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Robert CovingtonTennessee StateSF - 2
C.J. LeslieNC StateSF - 3
Jackie CarmichaelIllinois StatePF - 4
B.J. YoungArkansasPG - 5
Phil PresseyMissouriPG - 6
Myck KabongoTexasPG - 7
D.J. CooperOhioPG - 8
Trevor MbakweMinnesotaPF - 9Richard HowellNC StatePF
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D.J. StephensMemphisSF - 11
Vitalis ChikokoGermanyC - 12
James SoutherlandSyracuseSF - 13Adonis ThomasMemphisSF
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Khalif WyattTempleSG - 15
Kenny KadjiMiamiPF - 16
Seth CurryDukeSG - 17
Augusto LimaBrazilPF - 18
Brandon PaulIllinoisSG - 19
Vander BlueMarquetteSG - 20
Michael SnaerFlorida StateSG - 21
DeWayne DedmonUSCC - 22
Ryan BroekhoffValparaisoSF - 23
Will ClyburnIowa StateSG - 24Rodney WilliamsMinnesotaSF
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Ed DanielMurray StatePF
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Wembanyama, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic named MVP finalists
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama were named finalists for this season's Most Valuable Player award.
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Thunder ease past the Suns in Game 1
Thunder take a 1-0 series lead after a dominant win over the Suns.
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 as reigning champion Thunder open playoffs with 119-84 win over Suns
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder began their title defense with a 119-84 rout of the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday.
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2026 NBA playoffs: Western Conference first-round takeaways
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference's first round.
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2026 NBA playoffs: Schedule, scores, news and highlights
The Eastern and Western Conference playoff brackets are set after Sunday's games. See the full schedule of games.
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76ers face familiar playoff fate as Celtics dominate Game 1
The Celtics are off to a good start in their hopes to hand Philadelphia its seventh straight series loss between the rivals.
