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NBA teams have increasingly adopted the mantra of “tanking,” as made famous by “The Process” used by former Philadelphia 76ers General Manager Sam Hinkie, with the belief that the best possible pick will yield the best possible player. While that’s often the case in drafts that feature someone like a LeBron James or Anthony Davis, there are far more instances where the best player in the draft emerges a few picks after the top overall selections are made.
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Or, in the case of this list, you’ll find some of the best players in the draft class being taken WAY after the first handful of picks in each draft class. To elaborate on that point, here’s our list of the 20 biggest NBA Draft steals since the turn of the century:
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