Monday Morning Point Guard
6/1/09
With the 2009 NBA Draft just weeks away, there will be All-Stars selected, as well as those who just don’t make it. Thats the reality of the NBA, and the uncertainty around how the player you select will perform is part of the inexact science. LayupDrill.com is taking a moment this weekend to reflect on some of those who didn’t quite live up to the hype, as we count down the Top 10 biggest NBA Draft Busts Ever.
10. Danny Ferry – 2nd Pick 1989 (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Ferry has wound up being a much better GM than he was player, and although he became somewhat respectable as a bench player toward the end of his 13 year career, he certainly did not live up to the 2nd pick status he was chosen at.
9. Shawn Bradley – 2nd Pick 1993 (Philadelphia 76ers)
What were the Sixers thinking back then? Teams fall in love with size, and believe they are drafting the next Bill Russell because the guy is over 7 feet and can dribble the ball. My one memory of Shawn Bradley was when Tracy McGrady posterized him back in the 2005 Playoffs:
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