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- 1 (1)
Anthony Bennett-- - 2 (2)
Victor Oladipo-- - 3 (3)
Otto Porter-- - 4 (4)
Cody Zeller-- - 5 (5)
Alex Len-- - 6 (6)
Nerlens Noel-- - 7 (7)
Ben McLemore-- - 8 (8)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope-- - 9 (9)
Trey Burketraded to Utah - 10 (10)
C.J. McCollum-- - 11 (11)
Michael Carter-Williams-- - 12 (12)
Steven Adamsfrom Toronto via Houston - 13 (13)
Kelly Olynyktraded to Boston - 14 (14)
Shabazz Muhammadtraded to Minnesota - 15 (15)
Giannis Antetokounmpo-- - 16 (16)
Lucas Nogueira-- - 17 (17)
Dennis Schroeder-- - 18 (18)Shane Larkintraded to Dallas (from Houston via Brooklyn)
- 19 (19)Sergey KarasevFrom L.A. Lakers
- 20 (20)
Tony Snell-- - 21 (21)Gorgui Diengtraded to Minnesota (from Golden State via Brooklyn)
- 22 (22)
Mason Plumlee-- - 23 (23)
Solomon Hill-- - 24 (24)
Tim Hardaway Jr.-- - 25 (25)
Reggie Bullock-- - 26 (26)Andre Robersontraded to OKC (from Memphis via Golden State, Houston)
- 27 (27)
Rudy Goberttraded to Utah - 28 (28)
Livio Jean-Charles-- - 29 (29)Archie Goodwintraded to Phoenix (via Golden State)
- 30 (30)Nemanja Nedovictraded to Golden State (from Miami via LAL & CLE)
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