#4 2002
2002 was bad now that we're far enough away from it. The two best players were Amare Stoudemire and Yao Ming, but both had their careers seriously diminished by injuries. After that, it's Caron Butler (10th), Carlos Boozer (35th), Tayshaun Prince (23rd), Matt Barnes (46th) and Nene Hilario (7th). That's pretty much it for guys who had more than one above-average NBA season in that draft.
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Jay Williams had star potential before his career ended prematurely ended in a grisly motorcycle accident. Only Nene remains in the league today.
Four players made the all-star game: Yao (8), Boozer (2), Butler (2) and Stoudemire (6).