{"id":50080,"date":"2019-06-21T05:45:18","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T05:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscroll.com\/?p=50080"},"modified":"2024-01-10T07:25:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T07:25:32","slug":"30-nba-rookies-that-destroyed-their-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.sportscroll.com\/30-nba-rookies-that-destroyed-their-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"30 NBA Rookies That Destroyed Their Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The NBA is known for the best basketball competition on the planet. In fact, the NBA has become a multi-billion dollar organization with franchises that can sell for billions on their own. The best franchises are the ones with some of the most iconic players in history, usually, all attained in the annual NBA Draft. However, some franchises take some of the worst NBA Draft picks in history.<\/p>\n
This leads to a franchise, even those in big markets like New York, into the world of failure for some time. There are now legendary draft busts or draft mistakes that ultimately resulted in teams passing on future icons. Some of the greatest players of all time were passed over for those that went on to be nothing short of horrible.<\/p>\n
Today, players are no longer strictly American. They come from all over the planet and several go on to become legends, like Dirk Nowitzki who was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1998 NBA Draft. Some legendary busts were taken ahead of him, yet the ’98 draft is not an exception.<\/p>\n
Several draft busts have been made, many of which were chosen to help a franchise step up a notch. In this list, we will be breaking down thirty of the absolute worst picks in NBA Draft history and explain why they nearly derailed entire franchises. Enjoy!<\/p>\n