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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (30)
                Anderson Varejao
                PF•Spain
                --
              • 2 (31)
                Jackson Vroman
                C•ISU
                --
              • 3 (32)
                Peter John Ramos
                C•Puerto Rico
                --
              • 4 (33)
                Lionel Chalmers
                PG•XAV
                from Charlotte
              • 5 (34)
                Donta Smith
                SF
                --
              • 6 (35)
                Andre Emmett
                SG•TTU
                from LA Clippers
              • 7 (36)
                Antonio Burks
                PG•MEM
                from Phoenix
              • 8 (37)
                Royal Ivey
                G•TEX
                from Philadelphia
              • 9 (38)
                Chris Duhon
                PG•DUKE
                from Toronto
              • 10 (39)
                Albert Miralles
                PF•Spain
                from Cleveland
              • 11 (40)
                Justin Reed
                SF•MISS
                --
              • 12 (41)
                David Young
                G•NCCU
                --
              • 13 (42)
                Viktor Sanikidze
                SF•UGA
                from Golden State through Orlando
              • 14 (43)
                Trevor Ariza
                SF•UCLA
                --
              • 15 (44)
                Tim Pickett
                SG•FSU
                --
              • 16 (45)
                Bernard Robinson
                SF•MICH
                from Milwaukee
              • 17 (46)
                Ha Seung-Jin
                C•South Korea
                --
              • 18 (47)
                Pape Sow
                PF•CSUF
                --
              • 19 (48)
                Ricky Minard
                SG•MORE
                from Utah
              • 20 (49)
                Sergei Lishouk
                PF•Russia
                from Denver through Orlando
              • 21 (50)
                Vassilis Spanoulis
                PG•Greece
                from Houston through Denver
              • 22 (51)
                Christian Drejer
                SF•Spain
                --
              • 23 (52)
                Romain Sato
                SG•XAV
                from Memphis
              • 24 (53)
                Matt Freije
                SF•VAN
                from Dallas
              • 25 (54)
                Rickey Paulding
                SG•MIZ
                --
              • 26 (55)
                Luis Flores
                SG•MAN
                from Sacramento through Utah
              • 27 (56)
                Marcus Douthit
                PF•PROV
                --
              • 28 (57)
                Sergei Karaulov
                C•Russia
                --
              • 29 (58)
                Blake Stepp
                PG•GONZ
                --
              • 30 (59)
                Rashad Wright
                PG•UGA
                --

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              • Jazz's Kyle Filipowski earns NBA Summer League MVP honors

                - Kyle Filipowski became the first Utah Jazz player to earn most valuable player honors in the NBA Summer League on Tuesday.

              • Does Damian Lillard's return change Blazers' outlook this season?

                Brian Windhorst doesn't see the Portland Trail Blazers making the playoffs this season despite their offseason moves.

              • Chris Paul to make his return to the Clippers wearing No. 3

                When Chris Paul returns to the LA Clippers, he'll keep the only number he has ever worn in his two decades in the NBA, thanks to guard Bradley Beal, who will give up his No. 3 jersey to Paul.

              • Sources: Rockets' Josh Okogie gets 1-year/$3.1M deal

                Forward Josh Okogie is headed to the Rockets, signing a one-year, $3.1 million deal with the team, sources told ESPN.

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