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Greg SmithFresno StateC - 2Giorgi ShermadiniGeorgiaC
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Scotty HopsonTennesseeSG - 4
Demetri McCameyIllinoisPG - 5
Malcolm ThomasSan Diego StatePF - 6Jereme RichmondIllinoisSF
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Jamine PetersonProvidenceSF - 8
Justin HolidayWashingtonSF - 9
Rick JacksonSyracusePF - 10
Diante GarrettIowa StatePG - 11Xavi RabasedaSpainSG
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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 - 20Mindaugas KuzminskasLithuaniaSF
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Xavier SilasNorthern IllinoisSG - 22
Durrell SummersMichigan StateSG - 23Ater MajokPF
- 24Matthew Bryan-AmaningWashingtonPF
- 25Pablo AguilarSpainSF
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Portland Trail Blazers offseason recap, early 2026-27 season preview
With noise outside the hardwood growing in Portland, how will the Blazers respond? We're looking at the offseason and previewing the 2026-27 season.
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Colts, Pacers donate $125,000 each to Indiana flood relief
The NFL's Indianapolis Colts and NBA's Indiana Pacers are donating $125,000 each to flood relief efforts throughout the state. The WNBA's Indiana Fever and the G League basketball team Noblesville Boom also joined the effort.
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LeBron James launches YouTube golf venture with Cavs reunion
New 76ers star LeBron James has launched his latest off-the-court venture, starting a YouTube channel focused on golf.
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Basketball HOF class of 2026 honors women's hoops, NBA icons
Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne headlined a 2026 Hall of Fame class that honored women's hoops as well as NBA luminaries such as Doc Rivers, Mike D'Antoni and Amar'e Stoudemire.
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Amar'e Stoudemire inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame
Amar'e Stoudemire inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame
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Doc Rivers inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame
Doc Rivers inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame
