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              Round 1
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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolNotes
              • 1 (1)
                Andrew Wiggins
                SG•KU
                --
              • 2 (2)
                Jabari Parker
                SF•DUKE
                --
              • 3 (3)
                Joel Embiid
                C•KU
                --
              • 4 (4)
                Aaron Gordon
                PF•ARIZ
                --
              • 5 (5)
                Dante Exum
                PG•Australia
                --
              • 6 (6)
                Marcus Smart
                PG•OKST
                --
              • 7 (7)
                Julius Randle
                PF•UK
                --
              • 8 (8)
                Nik Stauskas
                SG•MICH
                --
              • 9 (9)
                Noah Vonleh
                PF•IU
                From Detroit
              • 10 (10)
                Elfrid Payton
                PG•UL
                Rights traded to Orlando from New Orleans via Philadelphia
              • 11 (11)
                Doug McDermott
                SF•CREI
                Rights traded to Chicago
              • 12 (12)
                Dario Saric
                PF•Croatia
                Rights traded to Sixers for Payton. Originally from New York via Denver
              • 13 (13)
                Zach LaVine
                PG•UCLA
                --
              • 14 (14)
                T.J. Warren
                SF•NCSU
                --
              • 15 (15)
                Adreian Payne
                PF•MSU
                --
              • 16 (16)
                Jusuf Nurkic
                C•Bosnia & Herzegovina
                Rights traded to Denver from Charlotte via Chicago
              • 17 (17)
                James Young
                SF•UK
                From Brooklyn
              • 18 (18)
                Tyler Ennis
                PG•SYR
                From Washington
              • 19 (19)
                Gary Harris
                SG•MSU
                Rights traded to Denver
              • 20 (20)
                Bruno Caboclo
                SF•Brazil
                --
              • 21 (21)
                Mitch McGary
                PF•MICH
                From Dallas via HOU & LAL
              • 22 (22)
                Jordan Adams
                SG•UCLA
                --
              • 23 (23)
                Rodney Hood
                SG•DUKE
                From Golden State
              • 24 (24)
                Shabazz Napier
                PG•CONN
                Rights traded to Miami. Originally from Portland.
              • 25 (25)
                Clint Capela
                PF•Switzerland
                --
              • 26 (26)
                P.J. Hairston
                SG•UNC
                To Charlotte
              • 27 (27)
                Bogdan Bogdanovic
                SG•Serbia
                From Indiana
              • 28 (28)
                C.J. Wilcox
                SG•WASH
                --
              • 29 (29)
                Josh Huestis
                PF•STAN
                --
              • 30 (30)
                Kyle Anderson
                PF•UCLA
                --

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                0:18NCAA Men's Basketball

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