History will repeat itself. So which top 5 NBA Draft pick will be a bust/wont live up to the hype?

Who will be the disappointment?

  • Karl Towns

    Votes: 8 8.2%

  • Jahlil Okafor

    Votes: 16 16.5%

  • D'Angelo Russell

    Votes: 9 9.3%

  • Emmanuel Mudiay

    Votes: 23 23.7%

  • Kristaps Porzingis

    Votes: 56 57.7%

  • Mario Hezonja

    Votes: 3 3.1%
  • Total voters
    97
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I did a slight,but interesting study of the top 5 NBA Draft picks since 1997(Could have went back further) and out of the top at least one of the picks were either a bust or didn't live up to be an EXTREMELY serviceable player. This year the top 5 picks are slated to be, Towns,Okafor,Mudiay,Russell and Porzingis,so which of these guys will drop the ball?

Lets take a look at the study,the bolded is bust/failure to be a very serviceable player

97 Top 5:
Tim Duncan
Keith Van Horn
Chauncey Billups
Antonio Daniels
Tony Battie

98 Top 5:
Michael Olawakandi
Mike Bibby
Raef Lafrentz
Antwan Jamison
Vince Carter

99 Top 5:
Elton Brand
Steve Francis
Baron Davis
Lamar Odom
Jonathan Bender

2000 Top 5:
Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Marcus Fizer
Mike Miller

01 Top 5:
Kwame Brown
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Eddy Curry
Jason Richardson

02 Top 5:
Yao Ming
Jay Williams
Mike Dunleavy Jr
Drew Gooden
Nikoloz Tskitishvili

03 Top 5:
Lebron James
Darko Millicic
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade

04 Top 5:
Dwight Howard
Emeka Okafor
Ben Gordon
Shaun Livingston
Devin Harris

05 Top 5:
Andrew Bogut
Marvin Williams
Deron Williams
Chris Paul
Raymond Felton

06 Top 5:
Andrea Bargnani
Lamarcus Aldridge
Adam Morrison
Tyrus Thomas
Shelden Williams

07 Top 5:
Greg Oden
Kevin Durant
Al Horford
Mike Conley
Jeff Green

08 Top 5:
Derrick Rose
Michael Beasley
OJ Mayo
Russell Westbrook
Kevin Love

09 Top 5:
Blake Griffin
Hasheem Thabeet
James Harden
Tyreke Evans
Ricky Rubio

10 Top 5:
John Wall
Evan Turner
Derrick Favors
Wesley Johnson
DeMarcus Cousins

11 Top 5:
Kyrie Irving
Derrick Williams
Enes Kanter
Tristian Thompson
Jonas Valanciunas

12 Top 5:
Anthony Davis
Michael Kidd Gilchrist
Bradley Beal
Dion Waiters
Thomas Robinson

13 Top 5:
Anthony Bennett
Victor Oladipo
Otto Porter
Cody Zeller
Alex Len

14 Top 5:
Andrew Wiggins
Jabari Parker
Joel Embiid
Aaron Gordon
Dante Exum

Now obviously with the younger classes the Jury is still out on them.

And some of you may agree or disagree with some of the bolded older players,but in each of those classes there was at least ONE All-Star drafted after them,but regardless of the fact there is at least one bust or huge disappointment in each class.

So will it be this year?

 
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Brozay said:
You forgot to bold Dion Waiters though

and Porzingis def has the biggest bust potential, Russel/Towns/Okafor seem like locks
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I did but then I unbolded him,its up in the air with him,but he is averaging 14ppg for his career and only in his 3rd year,but I can see why some people feel he should be bolded
 
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King Biko said:
Shawn Livingston ain't no bust. How u highlight him and not Devin Harris
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Did you read the criteria?

Livingston is on here due to being a top 5 pick and not living up to the hype,injuries played a part but it is what it is,regardless dude's career average is 6 PPG

Devin Harris was an All-Star and is was very serviceable up until 2011
 
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