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Andrea BargnaniItalyPF - 2 (2)
LaMarcus AldridgeTexasPF - 3 (3)Adam MorrisonGonzagaSF
- 4 (4)
Tyrus ThomasLSUPF - 5 (5)
Shelden WilliamsDukePF - 6 (6)
Brandon RoyWashingtonSG - 7 (7)
Randy FoyeVillanovaSG - 8 (8)
Rudy GayUConnSF - 9 (9)
Patrick O'BryantBradleyC - 10 (10)Mouhamed SeneSenegalC
- 11 (11)
J.J. RedickDukeSG - 12 (12)Hilton ArmstrongUConnC
- 13 (13)
Thabo SefoloshaSwitzerlandSF - 14 (14)
Ronnie BrewerArkansasSG - 15 (15)Cedric SimmonsNC StatePF
- 16 (16)Rodney CarneyMemphisSF
- 17 (17)
Shawne WilliamsMemphisSF - 18 (18)
Oleksiy PecherovUkrainePF - 19 (19)
Quincy DoubyRutgersSG - 20 (20)
Renaldo BalkmanSouth CarolinaSF - 21 (21)
Rajon RondoKentuckyPG - 22 (22)Marcus WilliamsUConnPG
- 23 (23)Josh BooneUConnC
- 24 (24)
Kyle LowryVillanovaPG - 25 (25)
Shannon BrownMichigan StateSG - 26 (26)
Jordan FarmarUCLAPG - 27 (27)Sergio RodriguezSpainPG
- 28 (28)
Maurice AgerMichigan StateSG - 29 (29)Mardy CollinsTemplePG
- 30 (30)Joel FreelandEnglandPF
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