Would any of the top three projected NBA picks pull a Steve Francis?

[ajnapoleon]

There was a little buzz that Anthony Davis was disappointed that he wont be playing for the Bobcats but I can’t recall a player looking so upset for being drafted so high in the draft. We all knew Elton Brand was going #1 and although he made it clear that he didn’t want to play for the Grizzlies the Grizzlies made it clear they wanted him more than Baron Davis.

The best part of the video might be the interview with Steve’s grandmother (with 28 grandkids) when she says Steve is never a headache. That’s something no coach in the NBA can agree with.

After public crying about taxes, endorsements and even God’s will and then an incident at the Vancouver airport, the Grizzlies traded Francis to the Rockets in a 11 player deal with the underrated and late Michael dikkerson and Othello Harrington as the key players.

After stints in Orlando and New York, Francis returned to the Rockets in 2007 but struggled with injuries and then, ironically, traded to the team that drafted him in the beginning for a 2011 conditional draft pick. The Griz waived him without ever playing him. Francis has to be the first player in NBA history to be drafted by a team and traded for by the same team without ever having to play 1 game for them.






Flashback 1999 Draft: Steve Francis Upset for being drafted by the Grizzlies at #2 pick | Ballislife.com




What would be the fallout? remember this was before the social media days .

 

[HalfwayHandsome]

Nobody wants to turn ouy like him. nikka in the club pouring Dusse' on himself to drunk in love smh

 

[ajnapoleon]

Nobody wants to turn ouy like him. nikka in the club pouring Dusse' on himself to drunk in love smh

Im talking about that look on his face when he heard the grizzles .....(Vancouver back then) he let it be known he was sick .....then he forced a trade. But back then like all things it was in the bushes after two weeks.

 

[BocaRear]

Nobody wants to turn ouy like him. nikka in the club pouring Dusse' on himself to drunk in love smh

nikka was bathing in dat lucifer juice

 

[Po pimp]

There was a little buzz that Anthony Davis was disappointed that he wont be playing for the Bobcats but I can’t recall a player looking so upset for being drafted so high in the draft. We all knew Elton Brand was going #1 and although he made it clear that he didn’t want to play for the Grizzlies the Grizzlies made it clear they wanted him more than Baron Davis.

The best part of the video might be the interview with Steve’s grandmother (with 28 grandkids) when she says Steve is never a headache. That’s something no coach in the NBA can agree with.

After public crying about taxes, endorsements and even God’s will and then an incident at the Vancouver airport, the Grizzlies traded Francis to the Rockets in a 11 player deal with the underrated and late Michael dikkerson and Othello Harrington as the key players.

After stints in Orlando and New York, Francis returned to the Rockets in 2007 but struggled with injuries and then, ironically, traded to the team that drafted him in the beginning for a 2011 conditional draft pick. The Griz waived him without ever playing him. Francis has to be the first player in NBA history to be drafted by a team and traded for by the same team without ever having to play 1 game for them.






Flashback 1999 Draft: Steve Francis Upset for being drafted by the Grizzlies at #2 pick | Ballislife.com




What would be the fallout? remember this was before the social media days .

Michael dikkerson ain't dead

 

[#1 pick]

Embiid could do it. Rubio and Yi both didn't want to go to their teams.

 

[Box Factory]

Not Wiggins cause he's Canadian and we're good ppl

Maybe Jabroni Parker, he's fat. Fat ppl are greedy

 

[Majestic Pape]

Francis has to be the first player in NBA history to be drafted by a team and traded for by the same team without ever having to play 1 game for them.

Edit: I read it wrong... you're probably right.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

I hope Embiid does it, I hope he demands to go to Boss Angeles. smh, all thats left is hope.

 

[#1 pick]

I hope Embiid does it, I hope he demands to go to Boss Angeles. smh, all thats left is hope.

Sorry breh, but he ain't falling that far. Someone will take him and could give a fukk less about what LA wants. I think he could fall from 1-2. Both Milwaukee and Cleveland ain't gonna draft someone who don't want to be their with back issues. Philly clearly doesn't care. They drafted Noel last year.

 

[Kings County]

Not Wiggins cause he's Canadian and we're good ppl

Maybe Jabroni Parker, he's fat. Fat ppl are greedy

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I would certainly hope not.

 

[MikelArteta]

um no , francis would have learned to love vancouver anyways a top 5 city in the world, its just that the fakkit stu jackson who ruined the grizzlies caved under pressure.

 

[Goat poster]

All those Nikkas were dumb ass hell for not wanting to play in Vancouver.

It's a beautiful city with beautiful women, WHO LOVE BLACK DUDES from the States.

it's crazy because even though none of the rookies wanted to play for the Grizzlies, all the veterans loved going over there to play and eat at the nice restaurants and cigar bars and FUKK the women.

Nikkas is so short sighted.

 

[MikelArteta]

All those Nikkas were dumb ass hell for not wanting to play in Vancouver.

It's a beautiful city with beautiful women, WHO LOVE BLACK DUDES from the States.

it's crazy because even though none of the rookies wanted to play for the Grizzlies, all the veterans loved going over there to play and eat at the nice restaurants and cigar bars and FUKK the women.

Nikkas is so short sighted.

you from vancouver breh?: