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Who are some of the “sneaky” biggest draft busts in NBA history? The ones that don’t get talked about as much when this question gets asked? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by PossibleLocation3626@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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I’m a fairly new NBA fan so obviously I didn’t follow the league when these guys got drafted. But I’ve done reading up on it and Anthony Bennett, Greg Oden, and Darko Milicic are the three that probably come most readily to mind when I think about this question.

My question is who are some of the sneaky draft busts? The guys you consider huge busts that don’t really get talked about as much when this question comes up. I’d love to hear about some of those guys and learn some more about NBA history.

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[–] traddy91@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (29 children)

Jarrett Culver. 6th overall pick that was in the G league within 3 seasons

[–] Puzzleheaded_Fox4684@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (20 children)

The number of athletic two way wings that never pan out is scary. All because Kawhi turned out the way he did, guys like Culver, Knox, and Reddish are drafted highly. Even ones that are still in the league aren't even close to Kawhi level, like Patrick Williams, Zaire Williams, Josh Green.

[–] Squirreling_Archer@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think it was all because of Kawhi. This was the archetype for the high upside high lotto pick for years before Kawhi was in the league.

[–] Puzzleheaded_Fox4684@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think Kawhi played a big role, but ur right

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