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 Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:19 pm
Tanguerro Geez, all these stars are low picks. When was Allen Iverson picked, Glacier? 1st overall by Philadelphia 76ers in 1996
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:47 pm
Now that we saw steals, here are some notable busts of NBA Draft LaRue Martin, Portland Trail Blazers | No. 1 -- 1st round, 1972  Portland passed on future Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo to take fellow big man Martin, who never averaged more than 7 points in his 4 NBA seasons. Loyola product retired in 1976, a year before Blazers won their 1st n' only championship.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:49 pm
Sam Bowie, Portland Trail Blazers | No. 2 -- 1st round, 1984 Bowie's selection underscores cardinal rule behind NBA Draftology: You can't draft for need. Blazers, flush with Jim Paxson n' Clyde Drexler on wings, needed a center n' passed on draftin' Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley n' John Stockton. Bowie struggled with injuries throughout his 10-year run n' finished with career averages of 10.9 points n' 7.5 rebounds.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:51 pm
Chris Washburn, Golden State Warriors | No. 3 -- 1st round, 1986 Of dozens of busts in '86 draft, most either fell victim to obesity (John "Hot Plate" Williams) or drug problems (William Bedford, Roy Tarpley). Washburn combined 2 in one spiralin' descent out of lottery n' into oblivion. North Carolina State product totaled 222 points in 72 career games.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:54 pm
Kent Benson, Milwaukee Bucks | No. 1 -- 1st round, 1977 It never got better for Benson than winnin' national title at Indiana. He did stick in NBA for 10 seasons but produced only 3 double-digit scorin' campaigns.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:58 pm
Steve Stipanovich, Indiana Pacers | No. 2 -- 1st round, 1983 Pacers pegged Stipanovich as their interior cornerstone, sort of a workin'-man's version of Ralph Sampson, who was taken No. 1 in same draft. Stipanovich put up decent numbers for 5 seasons before a degenerative knee condition ended his career.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:59 pm
Jon Koncak, Atlanta Hawks/Joe Kleine, Sacramento Kings | Nos. 5 and 6 -- 1st round, 1985 Koncak n' Kleine spent bulk of their time in NBA cashin' in on their right to commit 6 fouls per game.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:00 pm
Dennis Hopson, New Jersey Nets | No. 3 -- 1st round, 1987 1st in a series of "Next Jordans" flamed out before producin' a fraction of what MJ accomplished. Hopson averaged 10.9 points in 5 seasons.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:02 pm
Danny Ferry, Los Angeles Clippers | No. 2 -- 1st round, 1989 Ferry had no interest in playing for Clippers so he toiled for a season in Italy before Los Angeles agreed to trade his rights. Venerated Cavs GM Wayne Embry made 1 of worst moves of his career by sendin' scorin' machine Ron Harper to Clippers for Ferry, who spent 10 nondescript seasons in Cleveland.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:03 pm
Shawn Bradley, Philadelphia 76ers | No. 2 -- 1st round, 1993 Find him on a poster near you. To his credit, Bradley developed into a so-so big man who ranks 11th on all-time list in blocks. He's perfect example of a player whose draft position colors perception of his career.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:04 pm
Joe Smith, Golden State Warriors | No. 1 -- 1st round, 1995 Average in name and game, Smith has had a serviceable career for 6 teams, but later selections Antonio McDyess, Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace n' (especially) Kevin Garnett have had better careers.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:05 pm
Ed O'Bannon, New Jersey Nets | No. 9 -- 1st round, 1995 Go-to guy for a UCLA team that won national championship in '95, O'Bannon led Nets right back into lottery n' played just 2 seasons in NBA.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:07 pm
Michael Olowokandi, Los Angeles Clippers | No. 1 -- 1st round, 1998 Bust-worthy on so many levels. Kandi Man was taken before future All-Stars Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki n' Paul Pierce n' a host of more suitable selections. Even final pick of 1st round, Nazr Mohammed, has had a much more distinguished career in pivot.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:09 pm
Jonathan Bender, Toronto Raptors | No. 5 -- 1st round, 1999 Indiana acquired draft rights to preps-to-pros, Kevin-Garnett lookalike for solid big man Antonio Davis. Bender showed tantalizin' flashes of his potential but never put it together before cuttin' short his career because of knee injuries in February 2006.
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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:11 pm
Kwame Brown, Washington Wizards | No. 1 -- 1st round, 2001 25-year-old still has time to turn it around, of course, but his body of work--career averages of 7.7 points n' 5.7 rebounds--suggests that's a longshot.
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