Top 10 NBA Draft Busts | TOP 10 BUSTS

November 30, 2014June 22, 2017

1991 NBA Draft Night

With respect to popularity, the NBA Draft trails only the NFL Draft as a sporting event/spectacle. As such, it seems logical to focus on the NBA for my second compilation of Top 10 Busts. Regardless, the main reason for creating this particular countdown relates to the featured image. In particular, it shows my ticket stub to the 1991 NBA Draft. To date, that draft remains the only one I have ever attended in person. While I don't provide any insight about a specific bust in this post, I offer some foreshadowing for future posts. As an enticement, there's also a link to a classic Seinfeld clip regarding political incorrectness.

October 27, 2014January 1, 2019

Akili Smith: #5 NFL Draft Bust

NFL teams took five quarterbacks with the first twelve picks of the 1999 Draft. The careers of those five QBs ran the gamut from great to horrendous. #2 pick Donovan McNabb proved to be a borderline Hall of Famer. #11 pick Daunte Culpepper made three Pro Bowls. #1 pick Tim Couch didn't live up to the pick, but produced too much to be declared a bust. #12 pick Cade McNown underachieved and became a bust. #3 pick Akili Smith underachieved even more and became a Top 10 Bust. I will discuss each of these quarterbacks in the following post. However, the last one listed deserves the most attention relative to this site. In 22 career games, Akili Smith threw for approximately 2,000 passing yards with five touchdowns and 13 interceptions. In addition, he had an abysmal 3-14 as a starter. As one of the worst quarterbacks ever drafted with an early first round pick, Smith has earned the #5 spot as a Top 10 NFL Draft Bust.