Most regrettable NBA Draft picks in every first-round spot

The NBA Draft arrives Thursday, which gives teams around the league a chance to search through a pile of prospects to locate a player with the uncommon combination of size, skill, desire and intelligence to become a successful player in the league.

Sometimes, they whiff.

They make big mistakes at the top of the first round and they make mistakes at the bottom. The ones at the top hurt more. Except for those that allow a Draymond Green or someone of that ilk to slip into the second round.

We’ve gone through each of the first-round selections made during the lottery era and determined which was the poorest choice at every spot, from 1 to 30.

Not every player was the weakest chosen in his spot.
 
Sometimes, it’s even worse to select a mediocre player with a Hall of Famer just sitting there, begging to join your team.
 

Overview: Giddens was a surprising choice as a first-rounder given that he never was a high-end shooter as a college player. At 6-5, he made only 35 percent of his college 3-point tries in four seasons at Kansas and New Mexico. He bounced between the NBA and D-League a few times but played only 38 games and 247 minutes at the highest level.