NBA Draft Lottery 2012: The Worst Lottery Screw-Up in Each Team's History

In honor of Wednesday night's 2012 NBA draft lottery, we figured it was only necessary to remember some of the worst front office mistakes in the 26-year history of the lottery.

Beginning in 1985, the lottery was developed to do away with the controversial territorial picks and coin flips.

Join Bleacher Report as we take a trip through time looking at the worst lottery screw-ups in each franchise's history.

Atlanta Hawks: Marvin Williams

The Hawks took Marvin Williams No. 2 overall in 2005, ahead of Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Andrew Bynum, Danny Granger and David Lee. 

Williams averages 11.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game for his career so far, but he is a bust compared to the talent picked after him.

Boston Celtics: Michael Smith

The Boston Celtics drafted BYU power forward Michael Smith 13th overall in 1989. He would start 10 games total during his short NBA career.

He averaged five points and 1.5 rebounds per game for his career. 

Charlotte Bobcats: Adam Morrison

After dominating college basketball, Adam Morrison fell flat on his face in the NBA. The Charlotte Bobcats drafted him No. 3 overall in 2006, only to watch him start 28 games in all for the franchise.

Morrison's career averages are 7.5 PPG and 2.1 RPG. 

Chicago Bulls: Eddy Curry

The No. 4 pick in the 2001 NBA draft went on to play four seasons for the Bulls before gaining too much weight to be effective and eventually losing a lot of what Chicago saw in him in the first place.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Dajuan Wagner

Memphis freshman Dajuan Wagner was selected ahead of Amar'e Stoudemire, Nene and Caron Butler in 2002. 

Wagner went No. 6 overall to the Cavaliers, who drafted LeBron James No. 1 overall the following year. 

Dallas Mavericks: Randy White

Randy White was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 8 pick in the 1989 draft.

White played in less than 300 games for his career and averaged 7.4 points and 4.9 rebounds despite having high expectations. 

Denver Nuggets: Nikoloz Tskitishvili

The Denver Nuggets took big man Nikoloz Tskitishvili with the No. 5 pick in 2002. Tskitishvili's 2.9 PPG career average is the worst of any player taken in the first round that year. 

Detroit Pistons: Darko Milicic

The Detroit Pistons may have never won the title in 2004 had history been altered in the 2003 NBA draft, but they would also have Carmelo Anthony or Dwyane Wade on their roster today.

Detroit took Darko Milicic No. 2 overall after LeBron James and before Anthony, Wade and Chris Bosh. 

Golden State Warriors: Patrick O'Bryant

The seven-footer started three games during his NBA career and scored a total of 186 points after being drafted ninth overall by the Warriors in 2006. 

Houston Rockets: Michael Dickerson

Michael Dickerson averaged 10.9 points per game in one season with the Houston Rockets, who drafted him No. 14 overall in 1998. 

He was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies after the 1998-'99 season, and his NBA career ended after just 212 games. 

Indiana Pacers: George McCloud

Indiana selected George McCloud ahead of Nick Anderson, Mookie Blaylock and Shawn Kemp. 

McCloud had a lengthy NBA career, but he only averaged nine points per game during his 12 years in the league, not to mention he only lasted four seasons with the Pacers after being taken No. 7 overall in 1989.

Los Angeles Clippers: Michael Olowokandi

The LA Clippers botched the 1998 draft when they took big man Michael Olowokandi No. 1 overall. The seven-footer averaged 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds during his NBA career, in which he played for three teams. 

The former first overall pick was out of the NBA by age 31.

Los Angeles Lakers: George Lynch

George Lynch averaged 6.6 points and five rebounds per game during this NBA career, which began in 1993 when the LA Lakers drafted him 12th overall. 

Lynch played 11 seasons with five different teams, but only three years with the Lakers. 

Memphis Grizzlies: Hasheem Thabeet

The Grizzlies took 7'3" Hasheem Thabeet No. 2 overall in the 2009 draft, ahead of James Harden, Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio, Stephen Curry, Brandon Jennings and Darren Collison.

Thabeet was traded to Houston in 2011 and boasts career averages of 2.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

Miami Heat: Michael Beasley

The Miami Heat took power forward Michael Beasley with the No. 2 overall pick in 2008, only to trade him to Minnesota two years later in exchange for a pair of future second-round draft picks.

Beasley was picked ahead of Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Eric Gordon and Roy Hibbert. 

Milwaukee Bucks: Joe Alexander

Joe Alexander went No. 8 overall to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2008 but found himself out of the league by 2010. 

Alexander has played just 67 games in the NBA so far and has career averages of 4.2 PPG and 1.8 RPG.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Jonny Flynn

Though Jonny Flynn is only 23 years old and still in the league playing for the Portland Trail Blazers, the Timberwolves had no business selecting him No. 6 in 2009 one pick after taking Ricky Rubio No. 5.

New Jersey Nets: Dennis Hopson

Dennis Hopson played only three season with the New Jersey Nets after they drafted him No. 3 overall in 1987.

Some notable players drafted after Hopson that year: Scottie Pippen, Kenny Smith, Kevin Johnson, Horace Grant and Reggie Miller. 

New Orleans Hornets: Hilton Armstrong

The Hornets drafted UConn's Hilton Armstrong 12th overall in 2006, ahead of Rajon Rondo, Kyle Lowry and Shannon Brown, who all went late in the first round that year. 

Armstrong averages 3.1 points per game for his NBA career and was traded twice during the 2009-'10 season.

New York Knicks: Jordan Hill

New York took Arizona big man Jordan Hill with the eighth overall pick in 2009, ahead of DeMar DeRozan, Brandon Jennings, Jrue Holiday, Ty Lawson and Darren Collison. 

Hill averages 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in just over 14 minutes per game for his career. 

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mouhamed Sene

The Seattle Supersonics drafted 6'10" Mouhamed Sene No. 10 overall in 2006. Sene has been out of the league since 2009 and has just 103 career NBA points in 47 games played.

Sene was picked ahead of J.J. Redick and Thabo Sefolosha.

Orlando Magic: Fran Vazquez

Orlando drafted Spain's Fran Vazquez No. 11 overall in 2005, but Vazquez announced that he would remain playing in Europe for at least another season.

He never made it to the NBA, and the bold lottery pick remains one of the worst in lottery history. Danny Granger, Nate Robinson and David Lee were all taken after Vazquez, none of them lottery picks. 

Philadelphia 76ers: Shawn Bradley

Shawn Bradley played two and a half seasons for the Sixers after being selected second overall in 1993. The 7'6" Bradley was taken before Penny Hardaway, Jamal Mashburn, Isaiah Rider, Vin Baker and Allan Houston.

Bradley averaged 8.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game during his NBA career. 

Phoenix Suns: William Bedford

Phoenix drafted Memphis' William Bedford No. 6 overall in 1986 and one year later he was playing for the Detroit Pistons.

The seven-foot center was out of the league in just a few seasons as drug issues began to affect his play. The Suns drafted Bedford ahead of Ron Harper, Mark Price and Dell Curry. 

Portland Trail Blazers: Greg Oden

Arguably the most obvious recent lottery screw-up, Portland took Greg Oden over Kevin Durant in the 2007 NBA draft. 

Oden went No. 1 overall that year and has played in only 82 games so far, the equivalent of one NBA regular season. Oden has battled knee surgeries and setbacks throughout his career. 

Sacramento Kings: Pervis Ellison

The Sacramento Kings took "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison No. 1 overall in 1989, ahead of Glen Rice and Sean Elliot. 

Ellison played one season for the Kings before being traded to the Washington Bullets. 

San Antonio Spurs: None

The San Antonio Spurs have hardly missed the playoffs during the lottery era and therefore have had little opportunity to mess up on an early pick.

Their last two No. 1 picks have been NBA legends David Robinson and Tim Duncan. No screw-ups here. 

Toronto Raptors: Rafael Araujo

The Toronto Raptors selected BYU's Rafael Araujo No. 8 overall in 2004, ahead of Andre Iguodala, Al Jefferson, Josh Smith and J.R. Smith. 

Araujo averaged less than three points per game in three NBA seasons, two spent with the Raptors.

Utah Jazz: Kris Humphries

In 2004, the Utah Jazz drafted Kris Humphries instead of Jameer Nelson, Kevin Martin, Josh Smith, Delonte West and Tony Allen. 

Humphries had a marriage with Kim Kardashian that lasted 72 days and boasts a 6.7 PPG career average in the NBA. 

Washington Wizards: Kwame Brown

Oh, Michael Jordan. The greatest basketball player of all time assisted in one of the worst lottery screw-ups of all time when the Washington Wizards drafted Kwame Brown No. 1 overall in 2001. 

Brown played only four seasons with the Wizards and owns career averages of 6.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Brown was picked ahead of Jason Richardson, Zach Randolph, Pau Gasol and Joe Johnson. 

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