NBA Draft: Every NBA team’s worst draft pick

5. Minnesota Timberwolves – Jonny Flynn (2009)

Everyone is optimistic that the Minnesota Timberwolves are building something good. Tom Thibodeau overseeing a young core made up of Andrew Wiggins, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Zach LaVine can only be good for their development. But I will submit that they won’t turn into anything and will never win a championship and here’s why – the Timberwolves are cursed.

Need proof? Look no further than the 2009 NBA Draft. They owned the fifth and sixth pick, which could’ve set themselves up for big-time success. They chose Ricky Rubio at five, and Jonny Flynn at six overall. What’s wrong with that pick? You mean besides the fact that Flynn only lasted four seasons in the NBA and has a career high of 13.5 points a game? How about the fact that the player who was picked right after him was none other than Stephen Curry? The Timberwolves had two chances at getting the best player in the league, and they totally whiffed on both!

It’s not as though Curry was some obscure name. He might have been when his Davidson team sneaked into March Madness, but once they got there, he put on a show for the ages. Upsets over Gonzaga, Georgetown, and Wisconsin put the basketball world on notice. Against the eventual champions Kansas, Curry scored 25 points and got them to within a shot of winning the game. Unless the Timberwolves were living under a rock, they had definitely heard of Curry, yet for some unknown reason picked another point guard.

Granted, Flynn did play well at Syracuse, especially in his final year there. In that unforgettable six-overtime thriller against UConn, Flynn played 67 minutes, scoring 34 points and 11 assists. But ultimately, Minnesota really has no justifiable reason for passing up on Curry twice. At the very least, picking him would’ve gotten them to the playoffs.

Next: 4: Brooklyn Nets