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Greg SmithFresno StateC - 2
Giorgi ShermadiniGeorgiaC - 3
Scotty HopsonTennesseeSG - 4
Demetri McCameyIllinoisPG - 5
Malcolm ThomasSan Diego StatePF - 6Jereme RichmondIllinoisSF
- 7Jamine PetersonSF
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Justin HolidayWashingtonSF - 9
Rick JacksonSyracusePF - 10
Diante GarrettIowa StatePG - 11
Xavi RabasedaSpainSG - 12
David LightyOhio StateSG - 13
Brad WanamakerPittsburghPG - 14
Damian SaundersDuquesneSF - 15
Ben HansbroughNotre DamePG - 16
Jamie SkeenVCUPF - 17
Willie ReedSaint LouisPF - 18
Julyan StoneUTEPSG - 19
Jacob PullenKansas StateSG - 20
Mindaugas KuzminskasLithuaniaSF - 21
Xavier SilasNorthern IllinoisSG - 22
Durrell SummersMichigan StateSG - 23Ater MajokPF
- 24Matthew Bryan-AmaningWashingtonPF
- 25Pablo AguilarSpainSF
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The Bulls are hiring Hawks senior vice president Bryson Graham as the franchise's new executive vice president of basketball operations.
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Pistons extend J.B. Bickerstaff after rare series victory
The Pistons have signed coach J.B. Bickerstaff to a contract extension one day after he led the Pistons to their first playoff series victory since 2008.
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2026 NBA buzz: Latest news, injuries, league intel, updates
Here's the latest news and reactions from our NBA insiders, including the latest on Kevin Durant's lingering ankle injury.
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Magic president: No reason to 'dismantle' team despite loss
Magic president Jeff Weltman said that despite firing head coach Jamahl Mosley, he still believes in the team's core when it's fully healthy.
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MacMahon: The emotional roller-coaster of KD took a toll on young players
Tim MacMahon answers if the burner account situation affected the Rockets and talks about what Houston's future looks like.
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Shams: Mavs 'landed a global basketball giant' in Masai Ujiri
Shams Charania joins "NBA Today" to discuss the Mavericks hiring Masai Ujiri as their team president and alternate governor.
