The most memorable draft busts in NBA history

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
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The most memorable draft busts in NBA historyThe Grizzlies selected Hasheem Thabeet second overall in the 2009 draft. Thabeet received little playing time, only starting 20 games throughout his five seasons in the NBA.
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The NBA Draft Lottery is on Tuesday night, where teams across the league will find out what chance they have to claim basketball's hottest young talent as their own. But even with all the expert analysis and scouting reports that teams have at their fingertips, it's hard to determine which players will be superstars, and which will be busts.



From players who could never translate their college skills into NBA fame, to those who constantly bickered with coaches and staff, and the players who never actually intended to play for the league in the first place, these draft pricks proved that being selected high only means there is so much more room to fall.

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