10 biggest NBA Draft busts of all time

GiveMeSport

By Kit Espina

Published Oct 31, 2023

While a lot of top lottery picks in the NBA went on to have successful careers, there are also many others who failed to live up to expectations.

The NBA has seen its fair share of draft busts, with players like Sam Bowie and LaRue Martin failing to live up to expectations.
Players like Nikoloz Tskitishvili and Hasheem Thabeet were selected high in the draft but didn't have successful NBA careers.
Even top picks like Anthony Bennett and Kwame Brown couldn't live up to the hype and became draft busts in the league.