Joe Barry Carrol # 1(1980) Kent Benson #1(1977) Larue Martin #1(1972) Reece Gaines # 15 ( 2003) Mike Miller # 5 ( 2000) Mario Hozonja # 5 (2015) Stanley Roberts #23 (1991) Andrew Nicholson (2012) Steven Hunter #15 (2001) Alvin Robertson
Agreed 💯, plus the narrator's perception of Ellison not being athletic enough is inaccurate . Quickness,solid agility,and leaping assets he possessed , his pronounced athletic vice was big man traditional strength and conventional bulk . Poor schemes that didn't align him properly,making him primarily a post up close to the rim player ,when he should have been implemented in a mid to high range post dynamic.,only going down low ,exploiting smaller defenders on defensive switches ,or cumbersome unathletic bigs coming in the game off the bench occasionally.Injury's obviously was his obvious second career vice which hampered his development . Pervis Ellison isn't by any stretch of the imagination the worst NBA number one pick .
Great job as always. But 1989 wasn't the first televised NBA Draft. I believe that was 1984. And I definitely remember watching the 1987 draft when Scottie got traded for Polynice.
@@williamrogers7974 “Sacramento drafted him 1st overall in the first televised NBA Draft… along with the first draft that used the 2-round format we see today.” I cleaned the wax. Good look. Still hearing the same thing though. Maybe your ears are too clean, Remember if the Q-tip has blood on it, you went too far.
From what I heard, the reason why the Kings took him was because their head coach at the time Bill Russell (Yes that Bill Russell) saw himself in Pervis
@@vizionaryentertainment8464 Honestly. I feel if he went where I honestly thought he was gonna go like 10th or 11th his career would be totally different now. There wouldn’t have been as much pressure on him as it was in Cleveland. Nothing about his game said “franchise player” but Cleveland thought otherwise
Pervis made NBA history in an indirect/unconventional way: He was the first NBA player to twist his hair in locs, and he did it when damn near every hooper in the league rocked baldys or fades.
@@nickbrooks2408 Brian Grant started changing his hair during his 1st season with the Blazers in the 1997-1998 season. He never had dreads with the Kings.
This is a throwback since most today don't know of him. To be honest, I don't see the negative hype, similar to the sorely named Joe Barely Cares aka Joe Barry Carroll, former All-Star.
Sorry but they drafted an undersized Center in the time of the behemoths... And he had few great statistical seasons, so he isn't the worst. He was a gamble in a weak draft
Joe Smith and Kwame Brown are perennial All-Stars compared to that flaming turd of a pick. Likely the worst player ever to see NBA minutes, and still be playing professionally somehow
@@thebestcentaur yeah. Bennet might be the worst player ever selected at any spot, not just #1. I'm talking even back when they had 7 rounds. He's still probably the worst of all time
1989 was definitely not the worse draft, that honor should go to the 2000 draft lol, with only 3 all star selections combined and one of them being jamal magloire 😭 but great video my guy, hope you're able to do a feature on michael olowakandi one day, that would be an interesting bust to talk about
The 1989 draft had Drazen Petrovic, Shawn Kemp, Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Bj Armstrong, Vlade Divac, Cliff Robinson and David Robinson began playing that season. So the 1989-90 Rookie Class was actually really good.
He didn't have one ...he balled until Injuries happened ..he was a top 20 player at his spot when he was not injured..he was a all star and play for gold...he had no stunted growth because he was a baller....injuries were his downfall but he balled out until it happened..
How could you not mention Sean Elliott. How could a draft that had Elliott, kemp, Divac, Raja, be the worst draft of all time? Correct me if I’m wrong. Elliott nba champion. Kemp played in the championship, Divac played in the championship! Rice really?
Yes finally lmao I can retire my please make a Pervis video campaign lol. Now I start my please make a Lionel Simmons video. Let’s get that Lionel Simmons video. 26PPG his last year in college and ends up being a bust
Ill tell you what, there was a point in the early 90's where Ellison wwnt for 20-11 over a full season on the Bullets where I thought he figured it all out. He was playing great defense while guarding guys like Ewing and Hakeem, was efficient in his shooting and just looked like the player he was in college. If he were a stock I would have bought in big time. And then the wheels fell off.
How on Earth is Anthony Bennett not the ABSOLUTE consensus worst number 1 pick? I mean, some of the other guys just either got hurt early or at least went on to be average role players. Bennett has done neither. He just totally sucked from day one and never improved at all and was out of the league in no time. I mean he didn't even look as good as an undrafted late season addition to a last place team plagued with injuries who were in there 3rd season of tanking for picks. Like the worst player on a team that would finish 2 and 80. He would probably finish out his contract working in the concession stand
Definitely not the worst number one pick of all time and by a longshot not the worst. Injuries robbed a lot of his abilities to maximize his skills. I know you mention he was short for a center, but he did have long arms that helped make up for a lot. If he did not get hurt so much, I think he would have made a few All-Star teams, I don't know if he would have been Hall Of Fame great. He was a not a big of a bust as many make him out to be, he was nowhere near regarded as good as other big men drafted number one (Ewing, Olajuwon, Sampson, O'Neal) during that era.
I got curious about the worst #1 draft pick so I went to Wikipedia and read about Pervis. Then I went to search youtube for this guy curious to know more about his story, and here I am. Great video.
He is Pervis Out Rebounded Again Ellison. He became familiar to me when he joined the Boston Celtics in the 90s and sported a long haired Afro hairstyle. He was retained in Cs when Pitino entered the scene.
That's a rhyme Jay would like to have erased from history I'm sure. Leaving letters off a word for the sake of a rhyme. That's Method Man's worst trait. Jay will mention any obscure player for a rhyme. Van Exel, kittles, starks, Alonzo,I heard Brevin knight from Paz. No reason for it just wordiness that is so outdated. Roc La Familia and RD are his only album I'd be caught dead listening to.
20 per in the league you can’t be a bum. With 11 boards… he was just fragile. 17 & 8? And then he stopped getting touches look at the FG’s. And he shouldn’t have been at center anyway at 6’9”
I remember in 1991 (important to note, this book was published in 1991), they did a "Re-do of the 1989 NBA Draft." The #1 pick would have been Vlottde Divac. Of course, Tim Hardaway, Sean Elliott, Glen Rice, BJ Armstrong, Dino Raha, Clifford Robinson, Shawn Kemp, and even Mookie Blaylock had some nice years. I know that I'm the King of Hindsight 20/20, though.
Are we sure about '89 being considered one of the worst drafts??? Seems like a lot of rotation players, a few All Stars, and a few All NBA players in this draft. Maybe not HOF but really long careers. Shawn Kemp and Tim Hardaway were in this draft. Even guys like Cliff Robinson in the 2nd round probably played 12-15 years or so?
The guy that should've gotten picked #1 in that draft should've been Stacey King. The Kings would've been the perfect team for him. Instead he picked by the Bulls and got buried on their depth chart.
Pervis got picked in a time when a player could put in work in the big dance and get picked high but also look at the entire draft class in hindsight I would say Shawn kemp would be 1 Tim Hardaway 2 glen rice 3 Sean Elliott 4 and bj Armstrong 5
Mike Olovokandi was not a total bust, in my mind. He was a Top 10 center at one time, putting up 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Still, I do agree, you want more than those prime numbers, for a #1 overall pick.
Not even close. I personally don’t like calling players busts when injuries were the primary cause of their lack of production. But he has an MIP award and lasted 11 years, without having to go overseas or to the CBA (G league of the time).
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. So, I know a LOT about "bad #1 and #2 picks." Portland has the WORST: LaRue Martin. Bob McAdoo, Julius Erving, and Paul Westphal were available. Portland traded LaRue Martin to Seattle, for "future considerations." Seattle waived him before he even played a game for them! It was very considerate of Seattle, to take him off of Portland's hands. Then there is Greg Oden. Now, this is different: "Considering who was AVAILABLE after him, I also give some mention to Portland taking Mychal Thompson #1. Because, #6 that same draft? Larry Bird. Portland is SO stupit when it comes to the #1 or #2 pick. I SWEAR, if Portland had the #1 pick in 1992, they would have drafted Adam Keefe or Alphonso Ellis or Gus Witherspoon.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Larue Martin is the worst #1 pick, ever! By the Blazers, who passed on Bob McAdoo, among others. Portland traded Martin to Seattle for "future considerations." Seattle waived him before he played a game for them! It was very considerate of Seattle to take him off of Portland's hands.
He played in the wrong era as well. Today he would have went through a Blake Griffin/Joel Embiid career route. He would have sat his rookie year to get healthy, then came back on a minutes restriction. who knows what could had happened if he was drafted now a days.
I think injuries while he was @ The UofL contributed to him being a disappointment. I recall reading a blurb that stated "He went from Never Nervous to Out Of Service", OUCH!! He was decent when he was healthy but I guess the keyword here is "when".
Do Brandon Davies. I think he was a first round prospect with Jimmer at BYU but got like in trouble for havin sex or some dumb shit. N he my age n from my city but I never heard about him until those college years so I would like to inquire more about his background
Woah Woah Woah there now, Rice - "one dimensional?!" Rice back then was anything but one-dimensional. He was great at driving t the the hoop and finishing at the rim both at college, and when at Miami and Charlotte. He's nothing like a Reggie Miller, or other "one-dimensional" shooters. Not to mention back then prior to his knee surgeries and him joining the Lakers, he was also a pretty solid defender at the SF as well.
Pervis wasn't great but like you said the 1989 draft was terrible. 1998, 2006 and 2013 were all better draft classes but you letting Michael Olowokandi, Andrea Bargnani and Anthony Bennett off the hook.
It is funny how we blame the player that was drafted number one for his lack of success, instead of the scouts and general managers who made the choice.
Worst #1 Pick series. Who should be next? Music Stunted Growth: ua-cam.com/users/stuntedgrowthmusic
Michael Olowkandi
Kwame Brown
Worst #1 Andrew Bogut or Andrees Bonagani
Joe Barry Carrol # 1(1980)
Kent Benson #1(1977)
Larue Martin #1(1972)
Reece Gaines # 15 ( 2003)
Mike Miller # 5 ( 2000)
Mario Hozonja # 5 (2015)
Stanley Roberts #23 (1991)
Andrew Nicholson (2012)
Steven Hunter #15 (2001)
Alvin Robertson
do rumeal robinson and tom gugliotta
No...he had a season averaging 20 and 11 with almost 3 blocks.. Bennett's best season he averaged 5 and 4. This isn't even close
Exactly right.. Anthony Bennett is the worst number 1 pick of all-time.
At least Pervis had a couple of good seasons in Washington.
Facts Bennett by a LONGGGGG SHOT!!!!!!!
My exact thoughts!
Not even close!
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
Agreed 💯, plus the narrator's perception of Ellison not being athletic enough is inaccurate . Quickness,solid agility,and leaping assets he possessed , his pronounced athletic vice was big man traditional strength and conventional bulk . Poor schemes that didn't align him properly,making him primarily a post up close to the rim player ,when he should have been implemented in a mid to high range post dynamic.,only going down low ,exploiting smaller defenders on defensive switches ,or cumbersome unathletic bigs coming in the game off the bench occasionally.Injury's obviously was his obvious second career vice which hampered his development . Pervis Ellison isn't by any stretch of the imagination the worst NBA number one pick .
"Out of Service Pervis" is still one of the most hilarious basketball nicknames ever :D
Nervous Pervis
It was never in service pervis as his actual nickname was never nervous pervis
Fully agree. Best derogatory nickname in NBA history
Anthony Day to Davis is pretty good
Joe Barely Cares is a great on.
One of the best nicknames ever: Never Nervous Pervis
his other nickname was out of service pervis too 💀
He was "Outta Service Pervis" in Boston.
Yeah that Nick name tough
@@anigga Damn
I was just bout to put that
Great job as always. But 1989 wasn't the first televised NBA Draft. I believe that was 1984. And I definitely remember watching the 1987 draft when Scottie got traded for Polynice.
He said first televised with 2Round format, clean wax out yo ears
old school thats wuzup og
@@williamrogers7974 “Sacramento drafted him 1st overall in the first televised NBA Draft… along with the first draft that used the 2-round format we see today.” I cleaned the wax. Good look. Still hearing the same thing though. Maybe your ears are too clean, Remember if the Q-tip has blood on it, you went too far.
Pervis Ellison at least won a NBA Most Improved player award. Healthy, he had a 20, 11, nearly 3 blocks season.
Exactly
From what I heard, the reason why the Kings took him was because their head coach at the time Bill Russell (Yes that Bill Russell) saw himself in Pervis
You just know when he got roasted by the homies they called him "Perv" 🤣🤣
Anthony Bennett got cut from a G-League team, end of story.
Bennett is the number one case of a guy that shouldn't of been taking number 1 being taken number 1. He was doomed from the start
@@vizionaryentertainment8464 Honestly. I feel if he went where I honestly thought he was gonna go like 10th or 11th his career would be totally different now. There wouldn’t have been as much pressure on him as it was in Cleveland. Nothing about his game said “franchise player” but Cleveland thought otherwise
Pervis made NBA history in an indirect/unconventional way: He was the first NBA player to twist his hair in locs, and he did it when damn near every hooper in the league rocked baldys or fades.
Nah bruh. I think Brian Grant for the kings had dreads first.
@@nickbrooks2408 he didn't
@@seanlamar29 You sure? He had them in like '95. Pervis had them like'99/'00
@@nickbrooks2408 Brian Grant started changing his hair during his 1st season with the Blazers in the 1997-1998 season. He never had dreads with the Kings.
U talkin about Sam Perkins
I think Michael olaw-idk how to spell the last but I think that cause he also had a chance to get help by Kareem and denied it
Michael Olowakandi, he definitely was a bust
This is a throwback since most today don't know of him. To be honest, I don't see the negative hype, similar to the sorely named Joe Barely Cares aka Joe Barry Carroll, former All-Star.
needs his own vid too
Anthony Bennett is obviously the correct answer
Facts by a LONG SHOT TOO!!!!!!
Michael olowokandi
Sorry but they drafted an undersized Center in the time of the behemoths... And he had few great statistical seasons, so he isn't the worst. He was a gamble in a weak draft
Anthony Bennet has no competition on that one. He was straight trash. Pervis was def. a bust, just not the worst
Joe Smith and Kwame Brown are perennial All-Stars compared to that flaming turd of a pick. Likely the worst player ever to see NBA minutes, and still be playing professionally somehow
@@thebestcentaur yeah. Bennet might be the worst player ever selected at any spot, not just #1. I'm talking even back when they had 7 rounds. He's still probably the worst of all time
@@thebestcentaurJoe Smith could've been an all star but peaked too early.
1989 was definitely not the worse draft, that honor should go to the 2000 draft lol, with only 3 all star selections combined and one of them being jamal magloire 😭
but great video my guy, hope you're able to do a feature on michael olowakandi one day, that would be an interesting bust to talk about
The 1989 draft had Drazen Petrovic, Shawn Kemp, Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Bj Armstrong, Vlade Divac, Cliff Robinson and David Robinson began playing that season. So the 1989-90 Rookie Class was actually really good.
The draft where Phil Jackson wanted Divac but the Bulls took Jeff Sanders instead
Can you do a ‘Stunted Growth’ episode on Antonio McDyess?
He didn't have one ...he balled until Injuries happened ..he was a top 20 player at his spot when he was not injured..he was a all star and play for gold...he had no stunted growth because he was a baller....injuries were his downfall but he balled out until it happened..
@@PSICK1234ikillallracistrolls , he did make a Olympic team and all star team. He’s no bust
How could you not mention Sean Elliott. How could a draft that had Elliott, kemp, Divac, Raja, be the worst draft of all time? Correct me if I’m wrong. Elliott nba champion. Kemp played in the championship, Divac played in the championship! Rice really?
You forgot blaylock and cliff Robinson and nba champion bj Armstrong
9 All-Stars players plus Dino Radja.Nick Anderson.
Yes finally lmao I can retire my please make a Pervis video campaign lol. Now I start my please make a Lionel Simmons video. Let’s get that Lionel Simmons video. 26PPG his last year in college and ends up being a bust
man sat out of one game because of arthritis he got from playing on a gameboy too much lmao
I was a very young Celtics fan when he played for them. He definitely showed signs that he was very good but just couldn’t stay healthy.
He was not sacked by Pitino. He was retained in the roster when Rick made a huge team revamp in 1996.
How he the 1st worst when Anthony Bennett exists? He had some decent years
He was only considered a bust because of injuries. Bennett, kwame brown and olowokandi were just awful players
Agreed, or Markelle Fultz, has dudecEVER suited up yet?
Michael Olowakandi... Greg Oden... We could list all kinds of worse number 1 picks than Ellison
I dunno what it is about this channel but I really love it. The most soulful and unique basketball channel on YT
2000 is easily the worst draft
Larue Martin is a forgotten one who has a case for biggest bust ever
As a Sonics and Blazers fan, born in Seattle in 1973, LaRue Martin is MY pick for "worst #1 overall pick ever."
Ill tell you what, there was a point in the early 90's where Ellison wwnt for 20-11 over a full season on the Bullets where I thought he figured it all out. He was playing great defense while guarding guys like Ewing and Hakeem, was efficient in his shooting and just looked like the player he was in college. If he were a stock I would have bought in big time.
And then the wheels fell off.
Im from Louisville and he and darrel griffith dr.dunkenstein himself and russ smith are gods because they brought chips home
Sean Elliot went 3rd. He was a beast
S.Elliot, T.Hardaway and Divac? They were part of 1989 draft
How on Earth is Anthony Bennett not the ABSOLUTE consensus worst number 1 pick? I mean, some of the other guys just either got hurt early or at least went on to be average role players. Bennett has done neither. He just totally sucked from day one and never improved at all and was out of the league in no time. I mean he didn't even look as good as an undrafted late season addition to a last place team plagued with injuries who were in there 3rd season of tanking for picks. Like the worst player on a team that would finish 2 and 80. He would probably finish out his contract working in the concession stand
Anthony Bennett not even close.....
Definitely agree not the worst #1 pick. Also, can you do a stunted growth video on Shaun Livingston?
Had a few of his basketball cards growing up never saw him play though great video
Man oh man… I’ve been waiting months for this episode! 😬😁
My top 5 🗑number 1 NBA draft picks of all time
1.Andy Tonkovich
2.Chuck Share
3.Anthony Bennett
4.LaRue Martin
5.Kwame Brown
Sean Elliott was a beast, cant forget him!!!
I'm from Savannah and thanks for giving a fair assessment of PE. I always felt he got a bad rap.Thanks again brother!
He got busy in college and just couldn't cut it in the league. Bennett broke my heart like he was my relative !
My boys dogged me about that pick LOL
Definitely not the worst number one pick of all time and by a longshot not the worst. Injuries robbed a lot of his abilities to maximize his skills. I know you mention he was short for a center, but he did have long arms that helped make up for a lot. If he did not get hurt so much, I think he would have made a few All-Star teams, I don't know if he would have been Hall Of Fame great. He was a not a big of a bust as many make him out to be, he was nowhere near regarded as good as other big men drafted number one (Ewing, Olajuwon, Sampson, O'Neal) during that era.
Titto Maddox ,wesly stokes,Kacey Jacobson tryvan Bryant, ellies miles
I got curious about the worst #1 draft pick so I went to Wikipedia and read about Pervis. Then I went to search youtube for this guy curious to know more about his story, and here I am. Great video.
A certain ex-nba player turned youtuber, is not going to be happy about that thumbnail.
He better watch out or he’s going to get a dose of Mama’s cookin’
He won most improved and had 4 good seasons, sure he was expected to do more but when healthy he hooped
Bro....dont let kwame see your tumbnail...
😭😭 I was fin comment this
Who tf is Kwame? Just another nigga on youtube , Lets not forget he is a bust in Basketball, you niggas love to worship these niggas who use you
@@hopefulelectoftheng2819.....calm down....no need to project
@@hopefulelectoftheng2819 dude get out yo feelings
He is Pervis Out Rebounded Again Ellison. He became familiar to me when he joined the Boston Celtics in the 90s and sported a long haired Afro hairstyle. He was retained in Cs when Pitino entered the scene.
Great video. Where did you get your film grain from?
That's a rhyme Jay would like to have erased from history I'm sure. Leaving letters off a word for the sake of a rhyme. That's Method Man's worst trait. Jay will mention any obscure player for a rhyme. Van Exel, kittles, starks, Alonzo,I heard Brevin knight from Paz. No reason for it just wordiness that is so outdated. Roc La Familia and RD are his only album I'd be caught dead listening to.
What stunted Shareef Abdur-Rahim growth?
Good one. Vancouver has got to be one of them.
Id say either olowokandi, bogut, and a few others
20 per in the league you can’t be a bum. With 11 boards… he was just fragile. 17 & 8? And then he stopped getting touches look at the FG’s. And he shouldn’t have been at center anyway at 6’9”
Never knew this where”nervous pervis” came from. I been saying that since I was a kid I’m 32. 😂
I remember in 1991 (important to note, this book was published in 1991), they did a "Re-do of the 1989 NBA Draft." The #1 pick would have been Vlottde Divac. Of course, Tim Hardaway, Sean Elliott, Glen Rice, BJ Armstrong, Dino Raha, Clifford Robinson, Shawn Kemp, and even Mookie Blaylock had some nice years. I know that I'm the King of Hindsight 20/20, though.
dino radja
Damn Right I’ll never forget that nickname
No because Pervis had a 20pt per game and 17pt per game season.
Anthony Bennett, Michael Olawakindi comes to mind before Ellison
Funny how dese kats been supposed to b the Saviors for the City,but ended being da opposite.
Are we sure about '89 being considered one of the worst drafts??? Seems like a lot of rotation players, a few All Stars, and a few All NBA players in this draft. Maybe not HOF but really long careers. Shawn Kemp and Tim Hardaway were in this draft. Even guys like Cliff Robinson in the 2nd round probably played 12-15 years or so?
The guy that should've gotten picked #1 in that draft should've been Stacey King. The Kings would've been the perfect team for him. Instead he picked by the Bulls and got buried on their depth chart.
Why hating on Tim Hardaway?? Part of TMC and had a good run eith the Heat. Yeah he was small but dude wasn't no flop, failure.
He definitely wasn’t great but he wasn’t thaaaaaat bad. Anthony Bennet was way worse
How did I know that you would start with the Hov lyric lmaooooo
Cade Cunningham is "on yo way fam" 🥺😂😂 Nah lets hope not. Good content as always JC
How, 17,5,5,1.2 is no bust for a number 1 pick.
@@GameChanger-xi4iy 7 months ago fella. My comment didn't age well but you can't read well I guess either. That's how lol
Plus I said "LETS HOPE NOT" LMAO 😂🤣
Pervis got picked in a time when a player could put in work in the big dance and get picked high but also look at the entire draft class in hindsight I would say Shawn kemp would be 1 Tim Hardaway 2 glen rice 3 Sean Elliott 4 and bj Armstrong 5
5 Cliff Robinson may be
Mike Olovokandi was not a total bust, in my mind. He was a Top 10 center at one time, putting up 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks. Still, I do agree, you want more than those prime numbers, for a #1 overall pick.
nowhere near he averaged 20 & 11 once so he definitely aint the worst
edit: next should be roy tarpley
Not even close. I personally don’t like calling players busts when injuries were the primary cause of their lack of production. But he has an MIP award and lasted 11 years, without having to go overseas or to the CBA (G league of the time).
The fact that he had to look down at the floor to make a 1 dribble dunk 😂😂😂🙈🙈
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. So, I know a LOT about "bad #1 and #2 picks." Portland has the WORST: LaRue Martin. Bob McAdoo, Julius Erving, and Paul Westphal were available. Portland traded LaRue Martin to Seattle, for "future considerations." Seattle waived him before he even played a game for them! It was very considerate of Seattle, to take him off of Portland's hands. Then there is Greg Oden. Now, this is different: "Considering who was AVAILABLE after him, I also give some mention to Portland taking Mychal Thompson #1. Because, #6 that same draft? Larry Bird. Portland is SO stupit when it comes to the #1 or #2 pick. I SWEAR, if Portland had the #1 pick in 1992, they would have drafted Adam Keefe or Alphonso Ellis or Gus Witherspoon.
Anthony Bennett is the WORST #1 PICK.
Yeah he had the talent. Injuries and 6’9” at Center was unheard of back then and even now
Why would his parents name him that
Never nervous Pervis!
Anthony Bennett is the most disappointing #1 pick, IMO.
As you saidt-he 1989 draft is often considered the worst ever,still prodused 9 All-Stars players.
can you do Jarvis Hayes next Please
2:01 You could do a stunted growth on the ‘89 Draft alone, as bad as it was!
The Kings should have taken Glen Rice. He would have been an average number 1 pick, but not a bust.
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. Larue Martin is the worst #1 pick, ever! By the Blazers, who passed on Bob McAdoo, among others. Portland traded Martin to Seattle for "future considerations." Seattle waived him before he played a game for them! It was very considerate of Seattle to take him off of Portland's hands.
He played in the wrong era as well. Today he would have went through a Blake Griffin/Joel Embiid career route. He would have sat his rookie year to get healthy, then came back on a minutes restriction. who knows what could had happened if he was drafted now a days.
“Meanin’ no disrespect, but I ain’t cut out to be no CEO”
I think injuries while he was @ The UofL contributed to him being a disappointment. I recall reading a blurb that stated "He went from Never Nervous to Out Of Service", OUCH!! He was decent when he was healthy but I guess the keyword here is "when".
We need Mikael Pietrus
I'd be careful talkin about momma's cookin lmao
Do Brandon Davies. I think he was a first round prospect with Jimmer at BYU but got like in trouble for havin sex or some dumb shit. N he my age n from my city but I never heard about him until those college years so I would like to inquire more about his background
I remember that shit
Saw alot of him when he played in Boston. He didn't have that drive you need in the NBA. To be great or even average.
Never forget Greg Oden ol Benjamin Button himself💯
If HoFers were selected in a draft, that draft is automatically disqualified from being labeled the worst one ever. May I offer the 2000 draft instead
Jay-Z wishes he could be Pervis, he’ll never play in an NBA game.
Truly doubt that
@@adilla121783 Every rapper wishes they could play in the league. Just take a second to think about it.
I seriously never heard of this dude until this video
Lol!!!! I still listen to that
jay z/joe budden remix!
Woah Woah Woah there now, Rice - "one dimensional?!" Rice back then was anything but one-dimensional. He was great at driving t the the hoop and finishing at the rim both at college, and when at Miami and Charlotte. He's nothing like a Reggie Miller, or other "one-dimensional" shooters. Not to mention back then prior to his knee surgeries and him joining the Lakers, he was also a pretty solid defender at the SF as well.
Pervis wasn't great but like you said the 1989 draft was terrible. 1998, 2006 and 2013 were all better draft classes but you letting Michael Olowokandi, Andrea Bargnani and Anthony Bennett off the hook.
I already did Bennet. But Barngnani for sure
I'd vote LaRue Martin. He was so much of a bust, he ended up working at UPS.
No Anthony Bennett worst number 1 pick.
He had too many knee injuries in college
His reaction when the Kings drafted him is terrible!!!
Grown man in college with braces was a red flag 😂
It is funny how we blame the player that was drafted number one for his lack of success, instead of the scouts and general managers who made the choice.
Worst of all was olowacandi to the clippers in the mid 90s
Maybe I’m the only person that doesn’t think the 89 draft was as bad as it was stated in this video.
That wasn't the first televised NBA draft