Give me some of the Biggest NBA Draft busts since 2000 ??

Betallsports · May 4, 2016

Greg Oden taken by Portland as the Overall # 1 .... before Kevin Durant face)(*^%

PatsFan1283 · May 4, 2016

I don't really consider guys like Oden busts. He would've been a beast if he didn't get hurt. Early 2009 season he was really coming into his own but his body just collapsed.

Anthony Bennett, Michael Beasley, Darko, Bargnani are probably the top 4. Darko has to be #1 easy. Pistons took him over Melo coming off a dominant NCAA tourney.

Tons of guys in the 5-10 range don't pan out. To be one of the biggest busts I think you have to be a top 3 pick.

http://www.nbadraft.net/nba_draft_history/index.html

If you want to browse

Greenbacks · May 4, 2016

Greg Oden for sure....#1 pick.....Busted!

Adam Morrison #3 pick in 2006....Busted!

PatsFan1283 · May 4, 2016

Jay Williams got into a motorcycle accident to end his career after his rookie year, is he a bust?

Betallsports · May 4, 2016

Greenbacks2 said:
Greg Oden for sure....#1 pick.....Busted!

Adam Morrison #3 pick in 2006....Busted!

Totally forgot about Morrison

PatsFan1283 · May 4, 2016

The worst is when you make the wrong pick and the guy you need is right there. Imagine Memphis with James Harden's scoring the last 5 years?

They took Thabeet at 2 over him. Thabeet is up there.

For the Grizzlies you could probably say Thabeet didn't go on...

Betallsports · May 4, 2016

What about that kid Griffin that the Nets took back in 2000 or 2001
died of a overdose

PatsFan1283 · May 4, 2016

Ya from the Kwame Brown draft. Kwame Brown is obviously up there.

Griffin was 7th pick though. Guys in that range don't pan a lot.

Also, didn't he die from a car accident? Yeah he did, was drunk..

Vlad the Impaler · May 4, 2016

Hasheem Thabeet.

#2 overall and was down in the minors his rookie season

Vlad the Impaler · May 4, 2016

Really, unlike the NFL you can name 8 busts a year per draft. In the NFL, you can get a great contributor at pick 9, in the NBA after about pick 5, you don't get crap and even in the top 5, usually every year there are 2 or 3 guys that never pan out

PatsFan1283 · May 4, 2016

Was Dehere a bust? He went 13th.

Vlad the Impaler · May 4, 2016

PatsFan1283 said:
Was Dehere a bust? He went 13th.

That was before 2000.

Could have had Harden and Curry over Hasheem Thabeet

MantisToboggan · May 4, 2016

Tskitshvilli might be the biggest

A couple others who haven't been mentioned

Stromile Swift
Jan Vesely

Enfuego · May 4, 2016

How can you leave Anthony Bennett out?

HacheMan · May 4, 2016

I don't think that Adam Morrison could be so dominant in college & suddenly not be able to compete AT ALL in the NBA.

I think he's a perfect example of someone who got the money & then didn't care...

FairWarning · May 4, 2016

Joel Embiid will make this list.

Mr_Mark · May 4, 2016

FairWarning said:
Joel Embiid will make this list.

He is looking great in the videos posted during his recovery. Fast, controlled dribbles and cuts, even nailing 3 balls was ease.

Mr_Mark · May 4, 2016

I don't like considering guys who were injured a bust. Good list of names so far,

Anthony Bennett,
Darko,
Morrison,
Thabeet,

jay6s · May 4, 2016

kwame brown 1st pick 2001 draft, you just cant leave him out of this list

Vlad the Impaler · May 4, 2016

Entire 2000 draft sucked.

Entire draft only had 2 guys to ever make the all star team and they were just role players at best in Kenyon Martin and Magloire.

Strift, Darious Miles, Marcus Fizer, All top 5 picks