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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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Lakers to unveil statue of Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson
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'The Hoop Collective': Episodes of Brian Windhorst's NBA podcast
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Pelicans trade Jordan Hawkins to Grizzlies in 4-player deal
The Pelicans have traded Jordan Hawkins, Micah Peavy, a future second-round draft pick and a future second-round pick swap to the Grizzlies for AJ Johnson and Taj Gibson.
