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Teams that end up in the draft lottery obviously have the best chance of picking the best players in the draft class, but there's no guarantee the players they pick end up being worth it. The players on this list fit that bill perfectly. Now before I begin, there are a few things I want to layout. First off, all of the players eligible for this list were drafted after the NBA lottery was introduced, so there are no players on this list drafted before 1985. Second, where these players were drafted doesn't factor in. Obviously, someone like Anthony Bennett is considered a bigger bust than probably everyone on this list, as he was the #1 pick in his draft class. However, compared to these guys, he's not even close to the worst pick ever. And third, players who never ended up playing in the NBA won't count, so don't expect to see Fran Vazquez or Len Bias on this list. With all that out of the way, these are the 10 worst lottery pick in NBA history. Chris Washburn...

Recently, I took a look at 8 of the biggest mistakes ever made on draft day, which you can read by clicking here . Needless to say, there are more than just 8 draft day mistakes that have been made in the history of the NBA. With that being said, here are 7 more draft day mistakes. Trading Scottie Pippen for Olden Polynice (1987) Let's start this off with the first of two trades on this list. In the 1987 NBA Draft, the Seatle SuperSonics used the #5 overall pick to select Scottie Pippen out of Central Arkansas. However, they then decided to trade Pippen to the Chicago Bulls for the #8 overall pick Olden Polynice. That would end up being a big mistake. Polynice's career wasn't terrible, but it wasn't worth trading away their pick for him. Polynice had career averages of 7.8 points & 6.7 rebounds per game while shooting 50%. He spent the majority of his career bouncing around the NBA, playing on five different teams during his fifteen-year career. While not...