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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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Clippers get 5th pick after Pacers fall out of top 4
The Clippers receive the fifth pick of the NBA draft due to the Ivica Zubac trade and the Pacers falling out of the top four in the lottery.
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Pritchard on Pacers losing No. 5 pick: 'Sorry' to our fans
Pacers president Kevin Pritchard apologized to fans and said he owns losing this year's No. 5 pick after trading it with protections to the Clippers for Ivica Zubac.
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Shaq, Chuck sweep for Kenny after Knicks' first-half barrage
Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley sweep a path forward for Kenny Smith with the Knicks one half away from a sweep of their own.
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2026 NBA mock draft machine: Simulate 60 picks over two rounds
Think you could do better than your team's GM? Now's your chance with our updated NBA mock draft machine.
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2026 NBA mock draft: Projecting all 60 picks post-lottery
The Wizards, Jazz and Grizzlies have the top picks in the 2026 NBA draft. Here's Jeremy Woo's updated mock.
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2026 NBA draft: Latest mock drafts and team predictions
Jeremy Woo's NBA mock drafts for the 2026 cycle, including projected teams for Peterson, Dybantsa and Boozer.
