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Johnathan MotleyBaylorPF - 2
Devin RobinsonFloridaSF - 3
Cameron OliverNevadaPF - 4
Kobi SimmonsArizonaPG - 5
P.J. DozierSouth CarolinaPG - 6
Chris BoucherOregonPF - 7
Isaiah HicksNorth CarolinaPF - 8
Derrick Walton Jr.MichiganPG - 9
Eric MikaBYUC - 10
Kennedy MeeksNorth CarolinaC - 11
V.J. BeachemNotre DameSF - 12
Isaiah BriscoeKentuckyPG - 13
Jeremy MorganNorthern IowaSG - 14
Andrew WhiteSyracuseSG - 15
Amile JeffersonDukeSF - 16
Luke KornetVanderbiltPF - 17Paris BassSF
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Nigel HayesWisconsinPF - 19
Peter JokIowaSG - 20
Ben MooreSMUPF - 21
Melo TrimbleMarylandPG - 22
Jamel ArtisPittsburghSF - 23
Kris JenkinsVillanovaSF - 24
Marcus KeeneCentral MichiganPG - 25
Isaac HumphriesKentuckyC
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SGA held off Joker and Wemby to secure back-to-back MVPs. See how the three award finalists stack up.
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Jim McCormick breaks down Sunday's Game 7 and offers his favorite bets and DFS plays.
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Sources: Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander repeats as NBA MVP
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
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Shams: SGA to be named MVP for 2nd straight season
Shams Charania joins "SportsCenter" to break the news that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive MVP award.
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What's at stake for the Cavs in Game 7?
Tim Bontemps breaks down why Game 7 is huge for a lot of people in the Cavaliers organization.
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Why the fallout from this Cavs-Pistons Game 7 could be massive
A third straight second-round loss for the Cavaliers would invite enormous questions about their superstars -- and rival teams are watching.








