[jerb2011Participant]

LOL

http://hubpages.com/hub/Top_10_NBA_Draft_Busts_in_Last_10_Years

#10
Jay Williams (Second pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls out of Duke)
Williams was a highly touted point guard who was supposed to go to the Bulls and become their franchise player. He was believed to be the player who could finally erase the ghost of Michael Jordan. Instead, Williams got injured in a motorcycle crash after his rookie season and has never been able to make it back to the NBA.

#9
Dajuan Wagner (Sixth pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers out of Memphis)
Wagner became a basketball legend in high school when he scored 100 points in a game. He had NBA stars going to watch him play before he ever joined the league. However, once he joined the NBA, Wagner was never able to live up to the hype. Over the last couple seasons, he’s also battled health problems.

#8
Eddie Griffin (Seventh pick 2001 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets out of Seton Hall)
Coming into the league, Griffin was compared to Tim Duncan. Instead of ever realizing his potential, Griffin has continually gotten into legal trouble. He’s currently out of the NBA after being waived by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

#7
Rafael Araujo (Eighth pick of the 2004 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors out of BYU)
Unlike the first three players on this list, Araujo hasn’t been injured or found himself in legal trouble. Instead, Araujo’s problem is he just isn’t good at basketball. He’s currently with the Utah Jazz, but doesn’t get playing time unless the game is decided.

#6
Kwame Brown (First pick of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards out of Glynn Academy High School)
Brown has actually played better in recent seasons. But considering he was the number one overall pick in the 2001 draft, he hasn’t played anywhere near well enough to justify his selection by the Wizards.

#5
Jonathan Bender (Fifth pick 1999 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors out of Picayune High School)
Bender was selected by the Raptors and immediately traded to the Indiana Pacers for Antonio Davis. After a nondescript career, Bender retired at the age 25 due to debilitating chronic knee pain. When healthy, Bender was an exciting yet underachieving player.

#4
Nickoloz Tskitishvili (Fifth pick 2000 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets out of the Republic of Georgia)
Then Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe tried to ride the foreign wave of talent coming into the NBA. Problem was, he picked a player that wasn’t good. Tskitishvili played parts of four seasons in the NBA, never averaging more than four points per contest.

#3
Robert Traylor (Sixth pick of the1998 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks out of Michigan)
Traylor was drafted by the Mavericks and traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki, which has turned into one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history. Traylor never amounted to anything and is now out of the league.

#2
Michael Olowokandi (First pick of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers out of Pacific)
Olowokandi finished his 9th season in the NBA and has firmly cemented his spot as one of the worst number one overall selections in modern NBA history. Known around the league as a lazy and aloof player, Olowokandi never became more than a decent center. He’s currently on the Boston Celtics, averaging under ten minutes per game.

#1
Darko Milicic (Second pick of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons out of Serbia-Montenegro)
Pistons general manager Joe Dumars has proven himself to be great at what he does. However, this is one pick Dumars wishes he could have back. With Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade available, the Pistons opted to roll the dice and go with the little known forward out of Europe. The gamble did not pay off, to say the least.

[WrecklessParticipant]

Didnt Eddie Griffin Die?

[jerb2011Participant]

I think so

[NashyMingParticipant]

This must be really old.

Eddie Griffin is dead already.

Araujo has been out of the league for a few years already. I think he’s playing in Brazil now.

[Tongue-Out-Like-23Participant]

A bigger bust is you can’t even spell the word “Bust”

[jerb2011Participant]

It wasn’t that it was new or old, I just read it and wanted to know what anybody else thought of this list

[jerb2011Participant]

I couldn’t edit it in time

[CameronParticipant]

Oh man reading about Arujo just reminds how terrible Rob Babcock was as Raptors GM. Jalen Rose said it best when Babcock traded VC

“Was it for Richard Jefferson?”

Nope, Aaron Williams, Eric Williams, Alonzo Mourning and a first-round pick.

Jalen Rose replied

“On playstation I probably would have gotten a little more for him…”

[TRC1991Participant]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2985307

after re-reading the article, it suddenly looks more like suicide then a drunken mistake…RIP eddie griffin 1982-2007

[thunderforthewinParticipant]

i’m not sure i would call bender a bust
he was crippled by injury
imo when i think of bust i think of a playre who had every opportunity to succeed but simply didn’t

[dipt1982Participant]

I remember watching Griffin in H.S. and college, he was an amazing talent. I mean, the shot to go with his size, he was a special player, too bad he never made it work and struggled with problems for the latter days of his life…

[RUDEBOY_Participant]

I wouldnt call Jay Williams a bust…Williams was injured in a motorcycle accident that ended his career…

Traylor was overrated to begin with..Everyone wanted another Barkley but Traylor wasnt that type of player..

Bender was an athletic freak..But he & Kwame fooled GM ‘s into thinking they would be the 2nd coming of Garnett by having Monster games at the McDonalds All-American game…

[kaceyParticipant]

I feel bad for Milicic and Skita. They can’t help it that the front office personnel didn’t do their homework.

Supposedly Kiki picked Skita without ever having seen him play.

[llperez]

i would defenitely take jay will off that list. i truly believe he would have been an all-star in the NBA. He was big strong and explosive for a pg. He had an effortless 3 pointer. That motorcycle accident after one season ended a very promising career.

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