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- 1 (31)
Frank JacksonRights traded to NO from ATL via BKN and CHA - 2 (32)
Davon Reed-- - 3 (33)
Wesley IwunduFrom LAL - 4 (34)
Frank MasonFrom PHI via NO - 5 (35)
Ivan RabbRights traded to MEM - 6 (36)
Jonah BoldenFrom NY via UTH and TOR - 7 (37)
Semi OjeleyeFrom MIN via PHX - 8 (38)
Jordan BellRights traded to GS From SAC via CLE and CHI - 9 (39)
Jawun EvansRights traded to LAC From DAL via PHI - 10 (40)
Dwayne BaconRights traded to CHA - 11 (41)
Tyler DorseyFrom CHA - 12 (42)
Thomas BryantRights traded to LAL From DET via UTAH - 13 (43)
Isaiah HartensteinFrom DEN - 14 (44)
Damyean DotsonFrom CHI - 15 (45)
Dillon BrooksRights traded to MEM from POR via HOU - 16 (46)
Sterling BrownRights traded to MIL from MIA via ATL and PHI - 17 (47)
Ike Anigbogu-- - 18 (48)
Sindarius ThornwellRights traded to LAC - 19 (49)
Vlatko CancarFrom MEM via OKC - 20 (50)
Mathias LessortFrom ATL - 21 (51)
Monte MorrisFrom OKC - 22 (52)
Edmond SumnerRights traded to IND from WSH via NO - 23 (53)
Kadeem AllenFrom CLE - 24 (54)
Alec PetersFrom TOR - 25 (55)
Nigel Williams-Goss-- - 26 (56)
Jabari BirdFrom LA - 27 (57)
Aleksandar VezenkovFrom BOS - 28 (58)
Ognjen JaramazFrom HOU - 29 (59)
Jaron Blossomgame-- - 30 (60)
Alpha KabaFrom GS via PHI and UTH
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