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Justin EdwardsKentuckySG - 2
Keshad JohnsonArizonaPF - 3
Jalen BridgesBaylorSF - 4Trentyn FlowersUSASG
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Isaac JonesWashington StatePF - 6
PJ HallClemsonC - 7
Trey AlexanderCreightonPG - 8Mantas RubstaviciusLithuaniaSF
- 9Armel TraoréFrancePF
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Isaiah CrawfordLouisiana TechSF - 11
N'Faly DanteOregonC - 12
Jesse EdwardsWest VirginiaC - 13
Reece BeekmanVirginiaPG - 14
Riley MinixMorehead StateSF - 15
Spencer JonesStanfordSF - 16
Blake HinsonPittsburghPF - 17
Dylan DisuTexasPF - 18Quinn EllisBritainPG
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Nae'Qwan TomlinMemphisPF - 20
Boogie EllisUSCPG - 21David JonesMemphisPG
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Emanuel MillerTCUSF - 23
Judah MintzSyracusePG - 24
Zyon PullinFloridaPG - 25
Marcus DomaskIllinoisPG
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