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- 1 (31)
Jonathan MogboFrom DET via NYK and LAC - 2 (32)
Kyle FilipowskiFrom WAS via DET and BKN - 3 (33)
Tyler SmithFrom POR via SAC - 4 (34)
Tyler KolekFrom CHA via LAL, WAS, and OKC - 5 (35)
Johnny Furphy - 6 (36)
Juan NúñezFrom TOR via PHI, LAC, and MEM - 7 (37)
Bobi KlintmanFrom MEM via LAL, WAS, and OKC - 8 (38)
Ajay MitchellFrom UTA - 9 (39)
Jaylen WellsFrom BKN via HOU - 10 (40)
Osasere IghodaroFrom ATL - 11 (41)
Adem BonaFrom CHI via BOS, SAS, and NOP - 12 (42)
KJ SimpsonFrom HOU via OKC - 13 (43)
Nikola Djurisić - 14 (44)
Pelle LarssonFrom GSW via ATL - 15 (45)
Jamal Shead - 16 (46)
Cameron ChristieFrom IND via MEM and MIL - 17 (47)
Antonio Reeves - 18 (48)
Harrison IngramFrom LAL via MEM - 19 (49)
Tristen NewtonFrom CLE - 20 (50)
Enrique FreemanFrom NOP - 21 (51)
Melvin AjinçaFrom WSH - 22 (52)
Quinten PostFrom MIL via IND - 23 (53)
Cam SpencerFrom NYK via PHI and CHA - 24 (54)
Anton WatsonFrom DAL via SAC - 25 (55)
Bronny JamesFrom LAC - 26 (56)
Kevin McCullar Jr.From DEN - 27 (57)
Ulrich ChomcheFrom OKC via HOU and ATL - 28 (58)
Ariel HukportiFrom BOS via CHA
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