The history of the 13th pick

If you're upset that the Trail Blazers didn't end up with the first pick in the 2008 Draft, fear not. History tells us that there are many great players who where drafted 13th. Maybe we'll end up with the next Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant or Corey Maggette, all of whom were drafted in the 13th spot. Here is the list of every 13th pick since the 1950 draft.

1950: Chuck Cooper (Boston Celtics)
1951: Jack Kiley (Fort Wayne Pistons)
1952: Herm Hedderick (Boston Celtics)
1953: Norm Grekin (Philadelphia Warriors)
1954: Arnold Short (Fort Wayne Pistons)
1955: Jesse Arnelle (Fort Wayne Pistons)
1956: O'Neal Weaver (Boston Celtics)
1957: Jim Palmer (St. Louis Hawks)
1958: Hal Greer (Syracuse Nationals)
1959: Cal Ramsey (St. Louis Hawks)
1960: Wilbur Trosch (Syracuse Nationals)
1961: Fred Sawyer (Los Angeles Lakers)
1962: Bud Olsen (Cincinnati Royals)
1963: Jim King (Los Angeles Lakers)
1964: Howard Komives (New York Knickerbockers)
1965: Jesse Branson (Philadelphia 76ers)
1966: Joe Ellis (San Francisco Warriors)
1967: Jimmy Jones (Baltimore Bullets)
1968: Skip Harlicka (Atlanta Hawks)
1969: Bud Ogden (Philadelphia 76ers)
1970: Jim McMillian (Los Angeles Lakers)
1971: Jim Cleamons (Los Angeles Lakers)
1972: Travis Grant (Los Angeles Lakers)
1973: Nick Weatherspoon (Capital Bullets)
1974: Len Elmore (Washington Bullets)
1975: Bob Bigelow (Kansas City Kings)
1976: Mitch Kupchak (Washington Bullets)
1977: Tate Armstrong (Chicago Bulls)
1978: Winford Boynes (New Jersey Nets)
1979: Dudley Bradley (Indiana Pacers)
1980: Rickey Brown (Golden State Warriors)
1981: Danny Schayes (Utah Jazz)
1982: Sleepy Floyd (New Jersey Nets)
1983: Ennis Whatley (Kansas City Kings)
1984: Jay Humphries (Phoenix Suns)
1985: Karl Malone (Utah Jazz)
1986: Pearl Washington (New Jersey Nets)
1987: Joe Wolf (Los Angeles Clippers)
1988: Jeff Grayer (Milwaukee Bucks)
1989: Michael Smith (Boston Celtics)
1990: Loy Vaught (Los Angeles Clippers)
1991: Dale Davis (Indiana Pacers)
1992: Bryant Stith (Denver Nuggets)
1993: Terry Dehere (Los Angeles Clippers)
1994: Jalen Rose (Denver Nuggets)
1995: Corliss Williamson (Sacramento Kings)
1996: Kobe Bryant (Charlotte Hornets)
1997: Derek Anderson (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1998: Keon Clark (Orlando Magic)
1999: Corey Maggette (Seattle SuperSonics)
2000: Courtney Alexander (Orlando Magic)
2001: Richard Jefferson (Houston Rockets)
2002: Marcus Haislip (Milwaukee Bucks)
2003: Marcus Banks (Memphis Grizzlies)
2004: Sebastian Telfair (Portland Trail Blazers)
2005: Sean May (Charlotte Bobcats)
2006: Thabo Sefolosha (Philadelphia 76ers)
2007: Julian Wright (New Orleans Hornets)