Atlanta Hawks: Chris Paul, 2005 NBA Draft
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One of the most inexplicable draft gaffes in recent memory, which only looks even worse the more you look back at it. In 2005, the Atlanta Hawks had a major need at point guard, and instead of taking a point guard who not only went to school only 340 miles away, but was also a Consensus first-team All-American (2005), the Hawks decided it’d be a good idea to take Marvin Williams, a guy who didn’t even start for his University of North Carolina team.
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Williams never got close to living up to the billing of being the #2 overall pick in the draft, while Paul has been one of the best point guards in NBA history.
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