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• Dwyane Wade was the NBA’s most human superstar

Photo by Albert Dickson/Sporting News via Getty Images via Getty Images Remembering the brilliant career of Dwyane Wade, the perfect alpha for his NBA generation. It’s hard to put in perspective at the end of his long and decorated career, but Dwayne Wade, inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame last week, might be the least likely superstar of his generation. He has one of the most devastating...2023
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• Lakers star LeBron James’ legacy slapped with major Carmelo Anthony what-if by Chauncey Billups

One of the biggest what-ifs in the history of the NBA revolves around the Detroit Pistons passing on Carmelo Anthony at the No. 2 spot in the 2003 NBA Draft. Detroit chose 7-foot center Darko Milicic, and Melo fell to No. 3 with the Denver Nuggets — a shocking development that sent shockwaves throughout the […] The post Lakers star LeBron James’ legacy slapped with major Carmelo ...2022
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• Chauncey Billups drops truth bomb on Pistons passing on Carmelo Anthony in 2003 Draft

The Detroit Pistons shocked the basketball world during the 2003 NBA Draft when they decided to pass on Carmelo Anthony as the No. 2 overall pick in favor of 7-foot center Darko Milicic. This remains to be one of the most questionable decisions in the history of the draft, especially considering how Milicic ended up […] The post Chauncey Billups drops truth bomb on Pistons passing on Carmelo...2022
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• Heat icon Dwyane Wade gets brutally honest on 2006 championship with Shaq
LeBron James may be the face of the 2003 NBA Draft, and the entire league for that matter. But Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade will always be remembered as the first star from that vaunted class to win a championship (No, Darko Milicic was not a star.) D-Wade recently guested on Jalen Rose’s Renaissance Man podcast […] The post Heat icon Dwyane Wade gets brutally honest on 2006 championshi...2021
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• Nuggets star Nikola Jokic told of what he should’ve done to ‘dangerous’ Morris brothers
Former NBA journeyman Darko Milicic explained why he thinks Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic should have just ignored Markieff Morris despite the dirty play. The infamous Nikola Jokic vs. Markieff Morris in-game fight saw the Nuggets big man getting a one-game suspension and the NBA handing out several fines. More drama followed suit as the […] The post Nuggets star Nikola Jokic told of...2021
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• Carmelo Anthony reveals profound ‘hurt’ over Pistons’ shocking Darko Milicic pick
The 2003 NBA draft will never be forgotten by Carmelo Anthony or Darko Milicic, for very different reasons which relate to the Detroit Pistons. Carmelo Anthony enters his 19th season in the NBA still without a ring. After re-establishing himself as a worthwhile rotation player over the last two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, […] The post Carmelo Anthony reveals profound ‘hurt...2021
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• Dwyane Wade was the NBA’s most human superstar
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• Nuggets star Nikola Jokic told of what he should’ve done to ‘dangerous’ Morris brothers
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• Six NBA draft picks most likely to bust
Sam Bowie. Darko Milicic. Greg Oden. Anthony Bennett. You probably recognize the names as prominent among the NBA’s graveyard of draft busts. There’s simply no avoiding the fact that some players in a given draft won’t work out. No matter how good the talent pool — and in this particular draft, the talent pool happens to be near the top of the charts — some players simply won’t succeed at the next...2017
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• Why Finding the NBA's Next Star Is Much Harder Than You Think
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• In Kristaps Porzingis' Decent Debut, He Shows How Patient Knicks Must Be
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• NBA Mock Draft 2015: Final Predictions for 1st-Round Prospects
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• WATCH: Former NBA’er Darko Milicic is enjoying life
Sooooo Darko is having fun post-NBA! Darko Milicic was filmed having himself a blast. And by “having himself a blast,” I mean going shirtless at what appears to be a family function, chugging brew with no hands, singing out loud and making sure his tattoos are also guzzling beer. I’ll just leave this here. The post Former NBA’er Darko Milicic is enjoying life appeared first on Crossover Chronicle...2015
• NBA Player-Turned-Kickboxer Darko Milicic Drinks Beer with His Tattoos
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• Here’s Darko Milicic Chugging Beers (VIDEO)
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"Consider who Wade was drafted behind in 2003: LeBron James, a 6’8 point forward God out of high school who is the greatest basketball player who ever lived, Darko Milicic, an 18-year-old prototypical 7-foot preview of the stretchy Euro big who ended up being bad but suggested what the future would look like, Carmelo Anthony, a freshman who had just won an NCAA title, close in size and skill to LeBron, one of the most talented and fluent scorers we’ve ever seen, and Chris Bosh, another big who could slot anywhere on the floor."

2022
"The Detroit Pistons shocked the basketball world during the 2003 NBA Draft when they decided to pass on Carmelo Anthony as the Number 2 overall pick in favor of 7-foot center Darko Milicic."

2021
"Darko Milicic is best known for one thing – being the guy drafted immediately after LeBron James."

2020
"Chauncey Billups concurs, adding that his Detroit squads “would’ve won three championships“—instead of just one—if they hadn’t instead went with Darko Milicic."

2019
"It’s been seven years since Darko Milicic played professional basketball."

2018
"The only exception here being a total bust by the name of Darko Milicic."

2017
"Darko Milicic finds success in another, most unlikely profession"

2016
"Former Detroit forward laments decision to draft the ultimate bust, Darko Milicic."

2015
"No international player picked in the lottery has made the All-Star team since Yao Ming did, and there have far been more busts, like Darko Milicic and Rafael Araujo, than booms."

2014
"Darko Milicic, the center who was infamously picked second overall by the Detroit Pistons in the loaded 2003 NBA Draft, is apparently done with hoops at the age of 29, […] The post Report: Darko Milicic Retires from Basketball to Become a Kickboxer appeared first on SLAMonline."

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• Chauncey Billups drops truth bomb on Pistons passing on Carmelo Anthony in 2003 Draft
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• Carmelo Anthony reveals profound ‘hurt’ over Pistons’ shocking Darko Milicic pick
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• Lakers veteran Carmelo Anthony reveals top secret Darko Milicic strategy in 2003
Los Angeles Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony and Darko Milicic’s names will forever be brought up in “what if” conversations together. Milicic was the surprise draft pick by the Detroit Pistons in 2003, leaving Anthony with the Denver Nuggets at No. 3. Being the competitor that he is, Anthony sought workouts with Milicic heading into the […] The post Lakers veteran Carmelo An...2021
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• Rip Hamilton’s emoji reaction to Pistons’ draft promise to Carmelo Anthony
When the Detroit Pistons had the second overall draft pick back in 2003, they infamously chose Darko Milicic over Carmelo Anthony. Of course, the Pistons won the NBA championship against the starstudded Los Angeles Lakers on that very same season thanks to Rip Hamilton carrying much of the scoring burden. In a recent interview, Anthony […] The post Rip Hamilton’s emoji reaction to Pist...2021
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• Carmelo Anthony: Pistons promised to draft me

The Pistons infamously picked Darko Milicic over Carmelo Anthony with the No. 2 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft....2021
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• Carmelo Anthony says Pistons 'promised' to pick him No. 2 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft
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• Former No.2 Pick Darko Milicic’s NBA Career Didn’t Turn Out as Predicted. Is That His Fault or Ours?
This story appears in an entire magazine dedicated to one of the most impactful draft classes ever. Get your copy here. By the end of his second year as a benchwarmer, Darko Milicic was as unsure about Darko Milicic as the rest of us. “I can’t say how good I am or how bad I am […] The post Former No.2 Pick Darko Milicic’s NBA Career Didn’t Turn Out as Predicted. Is Tha...2021
• Former No.2 Pick Darko Milicic’s NBA Career Didn’t Turn Out as Predicted. Is That His Fault or Ours?
This story appears in an entire magazine dedicated to one of the most impactful draft classes ever. Get your copy here. By the end of his second year as a benchwarmer, Darko Milicic was as unsure about Darko Milicic as the rest of us. “I can’t say how good I am or how bad I am […] The post Former No.2 Pick Darko Milicic’s NBA Career Didn’t Turn Out as Predicted. Is Tha...2021
• Darko Milicic hilariously took shots at LeBron James after 2003 NBA draft
Darko Milicic is best known for one thing – being the guy drafted immediately after LeBron James. Not only that, he was also drafted right before three other Hall of Famers in Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. But once upon a time, Darko Milicic was every bit the prospect as his superstar peers […] The post Darko Milicic hilariously took shots at LeBron James after 2003 NBA...2021
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• Carmelo Anthony: 'I would've had two, maybe three rings' if drafted by Pistons
How good would the Detroit Pistons have been if they drafted Carmelo Anthony second overall in the 2003 NBA Draft over Darko Milicic? Well, Anthony himself thinks they would've been pretty good. The 35-year-old 10-time All-Star told Dwyane Wade that if the Pistons had drafted him, he would have had two or three NBA titles with the organization. The Pistons won the NBA title during the 2003-04 seas...2020
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• Remember that time Mike D'Antoni thought Darko Milicic would be better than LeBron James?
Back in 2003, Mike D’Antoni was manning the bench as an assistant for the Phoenix Suns. His team was coming off a disappointing 44-38 season but would eventually turn it around to the tune of a 62-20 mark under D’Antoni as its head coach two years later.In between this, D’Antoni and his Suns took part in one of the best drafts in modern NBA history. It’s a class that saw LeBron James go No. 1 over...2018
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• 2016 NBA Draft Prospects: Breaking Down NBA Future of Dragan Bender
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• 2015 NBA Rookie Class Has Chance to Be Better Than Storied 2003 Draft
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• Darko Milicic takes high road in response to Carmelo Anthony shade
Darko Milicic took the high road in response to some recent shade from Carmelo Anthony. Melo was on an Instagram Live conversation with friend Dwyane Wade on Friday and talked about their careers. Anthony pretended not to know who was drafted ahead of him at No. 2 overall (Detroit took Milicic). Anthony also said that if the Pistons took him instead of Darko, he would have won a few championships....2020
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• NBA's five biggest breakout candidates
There are some times when NBA players hit the jackpot and find the rare nexus where talent, opportunity, and circumstance all intersect. You can have all the talent in the Western Hemisphere, but with no opportunity and poor circumstantial luck, you’re basically rookie-year D’Angelo Russell: imprisoned in a cell built entirely out of parting Kobe Bryant bricks and guarded by Byron Scott’s folded a...2016
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• In Kristaps Porzingis' Decent Debut, He Shows How Patient Knicks Must Be
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• NBA Mock Draft 2015: 1st-Round Picks and Predictions for Most-Talented Prospects
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• WATCH: Former NBA’er Darko Milicic is enjoying life
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• Josh McRoberts Intentionally Rips Open His Heat Jersey During Game
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• Darko Milicic Loses Kickboxing Debut, Says, ‘I’m invincible’ (VIDEO)
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• NBA Player-Turned-Kickboxer Darko Milicic Drinks Beer with His Tattoos
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• Hype Tape Emerges for Former NBA Player Darko Milicic's Kickboxing Debut
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• Tayshaun Prince: Pistons could've won four NBA titles if they drafted Melo
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• Darko Milicic finds success in another, most unlikely profession
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• Chauncey Billups: Pistons ‘Would’ve Won Three’ Titles With Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony believes he would have “maybe two or three rings” by now had the Pistons picked him in the 2003 NBA Draft. Chauncey Billups concurs, adding that his Detroit squads “would’ve won three championships“—instead of just one—if they hadn’t instead went with Darko Milicic. Anthony, 35, built a Hall of Fame career largely in […] The post Chauncey B...2020
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• Darko Milicic hilariously took shots at LeBron James after 2003 NBA draft
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