Given where he was picked in the 2023 NBA Draft, to see Chris “Mr. Irrelevant” Livingston rise to 12th place in our Ranking The Roster series is quite the feat.
Selected out of Kentucky and given a relatively large contract to boot (four years, $7.6 million), the then-19 year-old was a complete unknown as far as the professional level was concerned. He measured in at 6’6” and around 220 pounds, so the wing archetype was his most obvious fit. Still, he didn’t shoot the ball much or exceedingly well in college and made his name as a rebounder and defender.