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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (1)
                Kyrie Irving
                PG•DUKE
                from LA Clippers
              • 2 (2)
                Derrick Williams
                PF•ARIZ
                --
              • 3 (3)
                Enes Kanter
                C•Turkey
                From New Jersey
              • 4 (4)
                Tristan Thompson
                PF•TEX
                --
              • 5 (5)
                Jonas Valanciunas
                C•Lithuania
                --
              • 6 (6)
                Jan Vesely
                SF•Czech Republic
                --
              • 7 (7)
                Bismack Biyombo
                PF•Congo
                Proposed trade: rights to Charlotte
              • 8 (8)
                Brandon Knight
                PG•UK
                --
              • 9 (9)
                Kemba Walker
                PG•CONN
                --
              • 10 (10)
                Jimmer Fredette
                PG•BYU
                Proposed trade: rights to Sacramento
              • 11 (11)
                Klay Thompson
                SG•WSU
                --
              • 12 (12)
                Alec Burks
                SG•COLO
                --
              • 13 (13)
                Markieff Morris
                PF•KU
                --
              • 14 (14)
                Marcus Morris
                PF•KU
                --
              • 15 (15)
                Kawhi Leonard
                SF•SDSU
                Rights traded to San Antonio
              • 16 (16)
                Nikola Vucevic
                C•USC
                --
              • 17 (17)
                Iman Shumpert
                PG•GT
                --
              • 18 (18)
                Chris Singleton
                SF•FSU
                From Atlanta
              • 19 (19)
                Tobias Harris
                PF•TENN
                Proposed trade: rights to Charlotte, from New Orleans via Portland
              • 20 (20)
                Donatas Motiejunas
                PF•Lithuania
                Rights traded to Houston, from Memphis via Utah
              • 21 (21)
                Nolan Smith
                SG•DUKE
                --
              • 22 (22)
                Kenneth Faried
                PF•MORE
                --
              • 23 (23)
                Nikola Mirotic
                SF•Serbia
                Rights traded to Chicago, from Orlando via Phoenix
              • 24 (24)
                Reggie Jackson
                PG•BC
                --
              • 25 (25)
                Marshon Brooks
                SG•PROV
                Rights traded to New Jersey
              • 26 (26)
                Jordan Hamilton
                SF•TEX
                Rights traded to Portland
              • 27 (27)
                JaJuan Johnson
                PF•PUR
                Rights traded to Boston, from LA Lakers
              • 28 (28)
                Norris Cole
                PG•CLE
                Rights traded to Miami
              • 29 (29)
                Cory Joseph
                PG•TEX
                --
              • 30 (30)
                Jimmy Butler
                SF•MARQ
                --

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