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A solid scorer in college, he continued that trend during his first NBA season, making the All-Rookie second team and finishing with 13.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game.
Rookie Wire took a look at the biggest draft busts for every team in the NBA over the years.
Washburn played 72 games over two seasons (1.5 seasons with the Warriors and part of another with the Atlanta Hawks), averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Washburn received a lifetime NBA ban in June 1989 after failing three drug tests in three years. He is widely considered one of the biggest busts in NBA draft history.
The MLB Draft generally receives less attention than the drafts in other American sports, since drafted players usually spend several years in the minor leagues before they crack the Major League team's roster. Also, unlike the MLS, NFL, NBA and the NHL Drafts, the MLB draft takes place during the season instead of in the offseason.
NBA history is littered with draft busts — players who were taken high in the draft and never lived up to the hype. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please ...
After averaging 13.3 points per game in a solid rookie season, he averaged 16.2 points per game in the 1996–97 season and was subsequently awarded with a six-year, $61.8 million contract extension. The next season was his best, when he averaged 16.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 1.08 blocked shots per game.
NBA Draft season is in full swing. Let's look back on the most disappointing draftees ever. Ranking the 25 biggest NBA draft busts: Which player bottomed out the hardest?
Montross was selected by the Boston Celtics with the ninth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft. [8] During his first year in the NBA, he averaged career highs of 10 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, [ 9 ] and was selected to the 1995 NBA Rookie Challenge and named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team .