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- 1 (31)
Bruce ThorntonTraded to HOU - 2 (32)
Richie Saundersfrom IND via MIL - 3 (33)
Isaiah EvansTraded to MIN - 4 (34)
Meleek ThomasTraded to CLE - 5 (35)
Trevon BrazileTraded to DEN - 6 (36)
Baba Millerfrom MEM via ATL and UTA - 7 (37)
Ryan ConwellTraded to MIA - 8 (38)
Braden SmithTraded to IND - 9 (39)
Jack KayilTraded to NYK - 10 (40)
Dillon Mitchellfrom MIL via ORL - 11 (41)
Otega OwehTraded to OKC - 12 (42)
Ja'Kobi Gillespiefrom POR via NO - 13 (43)
Tyler Bilodeaufrom LAC via HOU - 14 (44)
Maliq Brownfrom MIA via IND - 15 (45)
Emanuel Sharpfrom CHA via SA, ATL and NYK - 16 (46)
Felix OkparaTraded to WSH - 17 (47)
Tyler NickelTraded to NYK - 18 (48)
Tobi Lawalfrom PHX via WSH - 19 (49)
Bryce Hopkinsfrom ATL via BKN and GS - 20 (50)
Jaden Bradley-- - 21 (51)
Izaiyah NelsonTraded to ORL - 22 (52)
Henri VeesaarTraded to ATL - 23 (53)
Ugonna OnyensoTraded to DET via NYK - 24 (54)
Lajae Jonesfrom LAL via TOR, MIA and CLE - 25 (55)
Nick MartinelliTraded to LAC via HOU - 26 (56)
Vsevolod IshchenkoTraded to DAL via LAL - 27 (57)
Narcisse NgoyTraded to LAC - 28 (58)
Jaron Pierre Jr.from DET via NYK, BKN, PHX, ORL and LAC - 29 (59)
Trey Kaufman-Rennfrom SA via IND - 30 (60)
Malique LewisTraded to MIL via ORL
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