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- 1 (1)
Yao MingChinaC - 2 (2)
Jay WilliamsDukePG - 3 (3)
Mike Dunleavy Jr.DukeSF - 4 (4)
Drew GoodenKansasPF - 5 (5)
Nikoloz TskitishviliGeorgiaPF - 6 (6)
Dajuan WagnerMemphisPG - 7 (7)Maybyner HilarioBrazilPF
- 8 (8)
Chris WilcoxMarylandPF - 9 (9)
Amare StoudemireCYPRESS CREEK (Fla.)PF - 10 (10)
Caron ButlerUConnSF - 11 (11)
Jared JeffriesIndianaSF - 12 (12)Melvin ElyFresno StatePF
- 13 (13)
Marcus HaislipTennesseePF - 14 (14)
Frederick JonesOregonSG - 15 (15)Bostjan NachbarSloveniaSF
- 16 (16)Jiri WelschCzech RepublicSG
- 17 (17)Juan DixonMarylandPG
- 18 (18)
Curtis BorchardtStanfordC - 19 (19)
Ryan HumphreyNotre DamePF - 20 (20)
Kareem RushMissouriSG - 21 (21)
Qyntel WoodsNortheast MississippSF - 22 (22)Casey JacobsenStanfordSG
- 23 (23)
Tayshaun PrinceKentuckySF - 24 (24)Nenad KrsticYugoslaviaC
- 25 (25)
Frank WilliamsIllinoisPG - 26 (26)
John SalmonsMiamiSG - 27 (27)
Chris JefferiesFresno StateSF - 28 (28)
Dan DickauGonzagaPG
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2025 NBA playoffs: Picking each series including the Finals
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