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Greg SmithFresno StateC - 2
Giorgi ShermadiniGeorgiaC - 3
Scotty HopsonTennesseeSG - 4
Demetri McCameyIllinoisPG - 5
Malcolm ThomasSan Diego StatePF - 6Jereme RichmondIllinoisSF
- 7Jamine PetersonSF
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Justin HolidayWashingtonSF - 9
Rick JacksonSyracusePF - 10
Diante GarrettIowa StatePG - 11
Xavi RabasedaSpainSG - 12
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 - 20
Mindaugas KuzminskasLithuaniaSF - 21
Xavier SilasNorthern IllinoisSG - 22
Durrell SummersMichigan StateSG - 23Ater MajokPF
- 24Matthew Bryan-AmaningWashingtonPF
- 25Pablo AguilarSpainSF
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Chuck, Kenny don't agree with Shaq's Knicks take
Shaquille O'Neal says the Knicks will "breeze" to the NBA Finals, which Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith push back against.
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Knicks demolish 76ers for sweep
Knicks shoot the lights out in a huge win over the 76ers for a sweep.
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay Z lead NBA playoffs celebrity sightings
Celebrities have been out in style courtside at the NBA playoffs.
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Knicks sweep 76ers, return to Eastern Conference finals
The Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, setting an NBA postseason record with 11 3-pointers in the first quarter and rolling past the 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series.
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2026 NBA playoffs: Schedule, scores, news and highlights
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