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Terrell StoglinMarylandSG - 2
Scott MachadoIonaPG - 3
Kevin JonesWest VirginiaPF - 4
Hollis ThompsonGeorgetownSF - 5
Drew GordonNew MexicoPF - 6Henry SimsGeorgetownC
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Garrett StutzWichita StateC - 8Eric GriffinPF
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William BufordOhio StateSG - 10
J'Covan BrownTexasPG - 11
Kostas SloukasGreecePG - 12
Paul LacombeFranceSG - 13
Tony MitchellAlabamaSG - 14
Tu HollowayXavierPG - 15JaMychal GreenAlabamaPF
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Alex YoungPurdue Fort WayneSG - 17
Casper WareLong Beach StatePG - 18
Chris JohnsonDaytonSG - 19
Cameron MooreUABPF - 20
Ricardo RatliffeMissouriPF - 21
Leon RadosevicCroatiaPF - 22
Josep FranchSpainPG - 23
Rakim SandersFairfieldSF - 24
Jordan TaylorWisconsinPG - 25
John ShurnaNorthwesternSF
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Detroit hosts Cleveland to start second round
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Oklahoma City hosts Los Angeles to begin second round
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Celtics' Jaylen Brown rips refs, calls out Embiid for flopping
Jaylen Brown, appearing on his Twitch stream Sunday, took issue with the officiating against him during the Celtics-76ers series, as well as with Joel Embiid, whom he accused of the type of flopping that has "ruined our game."
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2026 NBA playoffs: Schedule, scores, news and highlights
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