The Kansas City Kings took Phil Ford 2nd overall instead of Larry Bird who went 6th overall. Thereโs an alternate universe where Kansas City selected Bird and are still playing professional basketball in Kansas City today.
The Top 10 Worst Draft Mistakes in NBA History, per @BleacherReport
1. Blazers pass on Michael Jordan
2. Royals pass on Bill Russell
3. Minnesota taking Ricky Rubio & Jonny Flynn at 5th & 6th over Steph Curry
4. Blazers pass on Kevin Durant
5. Pistons take Darko Miliฤiฤ over Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh & Dwyane Wade
6. Suns & Kings passing on Luka Donฤiฤ
7. Sonics trade Scottie Pippen to Bulls
8. Blazers take LaRue Martin over Bob McAdoo
9. Grizzlies take Hasheem Thabeet over James Harden
10. Warriors trade Robert Parish & 3rd pick (Kevin McHale) to Celtics for No. 1 pick (Joe Barry Carroll)
Giants QB Jameis Winston teamed up with Chiefs RT Chuk Godrick to host a Play60 event with Operation Breakthrough in Kansas City while sporting a Mahomes jersey ๐
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JaโMarr Chase hit us with the โPat Who?โ in 2022 ๐ญ
Then Mahomes ended Cincinnatiโs season, won MVP, won the Super Bowl, won Super Bowl MVP, and posted THIS afterward ๐๐ฅ
That might be the greatest โlittle broโ sequence in sports history ๐
Broncos EDGE Jonathan Cooper arrested again last night on four additional charges stemming from violating protection order placed against him, per @mikeklis9news.
โLast year, I was so hyperfixated on all the negativesโฆโ
@Royals slugger Jac Caglianone talks through the lessons he learned from his rookie season and getting his mind right at the plate.