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5 Worst Draft Picks In Oklahoma City Thunder History

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5 Worst Draft Picks In Oklahoma City Thunder History

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With the 2015 NBA Draft only a few weeks away, the Oklahoma City Thunder should be wary of letting history repeat itself. Here are five of the franchise's worst draft blunders in history.

5. Danny Vranes - No. 5 Overall (1981)

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5. Danny Vranes - No. 5 Overall (1981)

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Vranes' career wasn't as sad as some of these others, but the fact that he was drafted ahead of Orlando Woolridge and Tom Chambers at No. 5 makes it worse. Drafted in 1981, he only averaged 4.5 points per game in seven years in the NBA.

4. Sherell Ford - No. 26 Overall (1995)

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4. Sherell Ford - No. 26 Overall (1995)

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Even though Ford was only a late first-round pick, he still only appeared in 28 games. That's a disaster. He was expected to fill a void at the small forward position when he was drafted in 1995, but he essentially only filled a void on the payroll. He simply disappeared after that. Tough break.

3. Mouhamed Sene - No. 10 Overall (2006)

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3. Mouhamed Sene - No. 10 Overall (2006)

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Sene was drafted from Senegal in 2006, but he only played 260 career minutes. He was best known for getting dunked on by J.R. Smith. Ouch.

2. Robert Swift - No. 12 Overall (2004)

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2. Robert Swift - No. 12 Overall (2004)

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Swift was a gifted high school player, but talk about going downhill quickly. He turned down his early commitment at USC and entered the 2004 NBA Draft at only 19 years old. He only averaged 4.5 minutes per game his rookie season, and then a year later he tore his ACL. After that, it only got worse. Bummer.

1. Olden Polynic - No. 5 Overall (1987)

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1. Olden Polynic - No. 5 Overall (1987)

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This was one of the worst draft day trades in NBA history, if not the worst ever. The then Seattle SuperSonics traded the No. 8 selection Scottie Pippen for this guy in 1987. Polynice was best known for being the only NBA player to ever get arrested twice for impersonating a police officer. I guess the Chicago Bulls got the best of that trade. Can you imagine Pippen paired with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp? The dynasty that never was.

Samuel Martell is Oklahoma City’s beat writer at www.RantSports.com. To stay connect, ‘follow’ him on Twitter, ‘like’ him on Facebook, or ‘add’ him to your network on Google.

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