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              Round 1
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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                LeBron JamesST. MARY / ST. VINCE
                SF
              • 2 (2)
                Darko MilicicSerbia
                PF
              • 3 (3)
                Carmelo AnthonySyracuse
                SF
              • 4 (4)
                Chris BoshGeorgia Tech
                PF
              • 5 (5)
                Dwyane WadeMarquette
                SG
              • 6 (6)
                Chris KamanCentral Michigan
                C
              • 7 (7)
                Kirk HinrichKansas
                SG
              • 8 (8)
                T.J. FordTexas
                PG
              • 9 (9)
                Michael SweetneyGeorgetown
                PF
              • 10 (10)
                Jarvis HayesGeorgia
                SG
              • 11 (11)
                Mickael PietrusFrance
                SG
              • 12 (12)
                Nick CollisonKansas
                PF
              • 13 (13)
                Marcus BanksUNLV
                PG
              • 14 (14)
                Luke RidnourOregon
                PG
              • 15 (15)
                Reece GainesLouisville
                SF
              • 16 (16)
                Troy BellBoston College
                PG
              • 17 (17)
                Zarko CabarkapaSerbia
                SF
              • 18 (18)
                David WestXavier
                PF
              • 19 (19)
                Aleksandar PavlovicSerbia
                SF
              • 20 (20)
                Dahntay JonesDuke
                SG
              • 21 (21)
                Boris DiawFrance
                SG
              • 22 (22)
                Zoran PlaninicCroatia
                PG
              • 23 (23)
                Travis OutlawSTARKVILLE HS (MS)
                PF
              • 24 (24)
                Brian CookIllinois
                PF
              • 25 (25)
                Carlos DelfinoArgentina
                SG
              • 26 (26)
                Ndudi EbiWESTBURY CHRISTIAN H
                PF
              • 27 (27)
                Kendrick PerkinsOZEN HS (TX)
                SF
              • 28 (28)
                Leandrinho BarbosaBrazil
                SG
              • 29 (29)
                Josh HowardWake Forest
                SF

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