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Devon DotsonKansasPG - 2Abdoulaye N'DoyeFrancePG
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Killian TillieGonzagaC - 4
Nate HintonHoustonSG - 5Josh HallUSASF
- 6Karim ManeCanadaSG
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Markus HowardMarquettePG - 8
Ty-Shon AlexanderCreightonPG - 9
Mason JonesArkansasSG - 10Paul EbouaCameroonPF
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Nathan KnightWilliam & MaryC - 12
Naji MarshallXavierPF - 13
Kaleb WessonOhio StateC - 14
Myles PowellSeton HallPG - 15
Ashton HagansKentuckyPG - 16
Lamine DianeCal State NorthridgeSF - 17Kahlil WhitneyKentuckyPF
- 18Borisa SimanicSerbiaPF
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Freddie GillespieBaylorPF - 20Louis OlindeGermanySF
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Mamadi DiakiteVirginiaPF - 22
Malik FittsSaint Mary'sPF - 23Nenad DimitrijevicMacedoniaPG
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Lamar StevensPenn StateSF - 25
Anthony LambVermontSF
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2026 NBA buzz: Latest free agency and trade updates
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Pelicans, Saddiq Bey agree on 3-year, $55.5M contract extension
The New Orleans Pelicans and forward Saddiq Bey have agreed to a three-year, $55.5 million contract extension, his agents tell ESPN.
