All time wasted NBA talents ?

[NAOS]

I’ve gotta mention Bonzi Wells. He might’ve turned in the most dominant performance (other than by Stockton or Malone) that I’ve ever seen in-person. Coulda been way more than he was.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

i'll throw in a outside one Luc Longley I saw him play a few times when he was in college and thought he could've been something amazing. No mongrel in him tho.

 

[gandalfe]

Bobby Hurley.

College:

• 2× NCAA champion (1991, 1992)
• NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1992)
• Consensus first-team All-American (1993)
• Third-team All-American – AP, UPI (1992)
• First-team All-ACC (1993)
• No. 11 retired by Duke Blue Devils
• McDonald's All-American MVP (1989)
• First-team Parade All-American (1989)
• Fourth-team Parade All-American (1988)
• All-time NCAA Assists Leader

NBA:
Points 1,032 (3.8 ppg)
Rebounds 283 (1.1 rpg)
Assists 880 (3.3 apg)

 

[Miggs]

Jay Williams.

The motorcycle accident probably played a large part in it.

 

[ghsartin]

Bobby Hurley.

Hurley was severely hurt in a car accident at the beginning of his rookie season: "Team spokesman Travis Stanley said Hurley, 22, had two collapsed lungs, several broken ribs and other head, neck and back injuries."
https://www.deseret.com/1993/12/13/19081434/kings-bobby-hurley-critically-injured

 

[ghsartin]

Steve Francis was uber athletic and had a short career, plaged by injuries at the very end, but the fact is that he never developed anything from the moment he was drafted onwards.

 

[ghsartin]

Marvin Williams was drafted second overall and was expected to become an all-star.

 

[Miggs]

Marvin Williams was drafted second overall and was expected to become an all-star.

Most, if not all, guys are if they’re taken 2 overall.

 

[Archie Moses]

A few other dudes that come to mind:
Boris Diaw
Andray Blatche - he could have been great
Baron Davis
Antoine Walker - turned into a lazy chucker
Tim Thomas
Thabeet
OJ Mayo
Brandon Jennings
Dante Exum
Johnathan Bender
Kanter
Jeff Green
Ryan Games

And possibly one of the biggest would be Rashad McCants.

 

[dakidmas]

Harold Miner aka 'Baby Jordan'

 

[Miggs]

A few other dudes that come to mind:
Borisov Diaw
Andray Blatche - he could have been great
Baron Davis
Antoine Walker - turned into a lazy chucker
Tim Thomas
Thabeet
OJ Mayo
Brandon Jennings
Dante Exum
Kanter
Jeff Green
Ryan Games

And possibly one of the biggest would be Rashad McCants.

Who the **** is games? And I disagree with McCants. I don’t think his ceiling was very high.

I agree most of all with Thomas, Thabeet and Blatche on this list.

 

[416Klawzz]

Darius Miles