April 7, 200818 yr A few more: Dajuan Wagner (6th pick in 2002 by Cleveland out of Memphis) This kid was highly touted coming out of high school after scoring 100 points in a game but never lived up to his NBA potential. Robert Traylor (6th pick in 1998 by Dallas) Was traded to Dallas for Dirk Nowitski...How's that for a lopsided trade? Eddie Griffin (7th pick in 2001 by New Jersey out of Seton Hall) Was compared to Tim Duncan coming out of college but got in so much legal trouble Minnesota waived him after a few years Trajan Langdon (11th pick in 1999) At Duke he was a very good college player who shot lights out. In the NBA he could still shoot but the problem with Langdon was his ability to get open. He had no shot off the dribble and was extremely weak on defense. Played in a total of 119 games in his career. Selected ahead of: Corey Maggette, Ron Artest, James Posey, Jeff Foster
April 7, 200818 yr Michael Olowokandi- 1st Pick. Biggest Bust of all time. Actually I think that honor goes to Larue Martin or Sam BOwie. Look their names up and you'll see what I'm talking about.
April 7, 200818 yr I would say Danny Manning. Led Kansas to the Final Four and National Championship as a #10 seed in 1988. Disappeared in the NBA.
April 7, 200818 yr Actually I think that honor goes to Larue Martin or Sam BOwie. Look their names up and you'll see what I'm talking about. I know. Didn't Bowie get drafted before MJ?
April 7, 200818 yr I know. Didn't Bowie get drafted before MJ? He was selected ahead of MJ, Sam Perkins, and Charles Barkley.
April 7, 200818 yr I know. Didn't Bowie get drafted before MJ? YES, BUT, Portland had Clyde Drexler at that position and was drafting for need and not talent. They needed size and felt comfortable with Clyde. And Clyde had a HOF career.
April 7, 200818 yr YES, BUT, Portland had Clyde Drexler at that position and was drafting for need and not talent. They needed size and felt comfortable with Clyde. And Clyde had a HOF career. Drafting for need or not, Bowie was still a HUGE bust out of UK.
April 7, 200818 yr I nominate Wally Szczerbiak. He has averaged 15.1 points per game over nine seasons while shooting .487 from the filed and .405 from behind the arc..............not too bad if you ask me.
April 7, 200818 yr I'll throw a name out there. One of the top 3-5 greatest collegiate players ever. David Thompson. No way his NBA career came close to matching his collegiate career. He had a very good NBA/ABA career. Her averaged 22.1 points per game over his pro career that was cut short due to some drug and injury problems.
April 7, 200818 yr What ever happened to Taquan Dean out of Lousiville? What about Francisco Garcia? I know he is still on the Kings roster, but is he getting any PT?
April 7, 200818 yr He had a very good NBA/ABA career. Her averaged 22.1 points per game over his pro career that was cut short due to some drug and injury problems. Little misleading since he played for the Doug Moe Denver Nuggets that averaged around 120 points per game. While he did have a good career, I think he lost out a scoring title on the last day of the season to George Gervin, he did not match his collegiate career. If I am right, he came out of college as one of the top 3-4 players of ALL TIME. Not even sure he made the top 50 of the NBA.
April 7, 200818 yr Pervis Ellison Fennis Dembo Roy Tarpley Chris Washburn Rony Sikely Rumeal Robinson
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