The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at

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in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm

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), was broadcast in the United States on

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. In this

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(NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S.

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players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round. The players were John Wall (first), DeMarcus Cousins (fifth), Patrick Patterson (fourteenth), Eric Bledsoe (eighteenth), and Daniel Orton (twenty-ninth), all from the

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. This draft also marked the second time an NBA D-League player was drafted, with the first case coming in

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, who won the draft lottery on May 18, 2010, used their first overall draft pick to draft John Wall from the University of Kentucky. The

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, who also beat the odds in the draft lottery to obtain the second pick, selected

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from

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, who had the worst win–loss record in the previous season, used the third pick to select Derrick Favors from

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. The 2010 NBA draft is the last draft conducted at Madison Square Garden. The

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and

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s were temporarily moved to

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, while the

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would be held at the

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as the Garden underwent renovations during those summers of 2011–2013. After 2014, the draft would continue being hosted at the Barclays Center despite the renovations being done by the 2014 deadline. This draft class had no Rookie of the Year because

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, who was drafted first overall in the previous year's draft, missed his first season with an injury, but played in the 2010–2011 season and won the award. As of July 2024,

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is the only player from this draft still on an NBA roster.

Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, but have played in at least one NBA game. Jeremy Lin March 2012

Eligibility

The basic eligibility rules for the draft are: * All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2010 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1991. * Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the

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(CBA) between the league and its players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university. The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility. Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1988). U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professionally with a team outside the NBA (either top-level basketball in another country, or minor-league basketball in North America) were also automatically eligible. Former high school player Latavious Williams meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2009, skipped

and then played professional basketball in NBA D-League. A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. (non-international players) (international players) For the 2010 draft, this date fell on April 25. Under NCAA rules taking effect with this draft, they only had until May 8 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. Previously, players who declared for the draft could withdraw as late as 10 days before the draft (the withdrawal deadline under the CBA) and still maintain college eligibility. This year, a total of 80 collegiate players and 23 international players declared as early entry candidates. At the withdrawal deadline, 48 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 50 collegiate players and five international players as the early entry candidates for the draft. A player who has hired an

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will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affected Mac Koshwal,

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, and Patrick Patterson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2009 draft. This draft was expected to see an unusual influx of underclassmen, even compared with recent years, for reasons explained by ''

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'' columnist Eamonn Brennan in an April 2010 piece:

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following

players successfully applied for early draft entrance. * Solomon Alabi – C,

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(sophomore) * Cole Aldrich – C/F,

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(junior) * / Al-Farouq Aminu – F, Wake Forest (sophomore) * James Anderson – G,

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(junior) *

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– F,

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(sophomore) * Armon Bassett – G,

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(junior) * Eric Bledsoe – G,

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(freshman) * Dee Bost – G,

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(junior) *

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– F, Iowa State (junior) * Avery Bradley – G,

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(freshman) * Derrick Caracter – F, UTEP (junior) * DeMarcus Cousins – F,

(freshman) * Jordan Crawford – G, Xavier (sophomore) * Ed Davis – F,

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(sophomore) * Devin Ebanks – F,

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(sophomore) * Derrick Favors – F,

(freshman) * Courtney Fortson – G,

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(sophomore) * Tiny Gallon – F,

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(freshman) * Charles García – F,

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(junior) *

– F, Fresno State (sophomore) * Manny Harris – G,

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(junior) *

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– F,

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(sophomore) *

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– G,

(freshman) *

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– F,

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(junior) *

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– G,

(junior) * Wesley Johnson – F,

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(junior) * Dominique Jones – G,

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(junior) * Mac Koshwal – F, DePaul (junior) * Sylven Landesberg – G,

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(sophomore) * /

– F,

(junior) * Tommy Mason-Griffin – G,

(freshman) * Elijah Millsap – F, UAB (junior) *

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– F, Georgetown (sophomore) * Andrew Ogilvy – C, Vanderbilt (junior) * Daniel Orton – F/C,

(freshman) * Patrick Patterson – F,

(junior) * Samardo Samuels – F,

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(sophomore) * Larry Sanders – F, VCU (junior) * John Sloan – G,

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(junior) *

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– G,

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(freshman) * Lazar Trifunovic – F, Radford (junior) *

– G,

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(junior) * / Ekpe Udoh – F, Baylor (junior) * John Wall – G,

(freshman) *

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– G,

(sophomore) * C. J. Webster – F,

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(junior) * Terrico White – G,

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(sophomore) *

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– C,

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(freshman) * Elliot Williams – G, Memphis (sophomore) * Stevy Worah-Ozimo – F, Slippery Rock (junior) * Jahmar Young – G,

(junior)

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. *

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– G, SIG Strasbourg (

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) * Dusan Korac – F, KK Centar (

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) * Tibor Pleiß – C,

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(

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) * Ryan Richards – F, CB Gran Canaria (

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) * Kevin Séraphin – F, Cholet Basket (

)

Draft lottery

The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams which had missed the

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; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 16, 2010. The lottery was held on May 18, 2010, in

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. The

and

beat the statistical odds by winning the first and second overall picks respectively. The

won the third overall pick. Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:

Trades involving draft picks

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams. * On February 12, 2004,

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acquired

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and 2010 first-round picks, a

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second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for Keon Clark and Ben Handlogten. Previously, Phoenix acquired Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Maciej Lampe, the draft rights to Miloš Vujanić, two first-round picks and cash considerations on January 5, 2004, from New York in exchange for

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and Cezary Trybański. * On February 18, 2010,

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acquired John Salmons,

and

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second-round picks and the option to swap 2010 first-round picks from

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in exchange for Hakim Warrick and

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. The option to swap 2010 first-round picks was exercised, hence Milwaukee acquired Chicago's first-round pick and Chicago acquired Milwaukee's first-round pick. * On June 25, 2009, Minnesota acquired Charlotte's first-round pick from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Ty Lawson. Previously, Denver acquired a first-round pick on June 25, 2008, from Charlotte in exchange for the 20th pick in the

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. * On June 23, 2010,

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acquired Daequan Cook and the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft from

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in exchange for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft. Previously, Oklahoma City acquired Etan Thomas and two second-round picks on July 27, 2009, from

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in exchange for Damien Wilkins and Chucky Atkins. Previously, Minnesota acquired a second-round pick and cash considerations on June 25, 2009, from

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in exchange for the draft rights to

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. Previously, Dallas acquired a second-round pick, the 24th and 56th picks in the 2009 Draft on June 24, 2009, from

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in exchange for the 22nd pick in the 2009 Draft. * On July 9, 2008, Minnesota acquired Rodney Carney, Calvin Booth, Utah's first-round pick and cash considerations from

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in exchange for a conditional second-round pick. Previously, Philadelphia acquired Gordan Giriček and a first-round pick on December 29, 2007, from Utah in exchange for

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. * On August 7, 2009, Memphis acquired

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, a first-round pick and cash considerations from Denver in exchange for a conditional second-round pick. * On July 20, 2007, Oklahoma City (as

) acquired Kurt Thomas, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Phoenix in exchange for a

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second-round pick. * On February 19, 2008,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

acquired Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop, Keith Van Horn, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Dallas in exchange for

Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...

, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen. * On February 1, 2008, Memphis acquired Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to

Marc Gasol Marc Gasol Sáez (, ; born 29 January 1985) is a Spanish former professional basketball player who is the president of Bàsquet Girona of the Liga ACB. The Center (basketball), center is a two-time All-NBA Team member and a three-time NBA All-St ...

, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from L.A. Lakers in exchange for

Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol ...

and a second-round pick. * On February 17, 2010,

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acquired

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas Zydrunas Ilgauskas (; ; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian-born American former professional basketball player who played the center (basketball), center position. The Ilgauskas played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Asso ...

, the draft rights to Emir Preldžič and a first-round pick from

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

in a three-team trade with Cleveland and the L.A. Clippers. * On June 22, 2010, Milwaukee acquired

Corey Maggette Corey Antoine Maggette (; born November 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He became an analyst for Fox Sports. High school and college career Magget ...

and the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft from Golden State in exchange for Charlie Bell and

Dan Gadzuric Daniel Gadzuric (; born 2 February 1978) is a Dutch-Serbian former professional basketball player. Gadzuric, a center, attended preparatory school at The Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, before playing college basketball for the ...

. Previously, Golden State acquired the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft and cash considerations on June 21, 2010, from Portland in exchange for the 34th pick in the 2010 Draft. Previously, Portland acquired 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Chicago in a three-team trade on June 26, 2008. * On February 18, 2010, Milwaukee acquired Primož Brezec, Royal Ivey and a second-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for

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and Jodie Meeks. * On July 28, 2008, New York acquired

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, Bobby Jones and a second-round pick from Denver in exchange for Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations. Previously, the L.A. Clippers acquired

Marcus Camby Marcus Dion Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading ...

on July 15, 2008, from Denver in exchange for the option to swap 2010 second-round picks. The options to swap 2010 second-round picks was exercised, hence New York acquired L.A. Clippers' second-round pick via Denver and the L.A. Clippers acquired Denver's second-round pick. * On June 25, 2009, Miami acquired 2010 and 2012 second-round picks from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Marcus Thornton. * On June 13, 2009, Miami acquired Jermaine O'Neal,

Jamario Moon Jamario Raman Moon (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketbal ...

, a future first-round pick and a 2010 second-round pick from

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in exchange for Shawn Marion,

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and cash considerations. * On February 21, 2008, Minnesota acquired Kirk Snyder, a second-round pick and cash considerations from

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

in exchange for

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. * On December 10, 2008, Phoenix acquired Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley and a second-round pick from Charlotte in exchange for Raja Bell,

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and Sean Singletary. * On June 25, 2009, Dallas acquired the draft rights to Rodrigue Beaubois and a second-round pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to Byron Mullens. * On December 29, 2009, Minnesota acquired Alando Tucker, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for Jason Hart. * On October 10, 2008,

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acquired Eddie Jones, cash considerations, 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Dallas in exchange for Shawne Williams. * On June 25, 2009, Phoenix acquired Ben Wallace, Aleksandar Pavlović, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Cleveland in exchange for

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Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft. *

acquired

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and the draft rights to 11th pick Cole Aldrich from

in exchange for the draft rights to 21st pick

and 26th pick

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. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded. *

acquired Ryan Gomes and the draft rights to 16th pick

from

in exchange for Martell Webster. *

acquired Kirk Hinrich, the draft rights to 17th pick Kevin Seraphin and cash considerations from

in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded. * The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 18th pick Eric Bledsoe from Oklahoma City in exchange for a future conditional first-round pick. * Washington acquired the draft rights to 23rd pick Trevor Booker and 56th pick Hamady N'Diaye from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 30th pick Lazar Hayward and 35th pick Nemanja Bjelica. *

acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Damion James from

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick Jordan Crawford and 31st pick Tibor Pleiß. *

acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Dominique Jones from

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in exchange for cash considerations. * Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Tibor Pleiß from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations. *

acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Jerome Jordan from

in exchange for cash considerations. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010. * Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 48th pick Latavious Williams from

in exchange for a future second-round pick. *

acquired the draft rights to 50th pick Solomon Alabi from

in exchange for a 2013 conditional second-round pick and cash considerations. *

acquired the draft rights to 51st pick Magnum Rolle from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to 57th pick Ryan Reid and cash considerations.

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