Who will end up being a bust?

But for a 9th overall pick, 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 18 career starts is pretty awful. Though he was surprisingly dominant in the Kings’ last two or three games in 2009 and I was on board with keeping him around to see if he might’ve been a late bloomer (worked out well in retrospect, since he missed all of last year with micro-fracture surgery and his career might be over).

I see at least 5 busts in that picture.

What about you guys?

As I said in the intro, it might be too early to call some of these guys busts — they’re just players who, to date, haven’t been worthy of their draft position. To put it another way, there will be a Jordan Hill in this year’s Draft, and I don’t want to end up with a player who has that dreaded “potential” but puts up five points and four boards as a rookie.

And Brandon Jennings, as well as just about anyone else, would’ve worked better for the Knicks.

I only gave comments on a few that were borderline cases in my opinion, but I think every player above has been a “bust” in some way. My original point was that there’s always a guy (or five) who fails in every Draft, and I’m wondering who that will be this year.

If the Grizzlies or Rockets want Garcia’s contract or Udoka/May in a sign-and-trade, then sure…but that’s not happening and wasn’t really my point. ;)

I only put Marvin Williams on there because he was a huge reach at #2 and hasn’t justified being taken so high…there’s a good chance we’ll be saying that about someone this year, too.

Just because of where he was drafted. At least he’s a productive player, unlike Shelden Williams (another hawks high draft pick). Poor Shelden couldn’t even get off the bench in the Finals when Boston had zero big men and had to use a lame Sheed for the bulk of the minutes.

He’s a project. He always was.

I didn’t realize you had such a personal stake in the players’ (and instant millionaires’) futures. I guess it’s easier and more fun to predict which guy will turn into a star, but as sarcastic as you want to be, the inevitable truth is that not everyone will go down that path.

Players fail for a variety of reason that aren’t in their control — the coaching staff, depth chart, etc — but a lot of them also don’t have the desire and motivation. I’m sure you’ve watched someone, whether it’s in college or in the NBA, and didn’t think he was bound for greatness. But maybe that’s just me…

mark my words clark=more consistent odom

I debated leaving off the 2008 and 2009 picks for this very reason. I’m not saying these players are busts after one or two years — just that they come close to meeting their expectations as lottery picks. I mean, if the Kings draft a player who averages 2.7 points and 1.2 rebounds and gets sent down to the D-League, I don’t think many people will be raving about him (a la Donte Greene, who many people wan).

My questions here was about who will be that type of guy in this year’s Draft, regardless of how much future potential he may have…