What do you think which worst NBA player for overall 1st pick and 1st round on NBA Draft?
My answer is Michael Olowokandi who is worst player for overall first NBA 1998 Draft because he was helpless for Clippers which was worst record in 1999-00 season. Disappointed for Clippers pick him. Last season he was less than 2 ppg average and looks awful for overall first pick for NBA Draft.
2007-12-11 12:47:36 · 15 answers · asked by dmark923 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
Modern Times? Michael Olowokandi and Kwame Brown. Look at their averages.
Wost ever?
LaRue Martin
A 6-foot-11 center out of Loyola (Illinois), LaRue Martin entered the NBA with much fanfare in 1972. Unfortunately, he never quite lived up to the hype, spending four seasons on the Portland Trail Blazers’ bench before retiring in 1976.
Martin set the basketball world abuzz when he outplayed Bill Walton in a game between Loyola and UCLA in 1971–72. The Portland Trail Blazers were so impressed that they made Martin the first overall pick in the 1972 NBA Draft.
However, Martin never caught on in the NBA, and after the Blazers drafted Walton in 1974, he never had the chance. In four seasons Martin never scored more than 7.0 points per game, and he never shot better than .452 from the field. He notched both of those numbers during the 1974–75 season, when Walton missed most of the year with injuries.
Martin retired in 1976, one year before the Blazers won their first NBA Championship. In four seasons he tallied 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
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Info People: Question is about 1st picks Sam Bowie doesn't count because he was a second pick after 1984's top pick Hakeem Olajuwon.
2007-12-11 13:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by Darth Revan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree...Olowokandi has to be one of the worst if not THE WORST overall first pick in the draft. Not only was he soft and slow, but look at all the players the Clips passed up on that year - Bibby, VC, Jamison, Paul Pierce, and Dirk to name a few. I'm sure the Clips still regret that pick even to this day.
2007-12-11 13:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by juan_two_three 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Olowokandi.
2007-12-13 17:59:48 · answer #3 · answered by cowok insyaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, let's give Oden a chance to prove himself. Secondly, no one thought Bowie rivaled the ability of Jordan. because they did not play the same position. The Trailblazers already had an SG in Clyde Drexler whom they got the previous year. That also meant that Jordan would've been riding the bench if they did draft him. Anyway, the worst number one draft pick is Kwame Brown.
2007-12-11 13:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by xengold 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Olowokandi is one of the worst but the worst is Sam Bowie beacuse they thought he would rival Michael Jordon in talent but was an waste of draft pick and MJ, you know who he became.
2007-12-11 13:01:00 · answer #5 · answered by ben_wallace101 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Olowokandi comes to mind, Oden may give him a run for the money as he may never play.
2007-12-11 12:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by fps_dean 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kwame Brown
Pervis Ellison
Olawakandi
2007-12-11 12:54:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would say micheal olowakandi at least kwame brown had talent. olowakandi was horrible, also olowakandi was picked ahead of some superstar players like carter,nowizki,pierce. Kwame's draft wasn't as strong.
2016-04-08 21:48:58 · answer #8 · answered by April 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with urs but i was thinking of Kwame Brown, that draft wasnt strong to begin with but im pretty sure Mike could've goten somebody else
2007-12-11 12:58:07 · answer #9 · answered by kcobb318 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't think of any first overall picks, but Sam Bowie has got be the worst pick ever. They picked him over M.J, and Samie was hurt most of the time, while M.J went on to create THE MJ.
2007-12-11 12:55:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋