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NBA Draft picks who became superstars with other teams

Billups spent just one season with the Celtics, who drafted him third overall in 1997. After short stints with the Raptors and Timberwolves, he made his mark with the Pistons. He led Detroit to the 2004 championship, earning Finals MVP.

Kevin Love | 2008 pick by Grizzlies

Picked by the Grizzlies fifth overall in 2008, Love was traded to the Timberwolves after the draft. He became a superstar in Minnesota, but then joined LeBron James and the Cavaliers where he won a championship in 2016.

Vince Carter | 1998 pick by Warriors
Vince Carter | 1998 pick by Warriors

Arguably the greatest dunker of all time, Carter was the fifth overall pick by the Warriors in the 1998 draft.