NBA: Best 2nd Round Pick each year since 2010

Every season, NBA teams keep their eyes on the best prospects of the NBA Draft. Every team tries to get the best player out of the Draft to add to their roster. New players bring new talent, work-ethic, and the desire to do more. Mostly the 1st Round picks outshine in this game, they often become the star players and the franchise cornerstones but sometimes the 2nd Round picks outwork the others and leave every other player behind.

We've covered, here, the top 2nd Round picks in the NBA Draft since 2010 who have shown that their selection number doesn't matter if you want to succeed in this game.

#1 2010 - Hassan Whiteside

Hassan Whiteside

Hassan Whiteside was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 33rd overall pick (3rd pick in the 2nd round). He was sent to the Kings D-League (known as the G-League right now) affiliate and the next suffered a knee injury and went for a surgery and ultimately the Kings waived him.

He played overseas and came back to the NBA in 2014 with the Miami Heat. Whiteside so far has been an amazing defender for the Heat and brought back the defensive energy to the team, especially, after LeBron James went back to Cleveland.

In the last NBA season, he averaged a league-leading 14.1 rebounds per game, which is really impressive. Whiteside poses a 7-feet tall structure with superb defending ability. So far, Whiteside has turned out to be the best pick of 2nd round of the 2010 NBA Draft.

#2 2011 - Isaiah Thomas

Cleveland Cavaliers Introduce Isaiah Thomas

Isaiah Thomas, the last pick (60th) of the 2011 NBA Draft. Who knew a player drafted at the last could perform like a 1st overall pick or even better! The Sacramento Kings again drafted a player in the second round who turned out to be an elite. He averaged 15.3 points per game, 2.5 rebounds per game, and 4.8 assists per game during his three-year career with the Kings.

Thomas was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2014 and then to the Boston Celtics in 2015. In the 2016-17 NBA season, Thomas came into the MVP conversations as he led the Celtics to the first seed in the East and eventually the Conference Finals. Right now, he is in the Cleveland Cavaliers' roster and is coming out of a hip injury.

The 5'8" Isaiah Thomas, in terms his physique, was very difficult to predict that he could become such a great player. He faced many critics in the initial years of his career as an NBA player but he came out to be the best 2nd round pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.

#3 2012 - Draymond Green

Draymond Green

If we want to know in a nutshell how Draymond Green was the best 2nd round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, then just have a look at his credentials. They speak for themselves - 2-time NBA Champion, a 2-time NBA All-Star, and the 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year.

Green is a player with an amazing basketball I.Q. His ability to distribute the ball, set screens for his teammates and execute smart plays make him a tough player to guard. The level of defensive toughness he shows is remarkable as well.

Green is one of the most important players of the Golden State Warriors franchise and sometimes we see the team missing their mojo without him on the floor.

#4 2013 - Allen Crabbe

#33 Allen Crabbe

Allen Crabbe was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 31st overall pick but he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers before he could make his NBA debut. In a league that encourages long-range shooting, he didn't take long to fit in. Crabbe was a valuable asset for the Blazers off the bench but they had to trade him this past summer to the Brooklyn Nets to cut their taxes.

Coming off the bench and making long shots even in transition makes Crabbe a dependable scorer for any team. So far this season, he's been doing more of the same even with the Nets.

The 2013 Draft wasn't great to start with and we talk about even limited talent having restricted this article to second round picks. Only recently has this Draft class has found it's footing with the likes of Giannis Antetekounmpo, C.J. McCollum and Victor Oladipo.

#5 2014 - Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Nikola Jokic was selected as an International player (played for Serbian national team) by the Denver Nuggets in 2014 NBA Draft. Jokic has been in the conversation of the best big men drafted in the last decade. Jokic's big body helps in building the defensive strength of the team.

Jokic has a smooth and soft jumper with great passing and rebounding ability which adds to a great overall efficient game. He also finished 3rd in the Rookie of the Year voting in 2015. Jokic has so far recorded 6 triple-doubles in his career.

Surely, he makes to this list of the best 2nd round steal in 2014 NBA Draft.

#6 2015 - Norman Powell

#24 Norman Powell

In 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks drafted Norman Powell as the 46th overall pick and immediately traded him to the Toronto Raptors. Powell couldn't post-up high numbers during his rookie season but in the Playoffs, he came up as a two-way player, proving to be a vital cog for the team that reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016.

Powell is still to give more of his talents and skills to his team, but as a 2nd round pick, Powell proved that the pick number doesn't matter if you are dedicated to this game.

#7 2016 - Malcolm Brogdon

#13 Malcolm Brogdon

Coming off the bench and serving as a playmaker is very hard when you don't get much time on the floor. Malcolm Brogdon was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2016 NBA Draft with the 36th overall pick.

He was the second-round pick in NBA history to win Rookie of the Year. Brogdon recorded an average of 10.2 points per game, 2.8 rebounds per game, and 4.2 assists per game. Brogdon was undoubtedly the best 2nd round pick from the 2016 NBA Draft.