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Dink PateWestchesterG - 2
Hunter SallisWake ForestG - 3
Ryan NembhardGonzagaG - 4
Chucky HepburnLouisvilleG - 5
Mark SearsAlabamaG - 6
Tamar BatesMissouriG - 7
Jaxson RobinsonKentuckyG - 8Caleb GrillMissouriG
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Caleb LoveArizonaG - 10
Curtis JonesIowa StateG - 11
Isaac NoguesRip CityG - 12
Sean PedullaOle MissG - 13
Kobe JohnsonUCLAG - 14
Miles KellyAuburnG - 15
John PoulakidasYaleG - 16
Kadary RichmondSt. John'sG - 17
RJ DavisNorth CarolinaG - 18
Zakai ZeiglerTennesseeG - 19
Gabe MadsenUtahG - 20Lamont ButlerKentuckyG
- 21Matthew MurrellOle MissG
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L.J. CryerHoustonG - 23
Chance McMillianTexas TechG
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What NBA execs are buzzing about after a wild week of free agency
After the Jaylen Brown trade, hundreds of millions spent on centers and a shocking cap development, here's the latest NBA buzz as we enter Week 2 of free agency.
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2026 NBA free agency: Grades for offseason signings, extensions
We're grading the biggest free agent signings and extensions, including the Quentin Grimes and Sandro Mamukelashvili deals in Los Angeles.
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Sources: Eason to return to Rockets on 5-year, $81.5M deal
Restricted free agent Tari Eason has agreed to a five-year, $81.5 million deal to return to the Houston Rockets, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
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Ja Morant switches jersey number from 12 to 1 with Portland
Morant had worn No. 12 throughout his career, starting at Crestwood High School in South Carolina, college at Murray State and the NBA with the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Sources: Billy Donovan to become lead assistant for Spurs
Billy Donovan agreed to become the lead assistant coach for San Antonio and head coach Mitch Johnson, sources said.
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2026 NBA offseason trade grades: Walker Kessler, Ja Morant deals
We're grading the biggest NBA trades of the offseason, including the deal that sent big man Walker Kessler to the Lakers.
