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John Clay: Playing 'what if' with each of the last 10 NBA drafts

Hindsight is 20-20, and when it comes to the NBA draft, to be renewed Thursday in Brooklyn, there is one "what if" question that stands above all others.

What if the Portland Trail Blazers had taken Michael Jordan with the No. 2 pick in the 1984 NBA draft instead of former Kentucky center Sam Bowie?

Bowie's career fell victim to injuries while Jordan won six titles. But that's not the only "what if" that surely haunts NBA general managers past and present. Here's a look at the biggest "what ifs" in each of the last 10 drafts.

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