The 2017–18 Phoenix Suns season included a #4 draft pick of the player who played collegiately for which team?
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2017–18 Phoenix Suns season The 2017–18 Phoenix Suns season will be the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as their 25th season at the Talking Stick Resort Arena. It is also their third season in five years where the Suns would earn themselves a Top 5 draft pick in the NBA Draft, with them having the second straight year of gaining the #4 pick, this time being Josh Jackson.
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Josh Jackson (basketball) Joshua O'Neal Jackson (born February 10, 1997) is an American basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one season with the Kansas Jayhawks before declaring for the 2017 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns.
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Dennis Smith Jr. Dennis Smith Jr. (born November 25, 1997) is an American basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was ranked among the top point guards in the class of 2016 by most basketball recruiting services. He attended NC State University for one season of college basketball and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Freshman of the Year. After the season, Smith decided to forgo his remaining college eligibility and declared for the 2017 NBA draft. He was selected 9th overall by the Mavericks.
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Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the power forward and center positions. In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. He entered the 1995 NBA draft, where he was selected with the fifth overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
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Jermaine Beal Jermaine Darnell Beal (born November 4, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Premier League. He completed his four-year college basketball career with Vanderbilt before spending the first three seasons of his professional career in Poland, Belgium, Brazil and the NBA Development League. In 2013, he arrived in Australia to play for the Perth Wildcats and quickly cemented his legacy as one of the greatest shooting guards in the team's history. Over three seasons with the Wildcats, he won two championships, was named the 2014 NBL Grand Final MVP and earned Wildcats' Club MVP honors in 2015. He joined the Brisbane Bullets in 2016, but his stint ended before the conclusion of the 2016–17 season.
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James Michael McAdoo James Michael Ray McAdoo (born January 4, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Sixers' NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. The power forward played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and twice earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He won NBA championships with Golden State in 2015 and 2017.
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Kevin Edwards Kevin Durell Edwards (born October 30, 1965) is a retired American professional basketball player who currently serves as DePaul University men's basketball team's director of community, corporate, and professional relations. Edwards was selected by the Miami Heat with the 20th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft. Edwards was the second ever draft pick in Miami Heat history, behind teammate Rony Seikaly who was selected as the 9th pick in the same draft.
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Duke Mondy Murray Deshawn "Duke" Mondy (born December 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Oakland University where he led the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in steals per game during his junior season, averaging 3.03 steals per game.
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Robin Lopez Robin Byron Lopez (born April 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 15th pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, was traded to the New Orleans Hornets in 2012 and was traded to Portland in 2013. He played college basketball for Stanford University alongside his twin brother Brook Lopez, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Taylor Braun Taylor Braun (born July 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He completed his college career for the North Dakota State Bison after the 2013–14 season. Braun was named The Summit League Player of the Year in 2014. Following the close of his college career, he is played for the Phoenix Suns in their summer league in Las Vegas.
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Khris Middleton James Khristian "Khris" Middleton (born August 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended Porter-Gaud School, where he was coached by John Pearson. As a junior and senior, he was named South Carolina Player of the Year, and was a McDonald's All-American nominee. He went on to play college basketball for Texas A&M University, where he started the majority of the games in his freshman year. In his sophomore season, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors after leading the Aggies in scoring with 14.3 points per game. Middleton was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft.
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Al Thornton Willie Alford Thornton (born December 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brujos de Guayama. He had formerly played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and the Golden State Warriors. Collegiately, he played for Florida State University.
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Brandon Knight (basketball) Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. Knight has also previously played for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Anthony Pelle Anthony Pelle (born December 1, 1972) is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (44th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Pelle, who was born in the Bronx, New York and played collegiately at Villanova University and Fresno State University, did not appear in any NBA games but plied his trade several leagues in Europe, most notably in Greece, Spain and Italy as well as in second tier leagues in the United States.
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Jimmy Butler (basketball) Jimmy Butler III (born September 14, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Houston, Butler grew up in Tomball, Texas, and played college basketball for Tyler Junior College and Marquette University. He was drafted with the 30th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and a three-time NBA All-Defensive Team honoree, and was named to his first All-NBA Team in 2017. In 2015, he was named the NBA Most Improved Player.
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Damian Lillard Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. After being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision. He has twice been named an NBA All-Star.
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A. J. Hammons Aaron Jarrell "A. J." Hammons (born August 27, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Purdue before being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the 46th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Negele Knight Negele Oscar Knight (born March 6, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the second round (31st overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. Knight played for the Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors in six NBA seasons. His best year as a professional came during the 1993-94 season as a member of the Spurs, when he appeared in 64 games averaging 9.3 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Dayton, ending his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors in 1999.
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Mustafa Shakur Mustafadeen Abdush "Mustafa" Shakur (born August 18, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who last played for S.Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and has previously played professionally in Europe, Lebanon, the NBA D-League and the NBA.
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2010–11 Phoenix Suns season The 2010–11 Phoenix Suns season was the 43rd season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in eight seasons, the Suns will be without the play of power forward Amar'e Stoudemire, a 5-time All-Star and former Rookie of the Year who joined the New York Knicks in the summer. The Suns traded Jason Richardson on December 18, 2010 as part of a trade that brought Vince Carter to the Suns. On February 24, 2011, the Suns traded Goran Dragić and the draft pick they got earlier from Orlando in exchange for Aaron Brooks. Alvin Gentry was head coach and the Suns played their home games at US Airways Center.
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Derrick Rose Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. After being named the NBA Rookie of the Year, Rose, at age 22, became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011.
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Jordan Adams Jordan LaVell Adams (born July 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was the first UCLA freshman to score 20 or more points in his first four games, and was an all-conference first-team selection in the Pac-12 Conference in his sophomore year. After deciding to forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2014 NBA draft, Adams was selected by Memphis in the first round with the 22nd overall pick.