Colangelo traded our first rounder this year (protected) to Houston as part of the Kyle Lowry deal. Houston flipped that pick in a package to OKC for superstar James Harden (who we passed on in favor of our Lithuanian centre prospect). The lottery was drawn tonight and that pick didn't go top-3 (12th) so we're sending it to the unfortunately named Thunder and next year we won't lose our chance at Wiggins. The most you can hope for at 12th is a role player based on recent draft history and since that's what we've got in Lowry I guess we shouldn't complain.
Not really a solid example but the 12th pick has rarely yielded a stud, at least in my lifetime. 2012 Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut – Houston Rockets 2011 Alec Burks, Colorado – Utah Jazz 2010 Xavier Henry, Kansas – Memphis Grizzlies 2009 Gerald Henderson, Duke – Charlotte Bobcats 2008 Jason Thompson, Rider – Sacramento Kings 2007 Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech – New Orleans Hornets 2006 Hilton Armstrong, Connecticut – New Orleans Hornets 2005 Yaroslav Korolev, CSKA Moscow – L.A. Clippers 2004 Robert Swift, Bakersfield HS (Calif.) – Seattle Supersonics 2003 Nick Collison, Kansas – Seattle Supersonics 2002 Melvin Ely, Fresno State – L.A. Clippers 2001 Vladimir Radmanovic, Serbia & Montenegro – Seattle Supersonics 2000 Etan Thomas, Syracuse – Dallas Mavericks 1999 Aleksandar Radojevic, Barton County CC – Toronto Raptors 1998 Michael Doleac, Utah – Orlando Magic 1997 Austin Croshere, Providence – Indiana Pacers 1996 Vitaly Potapenko, Wright State – Cleveland Cavaliers 1995 Cherokee Parks, Duke – Dallas Mavericks 1994 Khalid Reeves, Arizona – Miami HEAT 1993 George Lynch, North Carolina – L.A. Lakers 1992 Harold Miner, USC – Miami HEAT 1991 Greg Anthony, UNLV – New York Knicks 1990 Alec Kessler, Georgia – Houston Rockets (Draft rights traded to Miami HEAT) 1989 Mookie Blaylock, Oklahoma – New Jersey Nets 1988 Harvey Grant, Oklahoma – Washington Bullets 1987 Tyrone (Muggsy) Bogues, Wake Forest – Washington Bullets 1986 John Williams, Louisiana State – Washington Bullets 1985 Kenny Green, Wake Forest – Washington Bullets 1984 Tim McCormick, Michigan – Cleveland Cavaliers (Draft rights traded to Washington Bullets) 1983 Darrell Walker, Arkansas – New York Knicks 1982 John Bagley, Boston College – Cleveland Cavaliers 1981 Kelly Tripucka, Notre Dame – Detroit Pistons 1980 Mike Woodson, Indiana – New York Knicks
