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              Round 1
              Round 2
              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (31)
                Nikola Pekovic
                C•Serbia
                from Miami through Boston
              • 2 (32)
                Walter Sharpe
                PF•UAB
                Traded to Detroit
              • 3 (33)
                Joey Dorsey
                PF•MEM
                from Memphis
              • 4 (34)
                Mario Chalmers
                PG•KU
                Traded to Miami
              • 5 (35)
                DeAndre Jordan
                C•TA&M
                --
              • 6 (36)
                Omer Asik
                C•Turkey
                from New York, Traded to Chicago
              • 7 (37)
                Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
                SF•UCLA
                --
              • 8 (38)
                Kyle Weaver
                PG•WSU
                --
              • 9 (39)
                Sonny Weems
                SG•ARK
                --
              • 10 (40)
                Chris Douglas-Roberts
                SG•MEM
                --
              • 11 (41)
                Nathan Jawai
                PF•Australia
                --
              • 12 (42)
                Sean Singletary
                PG•UVA
                from Atlanta
              • 13 (43)
                Patrick Ewing Jr.
                SF•GTWN
                --
              • 14 (44)
                Ante Tomic
                C•Croatia
                from Philadelphia
              • 15 (45)
                Goran Dragic
                PG•Slovenia
                from Toronto, traded to Phoenix
              • 16 (46)
                Trent Plaisted
                C•BYU
                from Portland through Boston, Traded to Detroit
              • 17 (47)
                Bill Walker
                SF•KSU
                Traded to Boston
              • 18 (48)
                Malik Hairston
                SG•ORE
                from Cleveland, traded to San Antonio
              • 19 (49)
                Richard Hendrix
                PF•ALA
                --
              • 20 (50)
                DeVon Hardin
                C•CAL
                from Denver
              • 21 (51)
                Shan Foster
                SG•VAN
                --
              • 22 (52)
                Darnell Jackson
                PF•KU
                from Orlando
              • 23 (53)
                Tadija Dragicevic
                SF•Serbia
                --
              • 24 (54)
                Maarty Leunen
                SF•ORE
                --
              • 25 (55)
                Mike Taylor
                PG•ISU
                from Phoenix through Indiana, Traded to LA Clippers
              • 26 (56)
                Sasha Kaun
                C•KU
                from New Orleans through Houston
              • 27 (57)
                James Gist
                PF•MD
                --
              • 28 (58)
                Joe Crawford
                SG•UK
                --
              • 29 (59)
                Deron Washington
                SF•VT
                --
              • 30 (60)
                Semih Erden
                C•Turkey
                --

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              • 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

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                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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