Worst #1 Pick of all time

[Point forward]

All the busts so far are centers picked on the theory that you can't teach height; who was the worst top pick that wasn't a C or C/F?

Gene Melchiorre: #1 pick in 1951, a 5-8 top guard. Never played a single NBA game due to a point shaving scandal.

Hot Rod Hundley (1957) was ok, but had terrible knees and not worthy of #1. Ditto Mychal Thompson (1978).

[hermes]

It'll be Oden, book it.

here's hoping

but right now kwame is really bad

[mojomarc]

A poster mentioned him in another thread, so I looked him up on basketball reference. Larue Martin a center, number 1 pick in 1972, only lasted 4 years. Career averages of 5.3, 4.6, 0.5 (Bl), .42fg%.

Yup--people forget about Larue, but he was by far the worst. His best season's stats, in a more watered down league thanks to the ABA, were worse on a bad team than Kandi's or Kwame's career averages. So at his best, he was having a below average season for the K brothers. Now that's bad.

But he did have a better 'fro than either of them, so he's got that going for him.... Which is nice.

[maltonwala]

even after all those names that are thrown around, I'm still very inclined to say its Kwame Brown.

How can you be 7 feet tall and MISS DUNKS! And MISS LAY UPS!

Kwame is in a class all by himself. and in the words of Phil Jackson,

"My starting center is a pussy."

[Simulack]

Yep, its easily LaRue.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/pla ... ila01.html

[Erebus Tunafish]

Probably Kwame Brown... not one worthy season.

[no D in Hibachi]

I think it has to be Kandi-man over brown as the worst #1 pick because you need to look at who he was taken over in the draft. Kandi-man was picked before Bibby, Nowitzki, Jamison Carter, and Pierce. Brown was taken over Curry, Chandler, and Gasol. None of them are world beaters. Kwame at least is a solid positional defensive center while Kandi-man hasn't done anything in the league for 3-4 years. Plus Kwame did have one season where he averaged double figures, while Kandi only had two, not much difference.

[subcomandante]

IMO kandi. i've never seen a such lazy player. kwame sucks too... i don't know. hard question.

but the worst #2 pick is darko by far. still darko. always darko.

[MagicFan3]

Is Olowakandi even in the league now?

[subcomandante]

Is Olowakandi even in the league now?

no

[MagicFan3]

Then I think that makes the answer pretty clear...

[Point forward]

IMO kandi. i've never seen a such lazy player. kwame sucks too... i don't know. hard question.

but the worst #2 pick is darko by far. still darko. always darko.

Yes, he makes Shawn "The Poster" Bradley look good (and that is saying something).

[subcomandante]

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Yes, he makes Shawn "The Poster" Bradley look good (and that is saying something).

he could block shots.

[Point forward]

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he could block shots.

SB was no problem for Big Shawn. The problem was that he got pushed around like a veranda door down low, and rather let himself get dunked on than playing mean.

[subcomandante]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nllanS0z ... re=related

well, i can't find a "top ten lay-ups on darko" video.

[sec-106]

Kwame.