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LA’s draft history: Ranking every #2 overall pick

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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: High school player Tyson Chandler (R) is congratulated by NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) after being selected by the L.A. Clippers as the number two pick in the 2001 NBA Draft 27 June 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The top three picks in the draft were two high school players and a Spanish player who has never played in the US. Chandler was traded with Brian Skinner from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand. AFP PHOTO Matt CAMPBELL (Photo credit should read MATT CAMPBELL/AFP via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: High school player Tyson Chandler (R) is congratulated by NBA Commissioner David Stern (L) after being selected by the L.A. Clippers as the number two pick in the 2001 NBA Draft 27 June 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The top three picks in the draft were two high school players and a Spanish player who has never played in the US. Chandler was traded with Brian Skinner from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand. AFP PHOTO Matt CAMPBELL (Photo credit should read MATT CAMPBELL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Antonio McDyess
Antonio McDyess. Mandatory Credit: Elsa Hasch /Allsport

3. Antonio McDyess

Another number two overall pick that was unwanted by the LA Clippers, Antonio McDyess was taken with that selection during the 1995 NBA Draft. LA never got a chance to see McDyess wearing its uniform as he was traded for Randy Woods, Rodney Rogers, and Brent Barry. Simply put, the Clippers lost this one.

In McDyess’s first season in Denver, he averaged 13.4 points per game to go along with 7.5 rebounds. In the ensuing years, McDyess would continue to put up stellar numbers. During his fourth season, McDyess averaged a career high of 21.2 points. In year six, McDyess made his lone All-Star appearance after dropping 20.8 points per game and 12.1 rebounds.

Unfortunately for the talented big guy, his career began falling apart following a knee injury in his eighth season. That doesn’t mean, however, that the players the Clippers received were consequential to their success down the line…they weren’t.

Barry, of course, had an iconic moment, winning the 1996 Slam Dunk contest while donning a Clipper warm-up uniform. Ultimately, that was about as much as Barry did as a Clipper.