- Green was taken with the 35th pick in the 2012 draft, and a number of teams are kicking themselves for passing up the versatile forward.
- Here's where some of the players picked before Green are today.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The players that NBA teams are kicking themselves for drafting before Draymond Green in 2012
Draymond Green has gone from second-round pick to superstar since 2012.
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Draymond Green has evolved from a second-round pick to a role player, starter, and now, a legitimate NBA superstar.
Green is not only valuable to the Golden State Warriors, but he holds his own as one of the best players in the entire league. Green is a perennial leader in triple-doubles and he's flummoxed teams with his ability to handle the ball, shoot three-pointers, and guard all five positions at 6-foot-6.
That he lasted until the 35th pick in the 2012 NBA draft has a number of teams kicking themselves. Here's a look at some of the most notable players drafted before Greenfour years ago:
The 2012 draft looks like a good one for the most part. Anthony Davis was taken with the No. 1 pick by the then New Orleans Hornets.
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Davis is a six-time All-Star. He was traded from the Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers this summer.
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There were other good first-round choices. Bradley Beal was drafted third by the Washington Wizards.
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Beal remains with the Wizards. He is a two-time All-Star and is coming off the best season of his career in which he averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game.
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Damian Lillard was drafted sixth by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Today, Lillard is the Blazers All-Star guard and face of the franchise.
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Harrison Barnes was drafted seventh by the Warriors.
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Barnes now plays with the Sacramento Kings. He has career averages of 13 points and 5 rebounds per game.
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The Detroit Pistons took Andre Drummond with the ninth pick.
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Drummond is a two-time All-Star and has led the league in rebounding the last two seasons.
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The Charlotte Hornets took Michael Kidd-Gilchrist with the second pick.
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Kidd-Gilchrist has shown promise at times, but hes battled injuries, and a limited offensive game has lowered his ceiling.
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Other selections havent looked as good over time. Thomas Robinson was drafted fifth by the Sacramento Kings.
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Robinson played for five teams in six years. After some time overseas, he now plays in the G League.
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Kendall Marshall was drafted 13th by the Phoenix Suns.
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Marshall played for four teams in four years. He has since played in the G League and the U.S. National team. He graduated from UNC this summer and spent some time as a student-coach.
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Royce White was drafted 16th by the Houston Rockets.
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White played just nine minutes in three career games and fell out of the league in 2014. He now plays in the Big3.
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Fab Melo was drafted 22nd by the Boston Celtics.
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Melo played in six career games in the NBA and did not stay in the league after 2013. Melo died in 2017.
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John Jenkins was taken 23rd by the Atlanta Hawks.
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Jenkins has bounced around the league, playing for five teams in six years. He most recently played with the Knicks.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers took Jared Cunningham with the 24th pick but later traded him to the Dallas Mavericks.
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Cunningham played on six teams in four years, appearing in just 84 total games. He played in Italy in 2018.
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Arnett Moultrie was drafted 27th by the Miami Heat.
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Moultrie played two seasons with the 76ers and is now out of the NBA. He last played in the Latvian-Estonian League in 2018.
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Perry Jones III was drafted 28th by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Jones played three years with the Thunder. He now plays in the Big3.
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Marquis Teague was drafted 29th by the Chicago Bulls.
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Teague played two seasons with two teams and is now out of the league. He has since played in the G League and in the Korean League.
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Jeff Taylor was drafted with the first pick in the second round 31st overall to the then Charlotte Bobcats.
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Taylor played three years in Charlotte and has since played with Real Madrid.
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Bernard James was drafted with the 33rd pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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James played three seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. He last played in France in 2017.
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Draymond Green was drafted 35th by the Warriors.
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Today, Green is one of the faces of the Warriors, a three-time All-Star, a two-time All-NBA team member, and Defensive Player of the Year.
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