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The 'No. 3 NBA Draft picks' quiz
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The 'No. 3 NBA Draft picks' quiz

The Houston Rockets faced elimination for the second-consecutive time without Kevin Durant in Game 5 of their First Round series against the Lakers. For the second-consecutive time, the Rockets survived. 

Behind 22 points from Jabari Smith Jr., 18 from Tari Eason and a  clutch sequence from Reed Sheppard in the fourth quarter, the Rockets sent the series back to Houston with a 99-93 victory. 

The Rockets may have regained their pulse, but the task of reverse-sweeping the Lakers from down 3-0 in the series remains tall. The Lakers got 22 points (albeit on 4-of-16 shooting) and six assists in 34 minutes from Austin Reaves in his Game 5 return from his oblique injury, while Durant is still expected to be sidelined in Game 6 with his ankle issue. 

Which brings us to today’s quiz. In his fourth season after being drafted third-overall in 2022, Smith had a career year this season with 15.8 points and 6.9 rebounds-per-game. With that being said, can you name the No. 3 NBA Draft picks in the Lottery Era?

Good luck!

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2025 / PHI / G
VJ Edgecombe
2024 / HOU / PG/SG
Reed Sheppard
2023 / POR / PG
Scoot Henderson
2022 / HOU / PF
Jabari Smith Jr.
2021 / CLE / C
Evan Mobley
2020 / CHA / PG
LaMelo Ball
2019 / NYK / SG/SF
RJ Barrett
2018 / ATL* / G/SF
Luka Doncic
2017 / BOS / SF
Jayson Tatum
2016 / BOS / SF/SG
Jaylen Brown
2015 / PHI / C
Jahlil Okafor
2014 / PHI / C
Joel Embiid
2013 / WAS / SF
Otto Porter
2012 / WAS / SG
Bradley Beal
2011 / UTAH / C
Enes Kanter
2010 / NJ / PF
Derrick Favors
2009 / OKC / SG
James Harden
2008 / MIN* / SG
O.J. Mayo
2007 / ATL / C
Al Horford
2006 / CHA / SF
Adam Morrison
2005 / UTAH / PG
Deron Williams
2004 / CHI / SG
Ben Gordon
2003 / DEN / SF
Carmelo Anthony
2002 / GSW / SF/SG
Mike Dunleavy
2001 / MEM / PF/C
Pau Gasol
2000 / LAC / SF/PF
Darius Miles
1999 / NO / PG
Baron Davis
1998 / DEN / C/F
Raef LaFrentz
1997 / BOS / PG
Chauncey Billups
1996 / VAN / F
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
1995 / PHI / SG
Jerry Stackhouse
1994 / DET / SF
Grant Hill
1993 / GSW* / PG
Anfernee Hardaway
1992 / MIN / PF
Christian Laettner
1991 / SAC / SF
Billy Owens
1990 / DEN / PG
Chris Jackson
1989 / SA / SF/SG
Sean Elliott
1988 / PHI* / PF
Charles Smith
1987 / NJ / SF
Dennis Hopson
1986 / GSW / C
Chris Washburn
1985 / LAC / C
Benoit Benjamin

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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