10 Worst Back To Back NBA Draft Picks Of The Last 10 Years

10. Thomas Robinson Before Damian Lillard

In the 2012 NBA Draft the Kings held the fifth pick. The team already had two point guards with great potential in Isaiah Thomas (more on him in a minute) and Jimmer Fredette (more on him in a minute as well). The other starting guard, Tyreke Evans, was the 2009 Rookie of the Year, and with DeMarcus Cousins (yes, he's here as well) at center, the team was in need of a forward.

They settled on Thomas Robinson from Kansas, who averaged an impressive double-double in his third season in the NCAA. He was among the best players in the country and seemed like the right pick at the time. In the fifth game of the season Robinson hit the opposing player with an elbow to the throat and was suspended for two games. At mid-season the Kings traded him to the Rockets. In his six seasons in the league Robinson has played for six teams. Never as a starter.

For a season and a half Robinson played with the player that was chosen immediately after him, Damian Lillard from Weber State. Since he didn't play for a big, highly respected college (like Kansas), Lillard was relatively overlooked, despite averaging 24.5 points and 4 assists per game. Now he's one of the best point guards in the NBA, while all of the aforementioned then-Kings players are no longer on the team.