These diamonds in the rough have made many teams extremely happy with their low-risk, high-reward finds. NBA
ICON. Manu Ginobili is undoubtedly one of the greatest draft steals in league history. File photo
Although many of them take longer to realize their potential than their first-round counterparts, these diamonds in the rough have made many teams extremely happy with their low-risk, high-reward finds.Back in 2009, All-Star Pau Gasol was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers from the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for future first-round picks, a trio of role players and the rights to Pau’s little-known brother Marc.
As Marc and Pau became the first set of brothers to win an NBA championship, no one was happier than Pau to finally see his little brother’s efforts pay off. However, injuries as well as on-court issues soon caught up with Arenas, spelling doom for his extremely promising career. After playing two short stints with the Grizzlies and the Shanghai Sharks over in China, Arenas retired in 2013 at just 31 years old.
Aside from his quantifiable accolades, Green has also been the vocal leader in a loaded budding dynasty featuring transcendent talents like Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and formerly Kevin Durant. In fact, his growth – basketball growth, that is – was so fast that he upstaged fellow 2011 draftee Jimmer Fredette for the starting point guard spot with the Sacramento Kings.
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