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When people think of blowing the draft, Portland usually comes up. First they picked LaRue Martin #1 in 1972 when Bob McAdoo and Julius Erving were available.

Later, Portland wanted a big man and took the injury-plagued Sam Bowie ahead of Michael Jordan.

Finally, Greg Oden was the #1 pick in the 2007 draft but his career was stopped cold by injuries, which was really a shame because he could have been great.

In years to come, people are going to add Atlanta and the draft night trade of Luka Donu010diu0107 to the list.

When he was drafted in 2018, Atlanta had the third pick, following Phoenix and Sacramento, both of whom followed traditional thinking and picked big.