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- 1 (1)Kwame BrownGlynn Academy HS (GaPF
- 2 (2)Tyson ChandlerDOMINGUEZ HS (CALIF.PF
- 3 (3)Pau GasolSpainSF
- 4 (4)Eddy CurryTHORNWOOD HS (ILL.)C
- 5 (5)Jason RichardsonMichigan StateSF
- 6 (6)Shane BattierDukeSF
- 7 (7)Eddie GriffinSeton HallPF
- 8 (8)DeSagana DiopOak Hill Academy (VaC
- 9 (9)Rodney WhiteCharlottePF
- 10 (10)Joe JohnsonArkansasSF
- 11 (11)Kedrick BrownOkaloosa-Walton CCSF
- 12 (12)Vladimir RadmanovicYugoslaviaPF
- 13 (13)Richard JeffersonArizonaSF
- 14 (14)Troy MurphyNotre DamePF
- 15 (15)Steven HunterDePaulC
- 16 (16)Kirk HastonIndianaPF
- 17 (17)Michael BradleyVillanovaPF
- 18 (18)Jason CollinsStanfordC
- 19 (19)Zach RandolphMichigan StatePF
- 20 (20)Brendan HaywoodNorth CarolinaC
- 21 (21)Joseph ForteNorth CarolinaSG
- 22 (22)Jeryl SasserSMUPG
- 23 (23)Brandon ArmstrongPepperdineSG
- 24 (24)Raul LopezSpainPG
- 25 (25)Gerald WallaceAlabamaSF
- 26 (26)Samuel DalembertSeton HallC
- 27 (27)Jamaal TinsleyIowa StatePG
- 28 (28)Tony ParkerFrancePG
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Knicks use a 21-0 run in the 4th quarter to beat the Pistons 123-112 in Game 1
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