Brooklyn (New Jersey) Nets: Scottie Pippen, 1987 NBA Draft
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With the 3rd overall pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, the then-New Jersey Nets took Dennis Hopson, a 6’5 scorer who was a second-team All-American and the Big Ten Player of the Year. At the time, it seemed like a good pick.
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Of course, that perspective changes when you consider the fact that six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen was taken by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 5th overall pick; as we all know, Seattle subsequently traded Pippen to the Chicago Bulls.
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