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With the NBA Draft 2020 approaching, teams across the league will be looking to pounce on the right talent in order to improve their rosters. With all the focus on lottery picks, there are chances that the franchises might miss out on some hidden gems in NBA Draft 2020.
NBA Draft: 5 best second-round picks in league history
The second round of the NBA Draft has produced some exciting talents in the past, players who have gone to become legends of the game. In this article, we will take a look at five such players who were overlooked on NBA Draft night.
#1 Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili epitomized the definition of 'underrated'. The Argentinian, who was a second-round pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, was a bench player at San Antonio Spurs.
Nevertheless, Ginobili was a key part of the Spurs team, as he combined with point guard Tony Parker and power forward Tim Duncan to form one of the greatest big 3s of all time.
Playing three seasons overseas before starting his 16-year NBA career, Ginobili accumulated four NBA championships, two All-Star and All-NBA selections apiece and a Sixth Man of the Year award.
Ginobili has also had a significant impact on how the game is played today, as he popularized the 'Eurostep' move. His performances for the Spurs emphasized the importance of role players in a team.
#2 Draymond Green
A defensive stalwart, Draymond Green was selected as the 35th pick in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.
Green has had an incredible career with the Warriors, providing defensive stability to a team loaded with offensive weapons like Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
The three-time NBA champion has won three All-Star and a Defensive Player of the Year award. He has also earned five All-Defensive and two All-NBA team selections and led the league in steals once.
Despite being the 35th overall pick, Green carved out a Hall-of-Famer resume. A direct result of the same has been that teams go to NBA Drafts every year, hoping to land a player like Green.
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#3 Marc Gasol
Although his brother Pau was the third overall pick in the NBA Draft in 2001, Marc Gasol slipped into the second round in the 2007 NBA Draft.
That, however, didn't stop him from having a decorated NBA career replete with three All-Star appearances, two All-NBA selections, one All-Defensive team selection, a Defensive Player of the Year award and an NBA title.
Having played for the grit-and-grind Memphis Grizzlies and a strong Toronto Raptors team, Gasol is the poster boy of a modern big in the NBA, one who shoots 3-pointers with seamless ease.
#4 Danny Green
A second-round pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Danny Green finally found a role as a 3-and-D wing at San Antonio Spurs after plying his trade in the D-League at the beginning of his career.
The rest, as they say, is history, as Green went on to win three NBA titles with as many different franchises while picking up an All-Defensive Team honor along the way as well.
Green became a perfect role model for the aspiring 3-and-D players, as he modeled his game around 3-point shooting and taut perimeter defense. He has been one of the most sought-after role players in the league in the last few years, as he helped the Raptors and the Lakers win the NBA championship.
#5 Nikola Jokic
The legacy of Nikola Jokic, arguably the most talented player in this list, may have just started, but he has already shown that he should've been picked much higher in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Despite being picked as the 41st selection in that edition of the NBA Draft, Jokic is one of the most-skilled bigs and passers the league has ever seen and has tallied two All-Star and as many All-NBA honors in just five seasons in the competition.
Nikola Jokic was incredible last season, as he took the Denver Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals after upsetting the LA Clippers and the Utah Jazz along the way.
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