He’s hard to forget given the whole Malice at the Palace situation..
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This guy has the largest gap between good and bad games I’ve ever seen.
And the next game? 13 points on 5-24 from the field.
Sam Bowie.
Sorry, Portland. Maybe you should just stop drafting centers. Bowie missed two full seasons at Kentucky after suffering stress fractures in his legs. Whatever, he was 7'1", what could go wrong? Everything. Bowie was only able to manage 139 games in five years with Portland before salvaging a bit of hope during a solid four years with the Nets. Oh yeah, some guy named Michael Jordan was drafted third overall that year, one pick after him. Combined with the injuries, that is more than enough to make him the biggest draft bust of all time. Bowie was just one of a collection of Blazers big men who failed to reach their potential. At the time, Portland was fixated on drafting a center, as it was already a great team having won 48 games the previous season. Bowie was supposed to be the final piece to the puzzle. The roster was already stacked with talent from the likes of Clyde Drexler, Mychal Thompson, Kiki Vandeweghe and Jerome Kersey. Bowie's downfall destroyed title hopes for this squad. The icing on the cake is that Portland lost a coin toss for the first pick in the draft that year. Who went No. 1?
Hakeem Olajuwon. End of story.
Knew the Magic were doing well but 13-5?? Damn, they ain’t fucking around this season.