26 players who never suited up for the teams that drafted them

John Elway, Bill Russell, Eli Manning, Dominique Wilkins are among the players never to suit up for the teams that drafted them.

Billy Owens

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As a 6-foot-8 small forward/shooting guard from Syracuse, Billy Owens (pictured, left) was selected by the Sacramento Kings in 1991. However, after Owens remained a holdout beyond the start of the regular season, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for high-scoring guard Mitch Richmond.

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