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NBA Draft 2016: Historically, how many second rounders become rotation players?

A look at the last two decades of NBA Drafts, and the players these picks turned into

Do second round picks really mean anything? They seem like the most forgotten of assets that try to pawn of on one another. Back in the day when you rarely saw an underclassmen the second round was a little more robust than it is now. But really, back in the day you had ten rounds to the NBA Draft. Things are different today. Mainly, a lot of teams are taking a flier on a second round pick as a "draft and stash" prospect.