Worst draft picks of the last decade

[Spurs da champs]

I absolutely hate when people call players busts when they're still playing in the league. Greg Oden hasn't had a season where he's played the majority of the games yet! Will he ever have one? I don't know. He could though. He could come back in a year and be the dominant big man people thought he could be. Same for Thabeet. He could bulk up and develop a post game if he works hard enough. I mean, these guys have been in the league for only 5 or less seasons. Give them a chance.

Oden was necessarily a bust but just one of the worst mistakes of all time.

[nowhereman523]

Nikoloz Tskitishvili. By far.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...tskitni01.html

[Mr Bones]

There's a big difference between a bad pick and an unlucky pick. Oden was not a bad pick. He dominated in college, and even in a loss in the NCAA championship game to Florida he showed that he was clearly better than Al Horford and Joakim Noah.

No one can say with absolute certainty that Anthony Davis will stay healthy over the next five years... but he's still a great choice as the #1 pick.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Hasheem Thabeet is the worst and it's not even close. Thabeet may go down as the worst draft pick of all time. Thabeet is so horrible that he makes Darko look like Olajuwon in his prime. No basketball skills nor a basketball IQ, horrible on both offense and defense, horrible rebounder for a 7'3 guy (i mean even Shawn Marion outhustles him for rebounds). When it comes to toughness even Pau Gasol is tougher than Thabeet. The guy was not worth a lottery pick let alone the #2 pick.

[weebo]

Hasheem Thabeet is the worst and it's not even close. Thabeet may go down as the worst draft pick of all time. Thabeet is so horrible that he makes Darko look like Olajuwon in his prime. No basketball skills nor a basketball IQ, horrible on both offense and defense, horrible rebounder for a 7'3 guy (i mean even Shawn Marion outhustles him for rebounds). When it comes to toughness even Pau Gasol is tougher than Thabeet. The guy not worth a lottery pick let alone the #2 pick.

Red flags should've been raised as soon as midget-ass DBlair was going all world on his ass in college.

[Jt.ONE]

Nikoloz Tskitishvili. By far.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...tskitni01.html

to be fair, the '02 draft was weak as

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Red flags should've been raised as soon as midget-ass DBlair was going all world on his ass in college.

I know, but this is the Grizzlies we're talking about. The Grizzlies are not good when it comes to the draft. In a deep 2009 draft the Grizzlies got Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and Sam Young. Pretty much 3 wasted draft picks in a deep draft. The Grizzlies last good draft pick was when they drafted Kevin Love in 2008.

[Arcadian]

The worst was definitely Oden. Why? Because it was obvious that he was injury-prone and limited offensively, while it was duly obvious that Durant would be a superstar. And yet, Portland relied on the principle that "big men are always preferable."

Well...not always. Trust me, I love post players as much as the next guy, but when it's Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant, you ing pick Durant.

[Bill_Brasky]

^re ed post. When healthy, Oden had all the makings of the next great C in this league. He had no injury history. It was simply ty Portland luck.

[Samuel Eto'o]

The worst was definitely Oden. Why? Because it was obvious that he was injury-prone and limited offensively, while it was duly obvious that Durant would be a superstar. And yet, Portland relied on the principle that "big men are always preferable."

Well...not always. Trust me, I love post players as much as the next guy, but when it's Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant, you ing pick Durant.

I heard the local Academy is having a special on UT t- s today, buy one get one free!

[racm]

I know, but this is the Grizzlies we're talking about. The Grizzlies are not good when it comes to the draft. In a deep 2009 draft the Grizzlies got Hasheem Thabeet, DeMarre Carroll and Sam Young. Pretty much 3 wasted draft picks in a deep draft. The Grizzlies last good draft pick was when they drafted Kevin Love in 2008.

And promptly traded him for OJ Mayo. a Love/Marc Gasol frontline would grab 40 rebounds a night and drop 35 a night

Grizzlies FO

^re ed post. When healthy, Oden had all the makings of the next great C in this league. He had no injury history. It was simply ty Portland luck.

Bill Walton's Curse tbh

[m>s]

The worst was definitely Oden. Why? Because it was obvious that he was injury-prone and limited offensively, while it was duly obvious that Durant would be a superstar. And yet, Portland relied on the principle that "big men are always preferable."

Well...not always. Trust me, I love post players as much as the next guy, but when it's Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant, you ing pick Durant.

didn't get paid one penny more outside of the rookie contract signed in 07. is still young and he's a solid player if he can stay healthy, i'd rather give him a bit more time and check how things turn out

and yes, they wasted a #1 pick, they believed too hard in the "big man" principle and it's obvious they didn't learn from Rockets' 02 draft failure tbh, but at least they didn't get themselves in a similar situation where the rockets were struggling for nearly a decade.

[racm]

Didn't Oden go to Germany lately?

[freetiago]

oden wasnt a bust
he was injured
even though he only played 20 mins a game he could easily have been in the all star game this year with those numbers
if he was healthy while doing it and had experience in the league he probably would have been the 4 time DPOY instead of Dwight

[100%duncan]

I absolutely hate when people call players busts when they're still playing in the league. Greg Oden hasn't had a season where he's played the majority of the games yet! Will he ever have one? I don't know. He could though. He could come back in a year and be the dominant big man people thought he could be. Same for Thabeet. He could bulk up and develop a post game if he works hard enough. I mean, these guys have been in the league for only 5 or less seasons. Give them a chance.

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[100%duncan]

The worst was definitely Oden. Why? Because it was obvious that he was injury-prone and limited offensively, while it was duly obvious that Durant would be a superstar. And yet, Portland relied on the principle that "big men are always preferable."

Well...not always. Trust me, I love post players as much as the next guy, but when it's Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant, you ing pick Durant.

er wouldve chosen Oden too.

[flipspursfan]

The worst was definitely Oden. Why? Because it was obvious that he was injury-prone and limited offensively, while it was duly obvious that Durant would be a superstar. And yet, Portland relied on the principle that "big men are always preferable."

Well...not always. Trust me, I love post players as much as the next guy, but when it's Greg Oden vs. Kevin Durant, you ing pick Durant.

When you had a guy who was considered to be the next David Robinson in Oden compared to a then called weak, lanky, soft, and no muscle Durant even though he had a nice jumpshot. You take the guy compared to D-Rob. It's scary to think that if Portland ever took care of their players' health, Oden-Aldridge-Roy would've killed the league.

[racm]

When you had a guy who was considered to be the next David Robinson in Oden compared to a then called weak, lanky, soft, and no muscle Durant even though he had a nice jumpshot. You take the guy compared to D-Rob. It's scary to think that if Portland ever took care of their players' health, Oden-Aldridge-Roy would've killed the league.

Wasn't Roy one of those players who could dominate a game when healthy (Game 4 against Dallas was but a shadow)?

Exchange Phoenix and Portland's medical staff and Portland would have had at least two WCF appearances and Steve Nash and Grant Hill would be out of the league by now.

[flipspursfan]

Wasn't Roy one of those players who could dominate a game when healthy (Game 4 against Dallas was but a shadow)?

Exchange Phoenix and Portland's medical staff and Portland would have had at least two WCF appearances and Steve Nash and Grant Hill would be out of the league by now.

Yes. Exactly what I meant. When you had Oden, Roy and Aldridge + players like Nic Batum, Wes Matthews and Andre Miller, your team's formidable as .

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

To be fair to Portland, when Oden came out everyone and their mother raved about him being the next great defensive big man. Of course Portland should have done their due diligence about his overall health but you can't really blame them for buying into the hype.
It's easy to say now that Durant would have been the obvious pick, but at that time people weren't as high on Durant as they are now. He was to thin, no body strength, couldn't bench 185 lbs, he would get pushed around, and the list goes on and on.

I agree with this. Oden having unpredictable health issues doesn't make it a "bad draft pick"

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Adam Morrison should be higher on this list.

Horrible strength/body type, zero athleticism, health issue, dominated a weak conference, etc. He was a bust anyone coulda seen from a mile away. Michael Jordan legitimately thought he was the next Larry Bird.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I heard the local Academy is having a special on UT t- s today, buy one get one free!

[racm]

Adam Morrison should be higher on this list.

Horrible strength/body type, zero athleticism, health issue, dominated a weak conference, etc. He was a bust anyone coulda seen from a mile away. Michael Jordan legitimately thought he was the next Larry Bird.

Not to mention looking like a total hobo.

Plus Michael Jordan was the guy who drafted Kwame freaking Brown. I dunno how much Rich Cho being a competent guy compensates for MJ making dumb FO decisions tbh