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Gary Payton IIOregon StatePG - 2
Anthony BarberNC StatePG - 3
Fred VanVleetWichita StatePG - 4
A.J. EnglishIonaPG - 5
Tim QuartermanLSUPG - 6
Yogi FerrellIndianaPG - 7
Ryan ArcidiaconoVillanovaPG - 8
Kyle CollinsworthBYUPG - 9
Isaiah TaylorTexasPG - 10
Thomas WalkupStephen F. AustinPG - 11
Josh HaginsLittle RockPG - 12
Wael ArakjiLebanonPG - 13
Boris DalloFrancePG - 14Rysheed JordanPG
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Kasey HillFloridaPG - 16
Julian JacobsUSCPG - 17
Nikola IvanovicSerbiaPG - 18
Kareem CantyAuburnPG
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Met Gala 2025 red carpet: Athlete looks, best moments
Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, Joe Burrow, Jonathan Owens and Saquon Barkley make their debuts at the 2025 Met Gala.
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Draymond Green's vow to keep his cool helps Warriors advance to face Timberwolves in West semis
— During a team meeting the night before a win-or-go-home game for Golden State, Draymond Green had the floor.
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Windhorst details Cavs' litany of injuries ahead of Game 2
Brian Windhorst details the injuries of Cavaliers stars Evan Mobley, De'Andre Hunter and Darius Garland the day before Game 2 against the Pacers.
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Cavaliers' Kenny Atkinson wins NBA Coach of the Year award
Cleveland's Kenny Atkinson, who watched from the sideline as Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley had All-Star seasons for the Cavaliers, has been named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the team to 64 wins and the top seed in the East.
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Clippers still building around Kawhi Leonard, James Harden
Clippers president Lawrence Frank said he definitely believes in Kawhi Leonard and James Harden as the franchise's cornerstones, despite an embarrassing Game 7 loss in their first-round series against the Nuggets.
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2025 NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals takeaways
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the second round.
