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- 1 (30)Anderson VarejaoSpainPF
- 2 (31)Jackson VromanIowa StateC
- 3 (32)Peter John RamosPuerto RicoC
- 4 (33)Lionel ChalmersXavierPG
- 5 (34)Donta SmithSoutheastern CollegeSF
- 6 (35)Andre EmmettTexas TechSG
- 7 (36)Antonio BurksMemphisPG
- 8 (37)Royal IveyTexasG
- 9 (38)Chris DuhonDukePG
- 10 (39)Albert MirallesSpainPF
- 11 (40)Justin ReedOle MissSF
- 12 (41)David YoungNorth Carolina CentralG
- 13 (42)Viktor SanikidzeGeorgiaSF
- 14 (43)Trevor ArizaUCLASF
- 15 (44)Tim PickettFlorida StateSG
- 16 (45)Bernard RobinsonMichiganSF
- 17 (46)Ha Seung-JinSouth KoreaC
- 18 (47)Pape SowCal State FullertonPF
- 19 (48)Ricky MinardMorehead StateSG
- 20 (49)Sergei LishoukRussiaPF
- 21 (50)Vassilis SpanoulisGreecePG
- 22 (51)Christian DrejerSpainSF
- 23 (52)Romain SatoXavierSG
- 24 (53)Matt FreijeVanderbiltSF
- 25 (54)Rickey PauldingMissouriSG
- 26 (55)Luis FloresManhattanSG
- 27 (56)Marcus DouthitProvidencePF
- 28 (57)Sergei KaraulovRussiaC
- 29 (58)Blake SteppGonzagaPG
- 30 (59)Rashad WrightGeorgiaPG
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