re: Who is the biggest 1st round NBA bust

here are the first round picks since 2003

2003
Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 CLE LeBron James St. Mary / St. Vincent (ohio) HS
2 DET Darko Milicic Serbia
3 DEN Carmelo Anthony Syracuse
4 TOR Chris Bosh Georgia Tech
5 MIA Dwyane Wade Marquette
6 LAC Chris Kaman Central Mich
7 CHI Kirk Hinrich Kansas
8 MIL TJ Ford Texas
9 NYK Michael Sweetney Georgetown
10 WAS Jarvis Hayes Georgia
11 GSW Mickael Pietrus France
12 SEA Nick Collison Kansas
13 MEM Marcus Banks UNLV
14 SEA Luke Ridnour Oregon
15 ORL Reece Gaines Louisville
16 BOS Troy Bell Boston College
17 PHO Zarko Cabarkapa Serbia
18 NOR David West Xavier
19 UTA Aleksandar Pavlovic Serbia
20 BOS Dahntay Jones Duke
21 ATL Boris Diaw France
22 NJN Zoran Planinic Croatia
23 POR Travis Outlaw Starkville HS (ms)
24 LAL Brian Cook Illinois
25 DET Carlos Delfino Argentina
26 MIN Ndudi Ebi Westbury Christian HS (tx)
27 MEM Kendrick Perkins Ozen HS (tx)
28 SAS Leandrinho Barbosa Brazil
29 DAL Josh Howard Wake Forest


2004

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 ORL Dwight Howard Southwest Christian Acad. (GA)
2 CHR Emeka Okafor Connecticut
3 CHI Ben Gordon Connecticut
4 LAC Shaun Livingston Peoria Central HS (IL)
5 WAS Devin Harris Wisconsin
6 ATL Josh Childress Stanford
7 PHO Luol Deng Duke
8 TOR Rafael Araujo BYU
9 PHI Andre Iguodala Arizona
10 CLE Luke Jackson Oregon
11 GSW Andris Biedren Skonto Riga (Latvia)
12 SEA Robert Swift Bakersfield (CA) HS
13 POR Sebastian Telfair Lincoln HS (NY)
14 UTA Kris Humphries Minnesota
15 BOS Al Jefferson Prentiss HS (MS)
16 UTA Kirk Snyder Nevada
17 ATL Josh Smith Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)
18 NOH JR Smith St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
19 MIA Dorell Wright South Kent HS (CT)
20 DEN Jameer Nelson St. Joe's
21 UTA Pavel Podkolzine Varese (Italy)
22 NJN Viktor Khryapa CSKA Moscow (Russia)
23 POR Sergei Monia CSKA Moscow (Russia)
24 BOS Delonte West St. Joe's
25 BOS Tony Allen Oklahoma State
26 SAC Kevin Martin Western Carolina
27 LAL Sasha Vujacic Slovenia
28 SAS Beno Udrih Slovenia
29 IND David Harrison Colorado




2005

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 MIL Andrew Bogut Utah
2 ATL Marvin Williams North Carolina
3 UTA Deron Williams Illinois
4 NOH Chris Paul Wake Forest
5 CHA Raymond Felton North Carolina
6 POR Martell Webster Seattle Prep
7 TOR Charlie Villanueva Connecticut
8 NYK Channing Frye Arizona
9 GSW Ike Diogu Arizona State
10 LAL Andrew Bynum St. Joseph High School
11 ORL Fran Vasquez Spain
12 LAC Yaroslav Korolev Russia
13 CHA Sean May North Carolina
14 MIN Rashad McCants North Carolina
15 NJN Antoine Wright Texas A & M
16 TOR Joey Graham Oklahoma State
17 IND Danny Granger New Mexico
18 BOS Gerald Green Gulf Shores Academy
19 MEM Hakim Warrick Syracuse
20 DEN Julius Hodge NC State
21 PHO Nate Robinson Washington
22 DEN Jarrett Jack Georgia Tech
23 SAC Francisco Garcia Louisville
24 HOU Luther Head Illinois
25 SEA Johan Petro France
26 DET Jason Maxiell Cincinnati
27 POR Linas Kleiza Missouri
28 SAS Ian Mahinmi France
29 MIA Wayne Simien Kansas
30 NYK David Lee Florida




2006

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 TOR Andrea Bargnani Italy
2 CHI LaMarcus Aldridge University of Texas at Austin
3 CHR Adam Morrison Gonzaga University
4 POR Tyrus Thomas Louisiana State University
5 ATL Shelden Williams Duke University
6 MIN Brandon Roy University of Washington
7 BOS Randy Foye Villanova University
8 HOU Rudy Gay University of Connecticut
9 GSW Patrick O'Bryant Bradley University
10 SEA Saer Sene Senegal
11 ORL J.J. Redick Duke University
12 NOO Hilton Armstrong University of Connecticut
13 PHI Thabo Sefolosha Switzerland
14 UTA Ronnie Brewer University of Arkansas
15 NOO Cedric Simmons North Carolina State University
16 CHI Rodney Carney University of Memphis
17 IND Shawne Williams University of Memphis
18 WAS Oleksiy Pecherov Ukraine
19 SAC Quincy Douby Rutgers University
20 NYK Renaldo Balkman University of South Carolina
21 PHO Rajon Rondo University of Kentucky
22 NJN Marcus Williams University of Connecticut
23 NJN Josh Boone University of Connecticut
24 MEM Kyle Lowry Villanova University
25 CLE Shannon Brown Michigan State University
26 LAL Jordan Farmar UCLA
27 PHO Sergio Rodriguez Spain
28 DAL Maurice Ager Michigan State University
29 NYK Mardy Collins Temple University
30 POR Joel Freeland England



2007

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 POR Greg Oden Ohio State University
2 SEA Kevin Durant University of Texas
3 ATL Al Horford University of Florida
4 MEM Mike Conley Ohio State University
5 BOS Jeff Green Georgetown University
6 MIL Yi Jianlian China
7 MIN Corey Brewer University of Florida
8 CHR Brandan Wright University of North Carolina
9 CHI Joakim Noah University of Florida
10 SAC Spencer Hawes University of Washington
11 ATL Acie Law Texas A&M University
12 PHI Thaddeus Young Georgia Tech University
13 NOO Julian Wright University of Kansas
14 LAC Al Thornton Florida State University
15 DET Rodney Stuckey Eastern Washington University
16 WAS Nick Young University of Southern California
17 NJN Sean Williams Boston College
18 GSW Marco Belinelli Italy
19 LAL Javaris Crittenton Georgia Institute of Technology
20 MIA Jason Smith Colorado State University
21 PHI Daequan Cook Ohio State University
22 CHR Jared Dudley Boston College
23 NYK Wilson Chandler DePaul University
24 PHO Rudy Fernandez Spain
25 UTA Morris Almond Rice University
26 HOU Aaron Brooks University of Oregon
27 DET Arron Afflato UCLA
28 SAS Tiago Splitter Brazil
29 PHO Alando Tucker University of Wisconsin
30 PHI Petteri Koponen Finland



2008

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 CHI Derrick Rose University of Memphis
2 MIA Michael Beasley Kansas State University
3 MIN O.J. Mayo University of Southern California
4 SEA Russell Westbrook University of California - Los Angeles
5 MEM Kevin Love University of California - Los Angeles
6 NYK Danilo Gallinari Olimpia Milano (ITA)
7 LAC Eric Gordon Indiana University
8 MIL Joe Alexander West Virginia University
9 CHR D.J. Augustin University of Texas
10 NJN Brook Lopez Stanford University
11 IND Jerryd Bayless University of Arizona
12 SAC Jason Thompson Rider University
13 POR Brandon Rush University of Kansas
14 GSW Anthony Randolph Louisiana State University
15 PHO Robin Lopez Stanford University
16 PHI Marreese Speights University of Florida
17 TOR Roy Hibbert Georgetown University
18 WAS JaVale McGee University of Nevada
19 CLE J.J. Hickson North Carolina State University
20 CHR Alexis Ajinca Hyeres-Toulon (FRA)
21 NJN Ryan Anderson University of California
22 ORL Courtney Lee Western Kentucky University
23 UTA Kosta Koufos Ohio State University
24 SEA Serge Ibaka L'Hospitalet (ESP)
25 HOU Nicolas Batum Le Mans (FRA)
26 SAS George Hill Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
27 NOO Darrell Arthur University of Kansas
28 MEM Donte Greene Syracuse University
29 DET D.J. White University of Indiana
30 BOS J.R. Giddens University of New Mexico

tempted to put Shelden Williams, but only the Hawks thought he should go that high

one day, it could be oden.

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15 ORL Reece Gaines Louisville
16 BOS Troy Bell Boston College

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borderline unbelievable how fast those 2 flamed out, esp. Troy Bell

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Nobody does this with a lotto pick

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Otis fricking Smith does

no

Andrew Bogut...

number 1 pick and is absolute crap! forgot about him.

Shaq and Grant Hill are gonna buy the team

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absolute crap

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Bogut can be crappy, but not absolute crap. He's getting better.