NBA Draft Steals: The Best Players Ever Selected After The 30th Overall Pick

4. Bill Laimbeer

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The Cavaliers selected Laimbeer 65th overall in the third round of the 1979 NBA Draft, but traded him after a season and a half to Detroit, where the bruising center became a star with the Bad Boy Pistons. The Notre Dame alum was named to four All-Star teams, led the league in rebounds per game in 1985-86, and was key to back-to-back titles in 1989 and 1990.

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