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Maciej LampeFrom Denver - 2 (31)
Jason Kapono-- - 3 (32)
Luke WaltonFrom Toronto - 4 (33)
Jerome Beasley-- - 5 (34)
Sofoklis Schortsanitis-- - 6 (35)
Szymon Szewczyk-- - 7 (36)
Mario Austin-- - 8 (37)
Travis Hansen-- - 9 (38)
Steve Blake-- - 10 (39)Slavko Vranes--
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Derrick Zimmerman-- - 12 (41)
Willie Green-- - 13 (42)
Zaur Pachulia-- - 14 (43)Keith Bogans--
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Malick Badiane-- - 16 (45)Matt BonnerFrom Phoenix
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Sani BecirovicFrom Boston - 18 (47)
Maurice Williams-- - 19 (48)
James Lang-- - 20 (49)
James Jones-- - 21 (50)
Paccelis Morlende-- - 22 (51)
Kyle Korver-- - 23 (52)
Remon Van de HareFrom L.A. Lakers - 24 (53)Tommy SmithFrom Detroit via Miami
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Nedzad Sinanovic-- - 26 (55)
Rick Rickert-- - 27 (56)
Brandon HunterFrom Sacramento - 28 (57)
Xue Yuyang-- - 29 (58)
Andreas GliniadakisFrom San Antonio
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Detroit hosts Cleveland to start second round
Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference)
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Oklahoma City hosts Los Angeles to begin second round
Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference)
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Celtics' Jaylen Brown rips refs, calls out Embiid for flopping
Jaylen Brown, appearing on his Twitch stream Sunday, took issue with the officiating against him during the Celtics-76ers series, as well as with Joel Embiid, whom he accused of the type of flopping that has "ruined our game."
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2026 NBA playoffs: Schedule, scores, news and highlights
The 2026 NBA playoffs are underway. Keep up with every series right here.
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NBA playoffs 2026: 10 lessons from strange Round 1, impact on semifinals
ESPN analyst Zach Kram breaks down the NBA's first round, and explores its impact on the rest of the playoffs and offseason.
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Cleveland Cavaliers troll Drake, Toronto Raptors after Game 7 win
The Cavaliers put their own spin on an ice structure that Drake posted as part of the rollout of his new album, "Iceman."
