CONTENT WARNING: What you’re about to see is, admittedly, disturbing.
It would be unfair to bestow this sight upon Brooklyn Nets fans without a forewarning, so here it is. What follows is a list of #8 overall picks from the NBA’s last two decades, which starts out decently with Rudy Gay, and finishes well with Dyson Daniels and Franz Wagner. But uh, in between, well, the weak-stomached should avert their eyes:
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Prior to the 2000s, which started with Jamal Crawford’s strong NBA career at #8, the eighth slot had some success.