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.

Steve Francis

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Steve Francis was drafted second overall by Vancouver in 1999. He refused to report to the team. The Grizzlies didn’t have any other choice and traded him to the Houston Rockets before the 1999-00 season in a three-team deal.

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