Let's talk draft blunders
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Memphis Grizzlies 
2002 Drew Gooden when Amare was still on the board..Gooden is traded before the deadline that same season.
2008
Trading Love for OJ Mayo. At the time I was 
but looking at it now..that was awful.
2009 HASHEEM THABEET when he never looked like a promising pro and we had Gasol coming off a breakout season. Harden, Rubio and plenty of other players still there.
2010 Greivis Vasquez, Xavier Henry and Dominique Jones in the first round, I pretty much forgot about this draft completely. None of those guys are in Memphis anymore and Vasquez clutch three in the Spurs Triple OT Playoff game is the only thing worth noting from that bunch. Avery Bradley and Eric Bledsoe were on the board for at least one of our picks I think.
Basically the Grizzlies have been one of the worst drafting teams the past 10 years or so. The only ones I can give them a pass on is 2001 (Gasol/Battier), 2005 (Trading for Gay) and 2007 (Conley). All the other years have been tragic. A few trades have bailed us out (Marc Gasol not being a scrub throw in, the Zbo for Darko trade) so I can't complain too much.
2002 Drew Gooden when Amare was still on the board..Gooden is traded before the deadline that same season.
2008
Trading Love for OJ Mayo. At the time I was but looking at it now..that was awful.2009 HASHEEM THABEET when he never looked like a promising pro and we had Gasol coming off a breakout season. Harden, Rubio and plenty of other players still there.
2010 Greivis Vasquez, Xavier Henry and Dominique Jones in the first round, I pretty much forgot about this draft completely. None of those guys are in Memphis anymore and Vasquez clutch three in the Spurs Triple OT Playoff game is the only thing worth noting from that bunch. Avery Bradley and Eric Bledsoe were on the board for at least one of our picks I think.
Basically the Grizzlies have been one of the worst drafting teams the past 10 years or so. The only ones I can give them a pass on is 2001 (Gasol/Battier), 2005 (Trading for Gay) and 2007 (Conley). All the other years have been tragic. A few trades have bailed us out (Marc Gasol not being a scrub throw in, the Zbo for Darko trade) so I can't complain too much.
The Bengals are the only team that passed on Moss twice the year he was drafted.
Drafted Takeo Spikes and Brian Simmons instead. Went into 1998 with a WR corps consisting of David Dunn, Damon Gibson, James Hundon, Willie Jackson, Carl Pickens, Darnay Scott & Stepfret Williams.
Nevermind.....looking back I guess they didn't need Randy Moss with all that talent @ WR.
Drafted Takeo Spikes and Brian Simmons instead. Went into 1998 with a WR corps consisting of David Dunn, Damon Gibson, James Hundon, Willie Jackson, Carl Pickens, Darnay Scott & Stepfret Williams.
Nevermind.....looking back I guess they didn't need Randy Moss with all that talent @ WR.
I understand that about Pickens....but going into 98 he was already on his last legs. He had 82 catches for just over 1,000 yards that year but would only last 2 more years in the league after than...only one more in cincy.
Lefty Gunz
Superstar
The Bulls drafting Lamarcus Aldridge, then trading him to portland for tyrus thomas.
That was horrible. I think everyone knew Tyrus Thomas was going to be a bust except the Bulls. He had hot run in March and got overhyped
malbaker86
Gators
RJ Soward
Reggie Williams
Matt Jones
Derrick Harvey
Reggie Williams
Matt Jones
Derrick Harvey
2005 - Orlando takes Fran Vasquez (who never even came to the USA to play) over Danny Granger
Ray Allen for Maubury
Foye for Roy while we still had KG in his prime
Dallas: Bobby Carpenter
Foye for Roy while we still had KG in his prime
Dallas: Bobby Carpenter
bigrice25
DUUUVAAAAAALL!!!
at least Reggie Williams and Matt Jones played... or i guess you can call what they did playing.....
raptors taking joey graham over danny granger
raps taking marcus camby over ray allen, marbury, kobe, etc.
raps taking rafael araujo over andre iggy
raps drafting roy hibbert then trading him for 40 games of jermaine oneal
raptors taking michael bradley over zach randolph
leafs trading 3 unprotected draft picks to the bruins for a restricted free agrent phil kessel - the three picks turned out to be second in the draft a stud in tyler seguin, and the following year one of the best defensemen in recent years dougie hamilton
raps taking marcus camby over ray allen, marbury, kobe, etc.
raps taking rafael araujo over andre iggy
raps drafting roy hibbert then trading him for 40 games of jermaine oneal
raptors taking michael bradley over zach randolph
leafs trading 3 unprotected draft picks to the bruins for a restricted free agrent phil kessel - the three picks turned out to be second in the draft a stud in tyler seguin, and the following year one of the best defensemen in recent years dougie hamilton
Nintendough
#Kliq
A few Eagles picks from the 3rd rd and up over the years that didn't work out.
94' Bernard Williams
95' Mike Mamula
01' Freddie Mitchell, Quinton Caver
96' Bobby Hoying
03' Jerome McDougle.
05' Reggie Brown, Matt McCoy, Ryan Moats
06' Winston Justice
07' Kevin Kolb, Victor Abiamiri
08' Trevor Laws
10' Daniel Te'o-Nesheim
94' Bernard Williams
95' Mike Mamula
01' Freddie Mitchell, Quinton Caver
96' Bobby Hoying
03' Jerome McDougle.
05' Reggie Brown, Matt McCoy, Ryan Moats
06' Winston Justice
07' Kevin Kolb, Victor Abiamiri
08' Trevor Laws
10' Daniel Te'o-Nesheim