The 10 Worst No. 5 Picks of the Last 25 Years

2/20/2006 12:46:26 PM - About Pro Basketball

One thing the last 25 NBA Drafts have taught us is that there's not much middle ground when it comes to the No. 5 pick. On the one hand, the spot has yielded future Hall of Famers Charles Barkley, Scottie Pippen and Mitch Richmond, as well as present-day superstars Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Ray Allen and Dwyane Wade. And then there are past 5'ers like Jonathan Bender, a prodigy who missed badly and finally yielded to his perennially aching limbs by calling it a career Sunday at age 25. Bender's not the only No. 5 to break ... here are 10 busts picked fifth in the NBA Draft from the last 25 years.

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