With the second overall pick in the 2003 draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Darko Milicic. Despite winning the championship the next season, fans continue to lament Diamond Joe’s decision to draft the Serbian center ahead of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade, not to mention Chris Kaman, Kirk Hinrich, David West, Boris Diaw, Kendrick Perkins, Leandro Barbosa, Josh Howard, Mo Williams, Zaza Pachulia, and Kyle Korver. Milicic enjoyed a nine-year career in the NBA, but all of the aforementioned players enjoyed more success.
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Why did they choose Milicic instead of a different player?