NBA Draft 2012 Results: 7 Teams with Immediate Buyers' Remorse

Despite the fact that teams have months to prepare, general managers and other decision-makers can still get caught up in the moment during the 2012 NBA draft. 

When they go home, they lay down and put their heads on their pillows before attempting to go to sleep. However, dreams are not awaiting them as they toss and turn, thinking and wishing they could have selected someone else in the draft. 

Unfortunately, there's no going back. 

These are the seven teams from the 2012 NBA draft who are currently experiencing a bit of buyers remorse. For the full draft results, you can click here.

Atlanta Hawks: John Jenkins, Vanderbilt

John Jenkins has always been one of my favorite collegiate players and I expect him to continue hitting shots in the NBA, but he doesn't fill any of the many needs of the Atlanta Hawks. 

The Hawks could have gone three acceptable ways in this draft.

1. They could have selected a point guard to provide depth at the position. Jeff Teague alone is not the answer.

2. The Hawks could have upgraded from Marvin Williams at the small forward position.

3. Atlanta could have drafted a true center and allowed Al Horford to slide back over to his natural power forward position.

Instead, they went with a sharpshooting 2-guard who doesn't play defense.  

Charlotte Bobcats: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky

The Charlotte Bobcats desperately wanted to move out of the No. 2 spot, but they never managed to do so and had to settle for drafting Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who was the second-best prospect in my mind.

As good as MKG may be, he's not a good fit with the Bobcats. Charlotte needs scoring help more than anything else, particularly from the outside, and that just so happens to be where Kidd-Gilchrist struggles the most.

The small forward is a great defender and a character guy who can bring a winning mentality to a team mired in loss after loss, but he may not be able to do anything other than change that mentality.

MKG can make an impact, but only a deal to bring in multiple prospects could have eased this rebuilding process.  

Cleveland Cavaliers: Dion Waiters, Syracuse

Dion Waiters is a great combo guard with a high ceiling, but the Cleveland Cavaliers could have selected a number of safer options than the Syracuse prospect. 

I can't help but think of Marvin Williams right now, as Waiters and Williams are the only two players selected out of college who never started a single game during their collegiate careers. 

Waiters doesn't even have a true position yet, even if he will eventually settle in as an undersized shooting guard. 

The Cavs needed to add a wing player to pair with Kyrie Irving, but Waiters doesn't have the pure shooting ability to make him a good fit with last year's No. 1 pick. 

While Waiters is a solid pick, he's not going to make the impact necessary to justify going at No. 4. That makes two straight years Cleveland has made a surprising pick in this slot. 

Dallas Mavericks: Jared Cunningham, Oregon State

The Dallas Mavericks are stockpiling young players in this class after making a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they could have done better with the No. 24 pick of the 2012 NBA draft. 

While Jared Cunningham is a high-upside shooting guard with loads of athleticism, he's by no means a polished player and has a lot of work to do on his game. Dallas likely could have gotten him or a similar player, early in the second round. 

I'd have preferred to see the Mavericks take a risk on one of the injury-flagged players in this class—Perry Jones III or Jared Sullinger—rather than watch as they blossom with contenders who picked later in the order. 

Indiana Pacers: Miles Plumlee, Indiana

This was the absolute worst pick of the draft. Miles Plumlee may be athletic, big and skilled, but he's never made much of an impact, even during his final season with the Duke Blue Devils. 

As a senior, Plumlee averaged 6.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He did shoot 61 percent from the field, but that's only because he was used in such a small role. 

For a reference point, I had Plumlee ranked as the No. 10 center in the draft. That means he was behind Bernard James, Ognjen Kuzmic, Dusan Cantekin and Henry Sims. I don't regret that decision, not even after he went in the first round. 

Maybe this is why Larry Bird wanted out of Indiana. 

Philadelphia 76ers: Maurice Harkless, St. John's

There's no more calling this guy "Moe," as Mr. Harkless now wants to be called Maurice. Regardless of how we refer to him, the Philadelphia 76ers are going to regret forcing David Stern to read out his name during the 2012 NBA draft.

The 76ers need shooters, not players who thrive on the inside. I'm going to let Noam Schiller take this one away: 

My only problem with Harkless here is that he makes the whole "DEAR GOD PHILLY WHY CAN NOBODY ON YOUR TEAM SHOOT" even worse.

— Noam Schiller (@noamschiller) June 29, 2012

Additionally, Harkless doesn't fit in with the current roster. Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young already have his role covered, which means that one of them—most likely Iggy—could be on the way out. 

Iguodala is always rumored to be on the block and this only drives the asking price down. 

Toronto Raptors: Terrence Ross, Washington

Even though Terrence Ross is a talented wing player who can fit in with the Toronto Raptors, he's too skinny to play small forward at this stage of his career, which means that he's going to have to fight with DeMar DeRozan for playing time. 

If the Raptors were going to bring a shooting guard north of the border, they may as well have taken one of the two players at the position who are better than Ross: Austin Rivers or Jeremy Lamb. 

I had Lamb going to Toronto for a while in mock drafts and I still feel as though that's who the Raptors should have drafted. As long as Toronto could keep Lamb motivated, he would have had a much higher ceiling than Ross. 

Right now, Ross is a solid two-way player, but he's not a franchise-changer like the other two can and will be.