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              Round 1
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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (1)
                Markelle Fultz
                PG•WASH
                From BOS via BKN
              • 2 (2)
                Lonzo Ball
                PG•UCLA
                --
              • 3 (3)
                Jayson Tatum
                SF•DUKE
                From PHI via SAC
              • 4 (4)
                Josh Jackson
                SF•KU
                --
              • 5 (5)
                De'Aaron Fox
                PG•UK
                From PHI
              • 6 (6)
                Jonathan Isaac
                SF•FSU
                --
              • 7 (7)
                Lauri Markkanen
                PF•ARIZ
                Rights traded to CHI
              • 8 (8)
                Frank Ntilikina
                PG•France
                --
              • 9 (9)
                Dennis Smith
                PG•NCSU
                --
              • 10 (10)
                Zach Collins
                C•GONZ
                Rights traded to POR From NO via SAC
              • 11 (11)
                Malik Monk
                SG•UK
                --
              • 12 (12)
                Luke Kennard
                SG•DUKE
                --
              • 13 (13)
                Donovan Mitchell
                SG•LOU
                Rights traded to UTAH
              • 14 (14)
                Edrice Adebayo
                PF•UK
                --
              • 15 (15)
                Justin Jackson
                SF•UNC
                Rights traded to SAC
              • 16 (16)
                Justin Patton
                C•CREI
                Rights Traded to MIN
              • 17 (17)
                D.J. Wilson
                PF•MICH
                --
              • 18 (18)
                TJ Leaf
                PF•UCLA
                --
              • 19 (19)
                John Collins
                PF•WAKE
                --
              • 20 (20)
                Harry Giles
                PF•DUKE
                Rights traded to SAC From MEM via DEN, CLE, and POR
              • 21 (21)
                Terrance Ferguson
                SG•Australia
                --
              • 22 (22)
                Jarrett Allen
                C•TEX
                From WSH
              • 23 (23)
                OG Anunoby
                SF•IU
                From LA via MIL
              • 24 (24)
                Tyler Lydon
                SF•SYR
                Rights traded to DEN
              • 25 (25)
                Anzejs Pasecniks
                C•Latvia
                Rights traded to PHI from TOR via ORL
              • 26 (26)
                Caleb Swanigan
                PF•PUR
                From CLE
              • 27 (27)
                Kyle Kuzma
                PF•UTAH
                Rights traded to LAL from BOS via BKN
              • 28 (28)
                Tony Bradley
                C•UNC
                Rights traded to UTAH from HOU via LAL
              • 29 (29)
                Derrick White
                PG•COLO
                --
              • 30 (30)
                Josh Hart
                SG•VILL
                Rights traded to LAL from GS via UTAH

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