[Tiger Uppercut]

Originally Posted by Advent

Darko had talent, but no one worked with him. He's an example of a European player that didn't transition well to the NBA.

did u work on the pistons staff? what do u mean no one worked with him? I'm sure plenty of people have worked with him and he just sucks.
The pistons used to put him in during blowouts and if he scored the bench would go crazy, like he was a retard kid on the team, where every point he scored was a huge accomplishment.

[rammsteiner]

Originally Posted by Titan416

Rafeal Araujo , number four pick overall by the Toronto Raptors. Nobody knew who he was. To the point where when his name was announced the announcers literaly said "huh, who?" and "That can't be right".

He was one of the worst players I have ever seen, and is not in the NBA any longer. Not for reasons like Big Country, but because he was so horrible they released him. Didn't even bother to send him to the NBDL.

He now plays in Russia and is still not good.

Big Country was not a bad player, but injuries really hurt him. He was a god compared to Rafeal.

Yea that was one of the all time great draft screw ups. Thank god that GM is gone now.

But one of my worst picks is Darko Milic....what were the Pistons thinking when they drafted him?

[JordanLUFC]

I'll take Olowokandi

[rammsteiner]

Originally Posted by canadian mongoo

yeah but portland still HAS A TEAM.....

if the grizz took nash they would still be there....

I don't think the grizz would be there anyways. The NBA just did not look after them at all. They were so concentrated on Toronto that Vancouver was more of an after thought.

[SchoolyardChoke]

Originally Posted by rammsteiner

I don't think the grizz would be there anyways. The NBA just did not look after them at all. They were so concentrated on Toronto that Vancouver was more of an after thought.

Agreed. If its in the cards for a franchise to switch cities, they will find a way to make that move, regardless of the circumstances. Look at the current Supersonics situation. Is there anything that Seattle did wrong? No...but the Sonics are still leaving.

I fail to believe that Reeves singlehandedly caused the Grizzles to move...although lack of fan interest was a big portion.

[DangGaDa]

Originally Posted by Iceberg Slim

#1 pick overall Kwame Brown.

Even Sam Bowie was a better pick than this one.

Nothing can be worse than Kwame Brown.

[nibbles69]

Len Bias. Great college player and 2 overall pick in 1986. Died less than 48 hours after being drafted by overdosing on coke.

[BEER-RUN]

Originally Posted by Lapu-Lapu

This the correct choice.

Sam Bowie and Big Country had some quality seasons. Bowie's rookie year he avg 10 and 8. That is pretty much what you ask for a big man.

Kwame in the other hand has never impressed and should've went to college.

Why, he could have never been picked higher than #1.

1989 Pervis Ellison picked #1, Shawn Kemp, Tim hardaway, Glenn Rice...all followed.

But I do think Kwame Brown is the worst ever...look at the rest of the first round...
1 Wizards Kwame Brown
2 Clippers Tyson Chandler
3 Hawks Pau Gasol
4 Bulls Eddy Curry
5 Warriors Jason Richardson
6 Grizzlies Shane Battier
7 Nets Eddie Griffin
8 Cavaliers DeSagana Diop
9 Pistons Rodney White
10 Celtics Joe Johnson
11 Celtics Kedrick Brown
12 SuperSonics Vladimir Radmanovic
13 Rockets Richard Jefferson
14 Warriors Troy Murphy
15 Magic Steven Hunter
16 Hornets Kirk Haston
17 Raptors Michael Bradley
18 Rockets Jason Collins
19 Trail Blazers Zach Randolph
20 Cavaliers Brendan Haywood
21 Celtics Joseph Forte
22 Magic Jeryl Sasser
23 Rockets Brandon Armstrong
24 Jazz Raul Lopez
25 Kings Gerald Wallace
26 76ers Samuel Dalembert
27 Grizzlies Jamaal Tinsley
28 Spurs Tony Parker

[PMC]

I don't think Darko was a bad pick..

Detroit needed a big center.. Keep in mind that Detroit plays responsible B Ball, they don't need big time all star ego players like mellow was gong to be projected to be..Darko fit a need.. But didn't produce because he wasn't given the opportunity.

[CsRyan]

Every team in the NBA would have picked Darko at the time, and many teams have said. he was the consensus #2.