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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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                Minnesota Timberwolves (6-4, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (3-6, 11th in the Western Conference)

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                Washington Wizards (1-9, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (8-2, first in the Eastern Conference)

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