have the updates, including players and draft picks, for every NBA trade made this summer.
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Peyton Watson to Cavs, Max Strus to Clippers in multiteam trade
The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade that will send Peyton Watson to Cleveland and Max Strus to Los Angeles, sources told ESPN. Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavs, his agents said.
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Wembanyama named captain of France's team for FIBA qualifiers
The French national team announced Victor Wembanyama as its captain Wednesday in preparation for the FIBA World Cup European qualifiers.
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Mad Dog surprised at Haliburton's shock over return not being on national TV
Mad Dog surprised at Haliburton's shock over return not being on national TV
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Picking the NBA moment that defined the 2025-26 season
ESPN analyst Zach Kram examines the moment from last season that could be remembered years -- if not decades -- to come.
