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Daishen NixUSAPG - 2
Austin ReavesOklahomaSG - 3
Joel AyayiGonzagaSG - 4
Aaron HenryMichigan StateSG - 5
Matthew HurtDukePF - 6
McKinley Wright IVColoradoPG - 7
Chaundee BrownMichiganSF - 8
Carlik JonesLouisvillePG - 9
Sam HauserVirginiaSF - 10
Trendon WatfordLSUPF - 11DJ StewardDukePG
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Vrenz BleijenberghBelgiumSF - 13
Justin ChampagniePittsburghSF - 14
Isaiah MillerUNC GreensboroPG - 15
Matt MitchellSan Diego StateSF - 16
John Petty JrAlabamaSG - 17
Duane Washington JrOhio StatePG - 18
AJ LawsonSouth CarolinaSG - 19
Yves PonsTennesseeSF - 20
Jose AlvaradoGeorgia TechPG - 21
Amar SyllaSenegalPF - 22Moses WrightGeorgia TechPF
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Marcus GarrettKansasPG - 24EJ OnuUSAC
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JaQuori McLaughlinUC Santa BarbaraPG
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Why LeBron back to Cavs would be a 'storybook ending'
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What NBA execs are buzzing about after a wild week of free agency
After the Jaylen Brown trade, hundreds of millions spent on centers and a shocking cap development, here's the latest NBA buzz as we enter Week 2 of free agency.
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2026 NBA free agency: Grades for offseason signings, extensions
We're grading the biggest free agent signings and extensions, including the Quentin Grimes and Sandro Mamukelashvili deals in Los Angeles.
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Sources: Eason to return to Rockets on 5-year, $81.5M deal
Restricted free agent Tari Eason has agreed to a five-year, $81.5 million deal to return to the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
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Ja Morant switches jersey number from 12 to 1 with Portland
Morant had worn No. 12 throughout his career, starting at Crestwood High School in South Carolina, college at Murray State and the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies.
