10. Michael Adams: Adams was originally taken with the 19th pick of the third round (66th overall) by the Sacramento Kings. Adams played 11 seasons for the Kings, Washington Bullets, Denver Nuggets and the Charlotte Hornets. Even though he only played in 18 games with Sacramento before being waived midway through his rookie season, Adams carved out an impressive career. Even though Adams was an All-Star ’91-92 with the Bullets, the most impressive year of his career came in ’90-91 when he was with the Nuggets. That season, Adams averaged 26.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 2.2 steals while starting all 66 games he played in.
For his career, Adams averaged 14.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.7 steals in 653 games (510 starts).
9. Wayman Tisdale: Tisdale was originally selected with the second overall pick by the Indiana Pacers. Tisdale played 12 seasons for the Pacers, Sacramento Kings and the Phoenix Suns. While he was a very consistent scorer during his time in Indiana, it wasn’t until he got traded to the Kings that Tisdale really showed his offensive skills. His most impressive season came with Sacramento in ’89-90 when Tisdale averaged 22.3 points on 52.5 percent shooting, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists.
For his career, Tisdale averaged 15.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 840 games (534 starts).
8. Xavier McDaniel: McDaniel was originally taken with the fourth overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics. McDaniel played 12 seasons for the SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and the New Jersey Nets. While McDaniel had a long and productive career,it was during his time with the Sonics that McDaniel excelled. In 408 games over six seasons, McDaniel averaged 20.7 points, seven rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals. Even though he made the All-Star game in ’87-88, McDaniel had his most productive season in ’86-87 when he averaged 23 points on 50.9 percent shooting, 8.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals while starting all 82 games.
For his career, McDaniel averaged 15.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and two assists in 870 games (529 starts).
7. Terry Porter: Porter was originally taken with the 24th overall pick by the Portland Trail Blazers. Porter played 17 seasons for the Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs. After Porter spent his rookie season coming off the bench, Porter earned the starting point guard spot in year two and was a huge reason why Portland made two trips to the NBA Finals. Porter had his most impressive seasons with the Trail Blazers where he played in two All-Star games and averaged at more than eight assists a game during five consecutive seasons. One of his best seasons came in ’88-89 when Porter averaged 17.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists and 1.8 steals a night.
For his career, Porter averaged 12.2 points, three rebounds, 5.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 1,274 games (732 starts).
6. Charles Oakley: Oakley was originally taken with the ninth overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers and then traded to the Chicago Bulls. Oakley played 19 seasons with the Bulls, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and the Houston Rockets. While Oakley was known as more of a bruiser later in his career, Oakley was a double-double machine in his early days hitting that mark in six of his first nine seasons. The one-time All-Star had his most productive year of his career in ’86-87 when Oakley averaged 14.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and one steal while appearing in all 82 games (81 starts). Oakley also did damage on the defensive end of the floor where he was named to the NBA All-defensive first-team in ’93-94 and second-team in ’97-98.
For his career, Oakley averaged 9.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 1,282 games (1,159 starts).