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- 1 (1)
LeBron JamesST. MARY / ST. VINCESF - 2 (2)
Darko MilicicSerbiaPF - 3 (3)
Carmelo AnthonySyracuseSF - 4 (4)
Chris BoshGeorgia TechPF - 5 (5)
Dwyane WadeMarquetteSG - 6 (6)
Chris KamanCentral MichiganC - 7 (7)
Kirk HinrichKansasSG - 8 (8)
T.J. FordTexasPG - 9 (9)
Michael SweetneyGeorgetownPF - 10 (10)
Jarvis HayesGeorgiaSG - 11 (11)
Mickael PietrusFranceSG - 12 (12)Nick CollisonKansasPF
- 13 (13)
Marcus BanksUNLVPG - 14 (14)Luke RidnourOregonPG
- 15 (15)
Reece GainesLouisvilleSF - 16 (16)
Troy BellBoston CollegePG - 17 (17)
Zarko CabarkapaSerbiaSF - 18 (18)David WestXavierPF
- 19 (19)
Aleksandar PavlovicSerbiaSF - 20 (20)Dahntay JonesDukeSG
- 21 (21)
Boris DiawFranceSG - 22 (22)Zoran PlaninicCroatiaPG
- 23 (23)
Travis OutlawSTARKVILLE HS (MS)PF - 24 (24)
Brian CookIllinoisPF - 25 (25)Carlos DelfinoArgentinaSG
- 26 (26)
Ndudi EbiWESTBURY CHRISTIAN HPF - 27 (27)Kendrick PerkinsOZEN HS (TX)SF
- 28 (28)
Leandrinho BarbosaBrazilSG - 29 (29)
Josh HowardWake ForestSF
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