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              Round 1
              Round 2
              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (31)
                Frank Jackson
                PG•DUKE
                Rights traded to NO from ATL via BKN and CHA
              • 2 (32)
                Davon Reed
                SG•MIA
                --
              • 3 (33)
                Wesley Iwundu
                SF•KSU
                From LAL
              • 4 (34)
                Frank Mason
                PG•KU
                From PHI via NO
              • 5 (35)
                Ivan Rabb
                PF•CAL
                Rights traded to MEM
              • 6 (36)
                Jonah Bolden
                SF•Australia
                From NY via UTH and TOR
              • 7 (37)
                Semi Ojeleye
                SF•SMU
                From MIN via PHX
              • 8 (38)
                Jordan Bell
                PF•ORE
                Rights traded to GS From SAC via CLE and CHI
              • 9 (39)
                Jawun Evans
                PG•OKST
                Rights traded to LAC From DAL via PHI
              • 10 (40)
                Dwayne Bacon
                SF•FSU
                Rights traded to CHA
              • 11 (41)
                Tyler Dorsey
                PG•ORE
                From CHA
              • 12 (42)
                Thomas Bryant
                C•IU
                Rights traded to LAL From DET via UTAH
              • 13 (43)
                Isaiah Hartenstein
                PF•Germany
                From DEN
              • 14 (44)
                Damyean Dotson
                SG•HOU
                From CHI
              • 15 (45)
                Dillon Brooks
                SF•ORE
                Rights traded to MEM from POR via HOU
              • 16 (46)
                Sterling Brown
                SG•SMU
                Rights traded to MIL from MIA via ATL and PHI
              • 17 (47)
                Ike Anigbogu
                C•UCLA
                --
              • 18 (48)
                Sindarius Thornwell
                SG•SC
                Rights traded to LAC
              • 19 (49)
                Vlatko Cancar
                SF•Slovenia
                From MEM via OKC
              • 20 (50)
                Mathias Lessort
                SF•France
                From ATL
              • 21 (51)
                Monte Morris
                PG•ISU
                From OKC
              • 22 (52)
                Edmond Sumner
                PG•XAV
                Rights traded to IND from WSH via NO
              • 23 (53)
                Kadeem Allen
                PG•ARIZ
                From CLE
              • 24 (54)
                Alec Peters
                SF•VAL
                From TOR
              • 25 (55)
                Nigel Williams-Goss
                PG•GONZ
                --
              • 26 (56)
                Jabari Bird
                SG•CAL
                From LA
              • 27 (57)
                Aleksandar Vezenkov
                SF•Cyprus
                From BOS
              • 28 (58)
                Ognjen Jaramaz
                PG•Serbia
                From HOU
              • 29 (59)
                Jaron Blossomgame
                SF•CLEM
                --
              • 30 (60)
                Alpha Kaba
                PF•France
                From GS via PHI and UTH

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