NBA Draft: Top 10 Second-Round Draft Picks of All-Time

#5 Dennis Johnson

Dennis Johnson

Any time a second-round draft pick can turn his career into a hall of fame career, it’s a major accomplishment. Dennis Johnson was drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the second round of the 1976 NBA Draft as the 29th overall pick. Considered by many to be the most underrated player in NBA history, his achievements haven’t gone unnoticed by all.

Johnson during his time was one of the best two-way players in the game. His greatest accomplishments came in the 1979 NBA Finals where he averaged close to 23 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists. He scored 32 points in Game 4 overtime as was named the Finals MVP with his spectacular performance. It was in this season that Johnson established himself as one of the best guards in the league.

Johnson later into his career joined the Big 3 in Boston Celtics and won 2 more titles. Johnson was an integral part of the intense Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1980s. He played smothering defense on the legendary Magic Johnson limiting him to a sub-average 17 points in the last four games of the 1984 NBA Finals and being at least partly responsible for several of the Laker point guard's game-deciding errors in Games 2, 4 and 7. As a result, Magic Johnson was taunted as "Tragic Johnson" whenever the Lakers and Celtics played against each other.

He is a 3-time champion, 6-time NBA All-Defensive First Team Member and 5 time NBA All-Star and therefore is one of the best second-round steals in the history of the NBA.