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Greg SmithFresno StateC - 2
Giorgi ShermadiniGeorgiaC - 3
Scotty HopsonTennesseeSG - 4
Demetri McCameyIllinoisPG - 5
Malcolm ThomasSan Diego StatePF - 6Jereme RichmondIllinoisSF
- 7Jamine PetersonSF
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Justin HolidayWashingtonSF - 9
Rick JacksonSyracusePF - 10
Diante GarrettIowa StatePG - 11
Xavi RabasedaSpainSG - 12
David LightyOhio StateSG - 13
Brad WanamakerPittsburghPG - 14
Damian SaundersDuquesneSF - 15
Ben HansbroughNotre DamePG - 16
Jamie SkeenVCUPF - 17
Willie ReedSaint LouisPF - 18
Julyan StoneUTEPSG - 19
Jacob PullenKansas StateSG - 20
Mindaugas KuzminskasLithuaniaSF - 21
Xavier SilasNorthern IllinoisSG - 22
Durrell SummersMichigan StateSG - 23Ater MajokPF
- 24Matthew Bryan-AmaningWashingtonPF
- 25Pablo AguilarSpainSF
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Thunder break NBA record for scoring differential in a season
The Thunder finished the season outscoring teams by 12.9 points per game, smashing the previous mark of 12.3 held by the 1971-72 Lakers that had stood for more than a half-century.
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Pelicans' Willie Green: No talks yet about return as coach
Willie Green said he hasn't had any talks yet about returning next season after the Pelicans wrapped up a disappointing, injury-plagued season.
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Lakers to lean on Luka Doncic in preparing for Timberwolves
Seeing as he faced them in the playoffs last year, the Los Angeles Lakers plan to rely on Luka Doncic's experiences in playing the Timberwolves, this year's Round 1 opponent, after the superstar defeated Minnesota as a member of the Dallas Mavericks.
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Wiggins and Carlson lift Thunder past Pelicans 115-100 in regular-season finale
— Rookie center Branden Carlson scored a season-high 26 points to go with 10 rebounds and three blocked three shots, and the Oklahoma City Thunder wrapped up the best regular season in franchise history with a 115-100 victory over the injury-depleted...
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Pacers erase 27-point deficit vs. Cavaliers to clinch 50 wins
The Pacers set a franchise record with a 27-point comeback win vs. Cleveland to clinch 50 wins in Sunday's regular-season finale.
