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- 1 (1)Andrea BargnaniItalyPF
- 2 (2)LaMarcus AldridgeTexasPF
- 3 (3)Adam MorrisonGonzagaSF
- 4 (4)Tyrus ThomasLSUPF
- 5 (5)Shelden WilliamsDukePF
- 6 (6)Brandon RoyWashingtonSG
- 7 (7)Randy FoyeVillanovaSG
- 8 (8)Rudy GayUConnSF
- 9 (9)Patrick O'BryantBradleyC
- 10 (10)Mouhamed SeneSenegalC
- 11 (11)J.J. RedickDukeSG
- 12 (12)Hilton ArmstrongUConnC
- 13 (13)Thabo SefoloshaSwitzerlandSF
- 14 (14)Ronnie BrewerArkansasSG
- 15 (15)Cedric SimmonsNC StatePF
- 16 (16)Rodney CarneyMemphisSF
- 17 (17)Shawne WilliamsMemphisSF
- 18 (18)Oleksiy PecherovUkrainePF
- 19 (19)Quincy DoubyRutgersSG
- 20 (20)Renaldo BalkmanSouth CarolinaSF
- 21 (21)Rajon RondoKentuckyPG
- 22 (22)Marcus WilliamsUConnPG
- 23 (23)Josh BooneUConnC
- 24 (24)Kyle LowryVillanovaPG
- 25 (25)Shannon BrownMichigan StateSG
- 26 (26)Jordan FarmarUCLAPG
- 27 (27)Sergio RodriguezSpainPG
- 28 (28)Maurice AgerMichigan StateSG
- 29 (29)Mardy CollinsTemplePG
- 30 (30)Joel FreelandEnglandPF
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