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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
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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
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Ariel HukportiFrom BOS via CHA
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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 on 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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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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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
