5 All-Stars Toronto Raptors painfully passed on in NBA Draft

4. Danny Granger, 2005 NBA Draft (17th overall)

Raptors selection(s): Charlie Villanueva (7th overall), Joey Graham (16th overall) 

Entering the 2005 NBA Draft with two first-round picks in the top 20, the Raptors had the opportunity to really stack up on young talent. However, and unfortunately for the Raptors, the 2005 Draft would be remembered as one of the weaker classes in recent history. There is likely only one Hall of Famer to emerge from that top 10, Chris Paul.

And as it would be remembered, the Raptors whiffed with both of their first-round picks in the top 10. The Raptors first selected Charlie Villanueva with the 7th pick and then Joey Graham with the 16th overall pick. Neither really caught on with the Raptors, with Villanueva playing just one season with the team before being traded and then Graham playing three seasons in Toronto before moving on.

The Toronto Raptors missed Danny Granger.

However, one player that was one of the best to come out of this draft, whom Toronto passed on twice, was Granger. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 17th overall pick.

From 2007-12, Granger was one of the best wing players in the league. Before an injury derailed his career, he made one all-star during the 2008-09 season in which he averaged 26 points and six rebounds on 45 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent shooting from 3-point range. Toronto’s history is quite different if they land Granger with one of those two first-round picks in 2005.