Kareem Rush (selected 20th overall in 2002)
Kareem Rush was taken 20th overall and subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Lakers (along with Tracy Murray and a draft pick). In return, Toronto received Linsey Hunter, Chris Jefferies, and a 2003 second-round pick they would eventually use to draft Ramon Van de Hare.
Hunter would play 29 games in Toronto — Chris Jefferies‘ entire NBA career would last just 72 games. And Ramon Van de Hare never played an NBA game. Luckily for Toronto, Rush never panned out as a player either.
The Missouri product never played longer than three seasons with any one team and while his offensive game periodically surprised, it was a lack of consistency on both ends that ultimately limited his NBA impact. He was particularly bad on defense, posting a career defensive rating of 109.
A streaky shooter in college, Rush was never able to replicate his shooting touch at the pro level — a career 35-percent career shooter from 3 in the NBA, after posting a 42% mark in college.
Fun Fact: the draft pick Toronto traded as part of the Rush transaction would eventually be used to select Luke Walton.