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              Round 1
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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (1)
                LeBron James
                SF•ST. MARY / ST. VINCE
                --
              • 2 (2)
                Darko Milicic
                PF•Serbia
                from Memphis
              • 3 (3)
                Carmelo Anthony
                SF•SYR
                --
              • 4 (4)
                Chris Bosh
                PF•GT
                --
              • 5 (5)
                Dwyane Wade
                SG•MARQ
                --
              • 6 (6)
                Chris Kaman
                C•CMU
                --
              • 7 (7)
                Kirk Hinrich
                SG•KU
                --
              • 8 (8)
                T.J. Ford
                PG•TEX
                from Atlanta
              • 9 (9)
                Michael Sweetney
                PF•GTWN
                --
              • 10 (10)
                Jarvis Hayes
                SG•UGA
                --
              • 11 (11)
                Mickael Pietrus
                SG•France
                --
              • 12 (12)
                Nick Collison
                PF•KU
                --
              • 13 (13)
                Marcus Banks
                PG•UNLV
                from Houston
              • 14 (14)
                Luke Ridnour
                PG•ORE
                from Milwaukee
              • 15 (15)
                Reece Gaines
                SF•LOU
                --
              • 16 (16)
                Troy Bell
                PG•BC
                --
              • 17 (17)
                Zarko Cabarkapa
                SF•Serbia
                --
              • 18 (18)
                David West
                PF•XAV
                --
              • 19 (19)
                Aleksandar Pavlovic
                SF•Serbia
                --
              • 20 (20)
                Dahntay Jones
                SG•DUKE
                from Philadelphia
              • 21 (21)
                Boris Diaw
                SG•France
                from Indiana
              • 22 (22)
                Zoran Planinic
                PG•Croatia
                --
              • 23 (23)
                Travis Outlaw
                PF•STARKVILLE HS (MS)
                --
              • 24 (24)
                Brian Cook
                PF•ILL
                --
              • 25 (25)
                Carlos Delfino
                SG•Argentina
                --
              • 26 (26)
                Ndudi Ebi
                PF•WESTBURY CHRISTIAN H
                --
              • 27 (27)
                Kendrick Perkins
                SF•OZEN HS (TX)
                from Sacramento via Orlando
              • 28 (28)
                Leandrinho Barbosa
                SG•Brazil
                --
              • 29 (29)
                Josh Howard
                SF•WAKE
                --

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