Question: What retired professional basketball player was Kenny Green selected a spot ahead of during an NBA draft?
Context: Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. (born June 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He was a swingman from the University of North Carolina, where he played in more games (145) and had more wins (123) than any Tar Heel before him.  Green is also the only player in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with at least 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 250 assists, 150 three-pointers, 150 blocks and 150 steals.  He won an NCAA championship his senior year and was subsequently drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 46th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft.  During the 2013 NBA Finals, Green set an NBA record for most three-point field goals made in a Finals series.  He then won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs the following season, and became just the third player from UNC to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship, the two others being James Worthy, and Michael Jordan.  Known for his perimeter defense and three-point shooting, Green has been a key contributor on both ends on the floor throughout his NBA career, having been selected to his first NBA All-Defensive Second Team in the 2016-17 NBA season. Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. (born August 14, 1959) is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons.  After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers.  He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s.  Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award.  After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time. Terrance Jerod "T. J." Ford (born March 24, 1983) is an American retired professional basketball player.  Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.  Ford's recurring back injuries resulted in him missing many games in his three seasons with the Bucks, but in 2005, it was announced that he was fit to play basketball again.  Ford was traded to the Raptors prior to the 2006–07 NBA season, and established himself as the starting point guard, helping the team win the Atlantic Division crown and reach the 2007 NBA Playoffs.  Following an injury sustained in the 2007–08 NBA season, however, Ford had difficulties reclaiming the starting spot and was traded to the Indiana Pacers.  He signed with KK Zagreb of Croatia during the 2011 NBA lockout where he appeared in one game, playing 17 minutes and scoring 7 points.  On December 9, 2011, Ford signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player.  Nicknamed "The Mailman", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons (1985–2003) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton.  Malone also played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers.  Malone was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team.  He scored the second most career points in NBA history (36,928) (second behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made, in addition to co-holding the record for the most first team All-NBA elections in history (tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James).  He is considered one of the best power forwards in NBA history. Alfred "Butch" Lee, Jr. (born December 5, 1956) is a Puerto Rican retired professional basketball player.  He began his career in the NCAA, where he gathered several "Player of the Year" recognitions and earned All-American honors as both a junior and senior while at Marquette University.  Lee was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the 1977 Final Four where he led the Warriors to the school's first national championship.  The university recognized this by retiring his jersey.  Lee was the first Puerto Rican and Latin American-born athlete to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA), accomplishing this after being selected in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft.  There he played for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.  Lee concluded his career in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).  He is known to be the only Puerto Rican professional basketball player to win championships in the NCAA, NBA, and BSN.  Lee was a member of the Puerto Rican national team. Dennis Eugene Scott (born September 5, 1968) is an American retired professional basketball player.  A 6 ft small forward from Georgia Tech, and the 1990 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Scott was selected by the Orlando Magic with the fourth pick of the 1990 NBA draft after being the leading scorer on a Yellow Jackets team that made the Final Four, and comprising one portion of Georgia Tech's "Lethal Weapon 3" attack featuring Scott, Kenny Anderson and Brian Oliver. Willie J. Green (born July 28, 1981) is an American retired professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  During his professional career, Green has previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He was selected in the second round (41st pick overall) of the 2003 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics and later acquired by the Philadelphia 76ers from Seattle in a draft-night trade for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende (50th pick overall) and cash considerations. Todd Douglas Fuller (born July 25, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft.  He played in five NBA seasons from 1996-2001 for the Warriors, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, averaging 3.7 ppg.  This has led many sports sources to include Fuller on NBA draft lottery "bust" lists.  Fuller was drafted ahead of NBA All-Stars Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Peja Stojaković, & Jermaine O'Neal, amongst others.  He also played six seasons overseas, on pro teams in Spain, Poland Greece and Australia. Kenny Green (born October 11, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1985 NBA draft, one spot ahead of future Hall-of-Famer Karl Malone.  A 6'6" forward from Wake Forest University, Green played in two NBA seasons from 1985–1987.  He played for the Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers.  In his NBA career, he played in 60 games and scored a total of 265 points. Juwan Antonio Howard (born February 7, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  Howard formerly played for the Heat from 2010 until 2013.  A one-time All-Star and one-time All-NBA power forward, he began his NBA career as the fifth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, selected by the Washington Bullets.  Before he was drafted, he starred as an All-American on the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.  At Michigan he was part of the Fab Five recruiting class of 1991 that reached the finals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's Division I Basketball Championship in 1992 and 1993.  Howard won his first NBA championship with Miami in the 2012 NBA Finals and his second NBA championship in the 2013 NBA Finals.
Answer: Karl Malone