Deron Williams? At one point, people saw him as good as, or even better than, Chris Paul. Could have been an all time great PG. But it was all downhill after than incident with Sloan.
6-4-3doubleplay
Trey Burke
cien2
Hood. He was prettygood for 2nd and 3rd option. When he was upgraded to first, it destroyed him mentally and he never recovered. I firmly believe if his psyche was okay, he wouldve been an elite scorer with exploitable defense.
Rayces
Me for sure. This one is me
hdmetric99
I know already put Exum but it has to be him for this one. He had the size and athleticism. Just couldn’t put it all together as a lead guard.
Brought in as a big body and had some good skills and instincts.
He also had undiagnosed bipolar disorder that derailed his career before it could really take off.
Final_Location_2626
Exum
TuahHawk
DeShawn Stevenson
Muted_Lengthiness_31
Exum.. Kirilenko maybe.. AK47 should have accomplished so much more, imo. But he was not a bust like an Exum was.
SenHeffy
It has to be AK47. [Here’s where Bill Simmons had him in his 2004 trade value rankings](https://grantland.com/features/sports-guys-vault-nba-trade-value-2004). In the same tier as Carmelo, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Jermaine O’Neal, and Dirk. By 2007 he’s basically an afterthought and crying during the Rockets playoff series that he doesn’t have much of a role. I don’t know how much can be attributed to having a bad back, and how much was due to staying up all night every night playing World of Warcraft. Other guys in the league who played Wow like Tim Duncan said nobody was as crazy about it and playing all night on game days like Kirilenko. Either way, it’s amazing how fast his incredibly promising career evaporated.
3bstfrds
Keon Clark
marlowe3110
CJ Miles. He had size, athleticism could shoot from anywhere. No head unfortunately.
Brutus583
The most wasted Potential is Hayward. Because he left after we drafted Mitchell and the Hayward-Mitchell-Gobert trio would’ve been good enough to win at least once. Hayward was the missing piece on the team
Beginning_Document86
Hayward. He had it set here and he betrayed us and America
SeniorPalmer
Olden Polynice
apples_r_4_weak
Wersbrook. Imagine what will our lineup be if FO decided to build around him
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Greg Ostertag
Deron Williams? At one point, people saw him as good as, or even better than, Chris Paul. Could have been an all time great PG. But it was all downhill after than incident with Sloan.
Trey Burke
Hood. He was prettygood for 2nd and 3rd option. When he was upgraded to first, it destroyed him mentally and he never recovered. I firmly believe if his psyche was okay, he wouldve been an elite scorer with exploitable defense.
Me for sure. This one is me
I know already put Exum but it has to be him for this one. He had the size and athleticism. Just couldn’t put it all together as a lead guard.
https://preview.redd.it/kxckgcaoickd1.jpeg?width=764&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b35ec18276a2a33b061eb01a21f833067de83e4
1975 Draft, 1st Round Pick — No. 7
7″0 — Played 814 Games
7.6 PPG, 7 RPG, 2.6 APG
Deeper cut but Luther Wright.
Brought in as a big body and had some good skills and instincts.
He also had undiagnosed bipolar disorder that derailed his career before it could really take off.
Exum
DeShawn Stevenson
Exum.. Kirilenko maybe.. AK47 should have accomplished so much more, imo. But he was not a bust like an Exum was.
It has to be AK47. [Here’s where Bill Simmons had him in his 2004 trade value rankings](https://grantland.com/features/sports-guys-vault-nba-trade-value-2004). In the same tier as Carmelo, Amare Stoudemire, Dwyane Wade, Jermaine O’Neal, and Dirk. By 2007 he’s basically an afterthought and crying during the Rockets playoff series that he doesn’t have much of a role. I don’t know how much can be attributed to having a bad back, and how much was due to staying up all night every night playing World of Warcraft. Other guys in the league who played Wow like Tim Duncan said nobody was as crazy about it and playing all night on game days like Kirilenko. Either way, it’s amazing how fast his incredibly promising career evaporated.
Keon Clark
CJ Miles. He had size, athleticism could shoot from anywhere. No head unfortunately.
The most wasted Potential is Hayward. Because he left after we drafted Mitchell and the Hayward-Mitchell-Gobert trio would’ve been good enough to win at least once. Hayward was the missing piece on the team
Hayward. He had it set here and he betrayed us and America
Olden Polynice
Wersbrook. Imagine what will our lineup be if FO decided to build around him