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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Derrick RoseMemphis
                PG
              • 2 (2)
                Michael BeasleyKansas State
                PF
              • 3 (3)
                O.J. MayoUSC
                SG
              • 4 (4)
                Russell WestbrookUCLA
                PG
              • 5 (5)
                Kevin LoveUCLA
                PF
              • 6 (6)
                Danilo GallinariItaly
                SF
              • 7 (7)
                Eric GordonIndiana
                SG
              • 8 (8)
                Joe AlexanderWest Virginia
                SF
              • 9 (9)
                D.J. AugustinTexas
                PG
              • 10 (10)
                Brook LopezStanford
                C
              • 11 (11)
                Jerryd BaylessArizona
                PG
              • 12 (12)
                Jason ThompsonRider
                PF
              • 13 (13)
                Brandon RushKansas
                SG
              • 14 (14)
                Anthony RandolphLSU
                PF
              • 15 (15)
                Robin LopezStanford
                C
              • 16 (16)
                Marreese SpeightsFlorida
                C
              • 17 (17)
                Roy HibbertGeorgetown
                C
              • 18 (18)
                JaVale McGeeNevada
                C
              • 19 (19)
                J. J. HicksonNC State
                PF
              • 20 (20)
                Alexis AjincaFrance
                PF
              • 21 (21)
                Ryan AndersonCalifornia
                PF
              • 22 (22)
                Courtney LeeWestern Kentucky
                SG
              • 23 (23)
                Kosta KoufosOhio State
                C
              • 24 (24)
                Serge IbakaCongo
                PF
              • 25 (25)
                Nicolas BatumFrance
                SF
              • 26 (26)
                George HillIU Indianapolis
                PG
              • 27 (27)
                Darrell ArthurKansas
                PF
              • 28 (28)
                Donte GreeneSyracuse
                SF
              • 29 (29)
                D.J. WhiteIndiana
                PF
              • 30 (30)
                J. R. GiddensNew Mexico
                SG

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