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Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
- 1 (1)
-- - 2 (2)
-- - 3 (3)
-- - 4 (4)
-- - 5 (5)
via IND - 6 (6)
-- - 7 (7)
-- - 8 (8)
via NO - 9 (9)
-- - 10 (10)
-- - 11 (11)
-- - 12 (12)
via LAC - 13 (13)
-- - 14 (14)
-- - 15 (15)via POR
- 16 (16)from PHX via ORL
- 17 (17)via PHI
- 18 (18)from ORL via PHX
- 19 (19)
-- - 20 (20)
via ATL - 21 (21)
via MIN - 22 (22)
from HOU via OKC - 23 (23)via CLE
- 24 (24)
-- - 25 (25)
-- - 26 (26)
-- - 27 (27)
-- - 28 (28)
via DET - 29 (29)
from SA via ATL - 30 (30)from OKC via WSH and PHI
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