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  • #40316
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    TRC1991
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    Ok, so after reading the "biggest draft WTF moments" thread, I decided to do some research. I want to see if there truly was a worse drafting team than Seattle. Here I have the Sonics picks from 2004-2006.

    THE CHALLENGE: FIND A TEAM THAT HAD 9+ CONSECUTIVE PICKS (1990 ON)THAT WERE WORSE THAN THIS GROUP.

    2004

    Robert Swift (4.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg in 97 NBA games)

    Andre Emmett (1.4 ppg, 0.6 rpg in 14 NBA games)

    David Young (DNP in any NBA games)

    2005

    Johan Petro (4.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg in 442 NBA games) ONLY PLAYER ON NBA ROSTER TODAY

    Mickael Gelabale (4.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg in 109 NBA games)

    Lawrence Roberts (3.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg in 87 NBA games)

    2006

    Saer Sene (2.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg in 47 NBA games)

    Yotam Halperin (DNP in any NBA games)

    Denham Brown (DNP in any NBA games)

     

     

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  • #682436
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    David Stern a.k.a. da muthaf@cking leader of da krypts
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     Challenge denied. You won’t find a worse group drafted by the same team.

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  • #682441
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    chocboywndr
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     I do not think any team can beat that level of futility

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  • #682440
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    Allen_Iverson_3
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    I’m sorry but you initially stated "basically any seattle sonics pick from 2002-2008" was a wtf moment in the draft which is irrelevant because the Sonics drafted the likes of Durant, Westbrook or Ibaka during that period of time. However, now that you’ve reduced your statement to 2004-2006, I am (and I think we are) forced to agree with you.
    Personally, I think you shouldn’t have taken it this way and create a post because of that, you might have wanted to rectify your statement in the main post…. just my opinion.

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  • #682445
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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    That’s pretty terrible. This Nuggets group is awful too.

    1999

    James Posey (the best pic in this horrible era, still in the NBA and has career averages of 8.6 ppg and 4.7 rebounds)

    Chris Herren (3.2 PPG in 70 NBA games)

    Francisco Elson (carved out a niche in the NBA with 3.7 PPG and 3.5 RPG in his career)

    2000

    Mamadou N’Diaye (3.8 PPG in 69 NBA games)

    Dan Mclintock (3.0 PPG and 2.8 RPG in a whopping 3 NBA games)

    2001

    Ousmanne Cisse (Don’t think he ever played a game in the NBA)

    2002

    Nikoloz Tskitishvili (one of the biggest busts in recent memory, 2.9 PPG and 1.8 RPG in 172 career games)

    Frank Williams (2.9 PPG in 86 NBA games)

    Vincent Yarbrough (1 season in the NBA where he averaged 6.8 PPG)

     

    Good thing the Nuggets managed to trade for Nene after he was drafted and snag Carmelo in 2003 or they would have been awful for a long time.

     

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  • #682446
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    MagikKnick
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     Doesnt get much worse than that..

    9 Picks between 2004 and 2006, and only ONE  of them is still in the NBA? And hes not even good..

     

     

     

     

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  • #682447
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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    I found another awful one too. Nets from 2003-2007:

    2003

    Zoran Planinic

    Kyle Korver (by far their best pick)

    2004

    Viktor Khyrapa

    Christian Drejer

    2005

    Antoine Wright

    Mile Ilic

    2006

    Marcus Williams

    Josh Boone

    Hassan Adams

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  • #682448
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    ItsVictorOladipo
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    My gawd there have been lots of teams with drafting futility, heres another one (granted at least the Knicks didn’t have any top 10 picks in this group):

    Knicks 1997-2001

    1997125John Thomas United StatesCMinnesota  
    1998238DeMarco Johnson United StatesPFUNC Charlotte  
    1998244Sean Marks New ZealandF/CCalifornia  
    1999115Frédéric Weis# FranceCCSP Limoges (France)  
    1999246J. R. Koch United StatesFIowa  
    2000122Donnell Harvey United StatesSFFlorida  
    2000239Lavor Postell United StatesSGSt. John’s  
    2001238Michael Wright United StatesPFArizona  
    2001242Eric Chenowith
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  • #682469
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    Seattle’s picks over that period of time is a big reason that Sam Presti got the job. So the Thunder can be thankful for such horrid picks because it got them the super executive Sam Presti.

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