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And furthermore, I don't know if anyone remembers this or not...but Scola wasn't too happy about being drafted in the second round by the Spurs either...once he slipped out of the first round he was hoping no one would draft him so he could be a FA. I definitely remember him making comments about it at the time...that he wished he hadn't been drafted after slipping out of the first round.
Scola dropped to the 2nd round in part because he had a big buyout in his contract. He was projected to be a first round pick even as high as lottery pick. The reason he was hoping no one would draft him is that a 2nd round contract doesnt give you the money to work a buyout.