The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

[stateprop]

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The List:

1. Darko Milicic, Detroit Pistons, taken second overall in 2003
2. Entire 2000 NBA draft
3. Kwame Brown, Washington Wizards, taken first overall in 2001
4. Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Denver Nuggets, taken fifth overall in 2002
5. Adam Morrison, Charlotte Bobcats, taken third overall in 2006
6. Rafael Araujo, Toronto Raptors, taken eighth overall in 2004
7. Yaroslav Korolev, Los Angeles Clippers, taken 12th overall in 2005
8. Rodney White, Detroit Pistons, taken ninth overall in 2001
9. Kedrick Brown, Boston Celtics, taken 11th overall in 2001
10. Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee Bucks, taken sixth overall in 2007

I dont why this dude put Yi up there, and if adam is up there, J.J Redick should be up there too.

[ZB9]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

It's too early to label Yi a bust imo

[Shinyhubcaps]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Yeah, Yi hasn't been exceptionally good or bad. It may just be the hype that did him in, but he came on pretty well toward the end of last year and parts of his rookie season. I'd need to give him time to tell. Redick was more of a bust thus-far.

I like the selection of the 2000 NBA Draft. Besides Martin, not many contributors in the lottery. Only 3 All-Stars and one Most Improved Player. The best picks in that draft for players still active are #16 and #43 (Turkoglu and Redd), and only #1 (Martin) and #19 (Magloire) were All-Stars in addition to Redd. I think Martin has been decent, but I'm not familiar with the expectations prior to being drafted.

[oakfan162]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

IMO, there should be AT LEAST one GSW up there. lol.

[HMcCoy]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Kwame will never live down MJ's poor judgement, but unlike the other guys on that list, Brown at least has a place in this league. He's become a tremendous on-ball defender in the post.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Gerald Green (I know he wasn't a lotto pick but you know what I'm sayin)

Hell no is he the next T-Mac.

[ProjectRipCity]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Darko and Morrison

And Luke Jackson was a monumental waste of a lottery pick.

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

J.J Redick should be up there too.

[TheBadazz]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Jay Williams. He whined, his mother whined. Had a decent year. Then hit a tree on his motorcycle. Then we had to draft Kirk Hinrich.

[OSUFan_88]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

How about every first round pick this decade for the Cleveland Cavaliers outside of LeBron James and maybe JJ Hickson?

Lasagna Flop.
Dejuan Wagner
Chris Mihm *Well, technically he was traded for after they drafted Crawford, but whatever*
Luke Jackson
Shannon Brown

I'm sure I'm forgetting someone else.

[DC]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Shannon Brown? How? Because he didn't do anything for the Cavs?

[stateprop]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

Isnt Shannon Brown a very late first round pick so he wont count cuz hes not a lottery pick. Plus he is doing a damn good job being a laker.

[Chip Douglass]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

You're right.

Calling him a bust would assume people expected him to be good.

[BunnyHardaway]

Re: The top 10 lottery busts of the last decade

You're right.

Calling him a bust would assume people expected him to be good.

Correct, because I expect him to be great.