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Nihad DjedovicBosnia & HerzegovinaSG - 52
Jamar SamuelsKansas StateSF - 53
Anthony JonesBaylorSF - 54
Jon KreftFlorida StateC - 55
Joston ThomasHawai'iPF - 56
Tomasz NowakowskiPolandSF - 57
Nikos PappasGreecePG - 58
Dominic CheekVillanovaSG - 59
Troy GillenwaterNew Mexico StateSF - 60
Andrew AlbicyFrancePG - 61
Ralph Sampson IIIMinnesotaC - 62Taylor KingSF
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Ty WalkerWake ForestPF - 64
John RiekMississippi StateC - 65
Anthony MarshallUNLVPG
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2026 NBA MVP finalists: Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wemby
SGA held off Joker and Wemby to secure back-to-back MVPs. See how the three award finalists stack up.
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NBA betting tips, DFS picks for Sunday: Everything to know for Cavs-Pistons Game 7
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.








