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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (1)
                Victor Wembanyama
                C•France
                --
              • 2 (2)
                Brandon Miller
                SF•ALA
                --
              • 3 (3)
                Scoot Henderson
                PG•USA
                --
              • 4 (4)
                Amen Thompson
                PG•Overtime Elite
                --
              • 5 (5)
                Ausar Thompson
                SG•Overtime Elite
                --
              • 6 (6)
                Anthony Black
                SG•ARK
                --
              • 7 (7)
                Bilal Coulibaly
                SF•France
              • 8 (8)
                Jarace Walker
                PF•HOU
              • 9 (9)
                Taylor Hendricks
                PF•UCF
                --
              • 10 (10)
                Cason Wallace
                PG•UK
              • 11 (11)
                Jett Howard
                SG•MICH
                From CHI
              • 12 (12)
                Dereck Lively II
                C•DUKE
              • 13 (13)
                Gradey Dick
                SG•KU
                --
              • 14 (14)
                Jordan Hawkins
                SG•CONN
                --
              • 15 (15)
                Kobe Bufkin
                PG•MICH
                --
              • 16 (16)
                Keyonte George
                SG•BAY
                From MIN
              • 17 (17)
                Jalen Hood-Schifino
                PG•IU
                --
              • 18 (18)
                Jaime Jaquez Jr
                SF•UCLA
                --
              • 19 (19)
                Brandin Podziemski
                SG•SCU
                --
              • 20 (20)
                Cam Whitmore
                SF•VILL
                From LAC
              • 21 (21)
                Noah Clowney
                PF•ALA
                From PHX
              • 22 (22)
                Dariq Whitehead
                SG•DUKE
                --
              • 23 (23)
                Kris Murray
                PF•IOWA
                From NY
              • 24 (24)
                Olivier-Maxence Prosper
                PF•MARQ
              • 25 (25)
                Marcus Sasser
                PG•HOU
              • 26 (26)
                Ben Sheppard
                SF•BEL
                From CLE
              • 27 (27)
                Nick Smith Jr
                PG•ARK
                From DEN via NY
              • 28 (28)
                Brice Sensabaugh
                SF•OSU
                From PHI via BKN
              • 29 (29)
                Julian Strawther
                SF•GONZ
                From BOS
              • 30 (30)
                Kobe Brown
                PF•MIZ
                From MIL via HOU

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