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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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McAfee persuades Ishbia to offer $1M prizes for dunk and 3-point contests
Suns owner Mat Ishbia tells Pat McAfee that he will pay $1 million prize for dunk and 3-point contest winners in 2027.
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Suns' Mat Ishbia eyes $1M prize for dunk, 3-point contest winners
Suns owner Mat Ishbia wants more star players participating in All-Star Weekend events when Phoenix hosts next year -- and is hoping to entice them by offering a $1 million prize to the winners of the slam dunk and 3-point contests.
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Shams: Harden avoids surgery, plans to play through thumb fracture
Shams Charania joins "NBA Today" to report on James Harden's right thumb fracture.
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Lakers add ex-Virginia coach Tony Bennett as draft adviser
Former Virginia coach Tony Bennett joined the Lakers on Wednesday as NBA draft adviser to president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka.
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Cavs' James Harden has fracture in right thumb, out vs. Bucks
The Cavaliers ruled out guard James Harden for Wednesday night's game at Milwaukee after he suffered a non-displaced fracture in his right thumb Tuesday against the Knicks.
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Mat Ishbia on tanking in NBA: 'It’s an embarrassment!'
Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia calls tanking "bad for the NBA" and hopes for changes from Adam Silver.
