A sampling of No. 24 gold

The 24th draft pick isn't always a jackpot, but it has yielded some good stuff in recent years.

Among those mined with the 24th pick: Terry Porter (1984), Arvidas Sabonis (1986), Latrell Sprewell (1992), Sam Cassell (1993), Derek Fisher (1996), Andrei Kirilenko (1999), Delonte West (2004) and Rudy Fernandez (2007).

Of course, last year's was Serge Ibaka, taken by Seattle and, as best as anybody can tell, he never set foot in America.

--Eddie Sefko