4. Clyde Drexler
The 1983 NBA Draft was basically the Ralph Sampson Sweepstakes. Every team in the league wanted a chance at selecting the towering big man who would go on to have a Hall of Fame NBA career.
Finishing 30-52 the year before, the Golden State Warriors had a decent chance of landing the top pick. Instead, they fell to sixth in the order, where they still could have secured a future superstar. Talented players such as Doc Rivers, John Paxson, Dale Ellis still remained on the board but no one would go on to have a better career than Clyde Drexler.
Who did the Warriors end up with? A guy by the name of Russell Cross. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of him, he only played one season in the NBA and averaged a lackluster 3.5 points per game.
As for Drexler, he went on to rival Michael Jordan in the early years of his career and became a 10-time All-Star and eventual NBA champion with the Houston Rockets. This is one pick the Warriors definitely wish they could have back.