Jamison has been one of the leagues more steady contributors since landing in Washington (19.6 ppg and 7.9 rpg) and although he’s often ranked as the third option out of the Wizard’s notorious trio, he’s provenhimself to be the most durable out of the three. In fact, since missing roughly half of his second season due to injury, Jamison has missed only 27 contests over the past eight years – averaging 20 points and eight rebounds per contest during that time span.

Who it Should have been: Antawn Jamison (fourth overall to Golden State)

Looking back, I’d say the Warriors got this one right.

At one point it appeared that the Warriors got royally fleeced in the draft day trade with the Raptors, but that opinion has quieted considerably in recent years.

5. Toronto Raptors

Actual Pick: Vince Carter, G. North Carolina.

There was a time when Vince Carter arguably would have topped this list, but there’s just something about tanking it for the better part of two seasons that seems to have a negative effect on your career.

Admittedly, Vince is still one of the more dangerous scorers in the association, but questions about his toughness are no longer up in the air – they are practically facts at this point. At any given time you can flip to a Nets game and catch VCrolling around the floor like he’s just been zapped with a police tazer.

Who it Should have been: Rashard Lewis (No. 32 overall to Seattle)

Everyone remembers Lewis being the last player picked in the green room in 1998, sitting through 31 other picks looking like a guy who had just gotten dumped by his fiancée the night before his wedding. He probably regretted not going to college at that point, and after averaging meager numbers during his first two seasons in Seattle, the Sonics were probably thinking that school might have been a better option for Lewis as well.

But since his third season with the now-defunct Seattle franchise, he’s shown the polished inside-out game that has made him one of the league’s more versatile (and well-paid) players. Lewis made the All-Star game in 2005, a season that saw him average over 20 points and five rebounds per contest.

Maybe Lewis isn’t worth the 118 million that Orlando decided to pay him last summer, but he’s definitely good enough for the numero cinco spot on our list.

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