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- 1 (31)
Damien Inglis-- - 2 (32)
K.J. McDaniels-- - 3 (33)
Joe HarrisFrom Orlando - 4 (34)
Cleanthony EarlyFrom Boston via Dallas - 5 (35)
Jarnell StokesRights traded to Grizzlies - 6 (36)Johnny O'BryantFrom L.A. Lakers via MIN & PHX
- 7 (37)
DeAndre DanielsFrom Sacramento - 8 (38)
Spencer Dinwiddie-- - 9 (39)Jerami GrantFrom Cleveland
- 10 (40)
Glenn Robinson IIIFrom New Orleans - 11 (41)
Nikola Jokic-- - 12 (42)
Nick JohnsonFrom New York - 13 (43)
Walter Tavares-- - 14 (44)Markel BrownRights traded to Brooklyn
- 15 (45)
Dwight Powell-- - 16 (46)
Jordan ClarksonTraded to Lakers - 17 (47)Russ SmithTraded to NOP for rights to Pierre Jackson. Originally from Brooklyn via DAL & BOS
- 18 (48)Lamar PattersonTraded to Hawks for future second-round pick. Originally from Toronto via PHX
- 19 (49)
Cameron Bairstow-- - 20 (50)
Alec Brown-- - 21 (51)Thanasis AntetokounmpoFrom Dallas
- 22 (52)Vasilije MicicFrom Memphis via CLE
- 23 (53)Alessandro GentileFrom Golden State
- 24 (54)Nemanja DangubicFrom Houston via MIL
- 25 (55)
Semaj ChristonTraded to Charlotte - 26 (56)Roy Devyn MarbleTraded to the Magic. Originally from Portland
- 27 (57)
Louis LabeyrieTraded to Knicks for cash. - 28 (58)
Jordan McRaeTraded to Sixers. Originally from L.A. Clippers via NOP - 29 (59)Xavier ThamesTraded to Nets. Originally from Oklahoma City via NYK
- 30 (60)Cory JeffersonTraded to Nets
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2026 NBA draft: Round 1 winners, surprise picks, questions
Our ESPN draft insiders break down the twists, turns and trades of Tuesday's first round of the 2026 NBA draft
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Bucks draft Burries, Ament after Giannis trade: 'We're building'
With the trade of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Heat not yet official, Bucks GM Jon Horst declined to talk specifics -- but repeatedly emphasized "a theme of building" after the team drafted Brayden Burries and Nate Ament on Tuesday night.
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Round 2 NBA mock draft: Best available players, predictions
Who are the best players still on the board -- and where could they go? We project Round 2 picks.
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New Warrior Yaxel Lendeborg 'used to hate Steph Curry' as Kyrie fan
A decade after watching the evolution of the rivalry between the Warriors and Cavs, Michigan wing Yaxel Lendeborg was drafted by Golden State with the 11th pick Tuesday and admitted at the podium: "I'm a big Kyrie guy. So I used to hate Steph Curry."
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Stevens: Brown 'big part' of Celtics, but won't predict future
Amid reported trade talks for Jaylen Brown, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Tuesday night that the star forward remains "valued" by the organization.
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Windy: Nets taking Brown over Acuff will be the legacy of this draft
Windy: Nets taking Brown over Acuff will be the legacy of this draft
