NBA Draft: Best second round draft picks ever

9. Carlos Boozer, 2002, No. 34 overall pick

Carlos Boozer will likely be remembered among avid NBA fans for his yelling of “And1!”, his spurning of Cleveland early in his career, and of course this amazing Prince story. However, aside from all the shenanigans, Boozer was a solid power forward in the NBA for a decade. His career averages are 16.2 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting a smidge over 52 percent. He was a two-time All-Star (2007 and 2008) and while the way he joined the Utah Jazz in 2004 wasn’t ideal, he enjoyed the best years of his career under Jerry Sloan.

His only two All-Star selections were during his time in Salt Lake City where he posted back-to-back 20/10 seasons — the only two such seasons of his career. Boozer was often maligned for his lack of defense and while he was relatively abysmal on that end, his offense helped you forget about all of that in short order.

Boozer played 13 seasons, making the playoffs eight times but unfortunately was never able to give his team the boost it needed to be real contenders. His rebounding prowess was always his strongest skill and that bears out when you see that he’s now eighth all-time in defensive rebound percentage at 26.60. Boozer finished his career after the 2014-15 season — although an official retirement has not been announced — and he’s done extremely well for himself as a second-round pick earning $146 million over his career.

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