How BAD Was Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Actually?

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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was a once-celebrated NBA prospect, University of Kentucky star, and the second overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft.
Despite high expectations, MKG's career faced challenges, deviating from the path of stardom many anticipated.
This video delves into the factors behind his fluctuating NBA career, providing insights into the unpredictable nature of professional sports and the pressures faced by top athletes.
Join us in exploring the intricate story of Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's basketball journey.

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@FOUR7media47 7 ай бұрын

He was one of the best defenders in the NBA, he just lacked offensive game. One of my all time favourite players tho

@walterreed5849 7 ай бұрын

he really wasnt, he was an overrated defender. never made an all defensive team and that was the reason he was the #2 pick. a guy like andre roberson was a better player and had a better career than MKG

@duncanonme8744 6 ай бұрын

@@walterreed5849He was 9th in DPOY voting in his 3rd year. If you swapped Roberson and MKG he would've had more accolades. Roberson benefitted from being the best perimeter defender on a team beside two top scorers. MKG at the very least was as good of a defender, a better rebounder, and better free throw shooter than Roberson. Doesn't make him any less of a bust. But that's just scraping the barrel in terms of takes.

@GTBreezy 6 ай бұрын

@@duncanonme8744this the number 2 pick you talking about btw he’s supposed to be him regardless. He was a bust lucky he didn’t get drafted next to other HOfers beside AD

@d.wil2x 5 ай бұрын

Best defender? He didn’t even average 1.0 steals or blocks ever in his career

@BrooklynBalla 7 ай бұрын

He was great on the defensive end but his lack of polish on offense and constant injury problems caused a lot of struggles in his career.

@Whunter22 7 ай бұрын

The video CLEARLY covered that bro.

@yvngleanoa2137 7 ай бұрын

@@Whunter22exactly 😭😭😭😭

@edmundsmemorabilia 7 ай бұрын

He was so bad, he played 8 years in the most elite league in the world.

@OK-yy6qz 7 ай бұрын

Things like "Bad" and "Good" are relevant to the competition. He was bad for NBA standards, obviously he could go at any local Gym (or even certain pro leagues) and easily drop 50

@edmundsmemorabilia 7 ай бұрын

@@OK-yy6qz Bad for NBA standards would have been cut from the summer league before ever making his debut. Not lasting on a roster for 8 seasons taking up a spot that could have gone to someone else.

@ilykeandre3898 7 ай бұрын

@@edmundsmemorabiliahe was bad bro get over it

@jaykanderson895 7 ай бұрын

I once saw him playing 1 on 1 at a local gym and he beat the guy 50-0, then it was 2 on 1 and he beat them 50-0, eventually it was 3000 on 1, MKG beat them 50-0.

@FilmsWOTHREFILMS 7 ай бұрын

You must be his cousin

@LeonidaGator 7 ай бұрын

He was always super decent in the 2Ks for some reason haha

@danielterry3723 7 ай бұрын

Yea he used to lock niggas up jam on anybody nd was automatic on corner catch n shoots

@Anthonyistheone 7 ай бұрын

All slashers that can dunk are a problem in 2K lol

@gjfwang 6 ай бұрын

When your first game is nearly a quadruple double

@blakebrown84 7 ай бұрын

He was truly bad because his jumpshots was the worst thing I’ve ever seen in basketball history. I mean who really shoot the ball the way he does. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was drafted in the same class with Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal and Draymond Green. At least, he played in the league for 8 seasons and we didn’t see him again after that.

@500erider 7 ай бұрын

Apparently, you've never seen Shawn Marion or Bill Cartwright shoot a basketball.

@johnofmalta 6 ай бұрын

It’s crazy organizations think they can remake a broken jump shot.

@neilbryanbucsit197 7 ай бұрын

They molded him to be the main man of the team which is not his strength at all

@walterreed5849 7 ай бұрын

when ur taken number 2 in a loaded draft class that is the expectation. no one is drafting a defensive specialist number 2

@malagwala340vi6 7 ай бұрын

@@walterreed5849 but they did tho

@walterreed5849 7 ай бұрын

with the expectation on top of his defensive prowess that he could develop his offense to a 2 way star level, not become a worse andre roberson@@malagwala340vi6

@xastric6944 5 ай бұрын

@@walterreed5849but his scouting report was literally pros being his defense and hustle and not projected to be a great offensive player tho?

@hahshsdh4646464 7 ай бұрын

If Mark Price can't save you....its over.

@SkeeloHendrix 7 ай бұрын

I played against him @ The ESPN AAU NATIONALS IN DISNEY WORLD, in Orlando FL. HE DROPPED 30 in the 1ST HALF! KILLED US! 😭😭🥴🥴

@jerrypastrana8176 7 ай бұрын

You can't be that bad and have played 8 years in a professional league that consists of only 400 players on 30 teams. Anthony Bennett was terrible. Kidd Gilchrist had a broken jumpshot and was injury prone.

@HoopDungeon 7 ай бұрын

There’s no doubt! Anybody in the NBA are among the best in the world. The series is based on outcome compared to expectation🏀

@iDoWhatiGottaDo 7 ай бұрын

I must say as somebody who was a close friend to Gil it’s so crazy to watch these things yo lol it’s feeling hard to explain unless you really know Mike personally.. from there’s the side of seeing shoot the lights out of the ball on his way to UK to knowing the disorder he struggles with being under the lights.. Me personally I think his disorder played a bigggg role in his underachieving NBA career.. all & all tho he made it! And has himself and allll the people close to him in a position of success.. a job well done👌🏾

@gattig1128 7 ай бұрын

Could i ask what kind of disorder?

@iDoWhatiGottaDo 7 ай бұрын

@@gattig1128 Scopophobia

@zigguratjones6458 6 ай бұрын

@@gattig1128 According to the lawsuit, Kidd-Gilchrist felt acute chest pain during practice and, as a result, had to quit playing basketball. He was officially diagnosed with myocarditis related to COVID-19, and is filing a $40 million lawsuit against Lloyd’s of London, an insurance company.

@LordGospelMusic 7 ай бұрын

Bro I remember his jumper was pretty good back in HS and College. It was in the NBA when it looked funky

@jondixson5274 7 ай бұрын

I knew from college his game woulndt work in the NBA. He was one of those cases i feel, where the popularity of his highschool helped his career. If he went to a local NONE powerrhouse highschool, he probably doesnt play for Kentucky, maybe a local D1 and ends up a late draft pick or possibly not drafted and plays overseas. Just my thoughts

@ifheavenwashuman 7 ай бұрын

He was a jumpshot away from being a Kawhi Leonard-esque player.

@Wetrockstah2116 2 ай бұрын

MKG was a special talent, he fights to win, plays defense and hustles. He is the type of player every team that strives to win a championship needs in the lineup. He just couldn't shoot, that's it. If he had a consistent jumper he would be in the league still and a top 10 player in the league. 💯

@PlayersUnlimited 7 ай бұрын

His Jumpshot Was So Ugly🤣

@mxhughes 7 ай бұрын

He's one of the most overlooked draft bust in recent history dude got picked over bradley beal that alone tells itself.Sometimes we gotta stop hiding behind these longevity talking points cuz we know it's guys who were dead nice that never got a real chance in the league or how draft status combined with incompetent front office ppl will have years of bad signings and draft selections and that's the case with mkg.He was really a 2nd round player but his high school and college reputation made ppl believe he was gonnabe scottie pippen for the 2010's and it never happened

@MikeyJFox23 7 ай бұрын

That jumpshot was broke as hell

@nimaiiikun 7 ай бұрын

my friend's cousin's brother went out with him. said he was pretty bad too, but didn't have an opinion about his ball skills

@moneynchaos 7 ай бұрын

Went out with him? Like dating?

@RightousAdversary 6 ай бұрын

Tf type of comment is this

@user-ed1yx2fq7l 7 ай бұрын

He was Jarred Vanderbilt or Jaden McDaniels. 3 and D without the 3 😂

@Appdawgz 4 ай бұрын

I remember running this guy as a small ball PF next to Zeller on 2k14 and he was electric. Sad he never worked out in the NBA

@M0v3rsandSh00t3rs 6 ай бұрын

He would’ve been great with San Antonio, Golden State, Portland or any Lebron teams, but having to be the best player on the worst team in the league was never going to cut it!

@testostyrone33 7 ай бұрын

Makes zeto sense to crap on a player who no longer competes in the league.

@randallmadison9910 6 ай бұрын

They always talked about his motor rather than skill set when he was drafted. I was dumbfounded. Lots of players work hard. Never had any offensive skills. Could see this coming. Just not elite. Not a pro player.

@johngittings281 6 ай бұрын

Just like Frank Kaminsky three years later, MKG was drafted too early (by the same franchise, go figure) and had expectations that he was never gonna be able to live up to. MKG was a great defender on the perimeter and interior and played bigger than he was. He could even be used as a small ball center. Unfortunately, he got an unfair bust label because he was drafted second.

@HoopsHubTV-cg5nk 7 ай бұрын

your video is so detailed :)

@Dakidpepe 7 ай бұрын

He was the first Ben Simmons

@OGKWAM 6 ай бұрын

Not even close

@d.wil2x 5 ай бұрын

I never understood why this guy was always so highly rated.. since HS he was always considered a top 3 player and even got drafted 2nd overall. I don’t get it.

@brianbenjamin653 7 ай бұрын

Bro after seeing his jumpshot .... it's crazy someone drafted him that high

@piercel.6515 7 ай бұрын

All Bobcat top pick were bust, except may be L.Ball

@kangdelos 2 ай бұрын

him, fultz and simmons would be a great big 3 🔥

@jamesmaguire9518 7 ай бұрын

He helped uk win a ring so I'll always be a fan

@jaybagido775 7 ай бұрын

Can you add the background music in the description? What was the song?

@Shawndaniel7710 6 ай бұрын

The Music 😢😢Anyone else feel like a dragon was gonna pop up any moment 😅😅

@mrpostman730 7 ай бұрын

1:11 gonna ask “What made him a Bust?” You see that form?!!! Yea, EXACTLY!!!!

@kashashk 6 ай бұрын

JFC, the music's so loud in this one.

@OsceolaNola7 7 ай бұрын

“Born and raised in Philadelphia, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist grey up in New Jersey..”

@HoopDungeon 7 ай бұрын

We meant to say, "Born in Philadelphia and raised/grew-up in New Jersey."

@seancrockett8380 7 ай бұрын

Why bro got this final boss battle music as the background tho ? 😂😂😂😭

@KostissP13 7 ай бұрын

Very dramatic background music 😮

@abcdlilbit11 7 ай бұрын

$72 million 456 games over 8 years bad. His bad is far better than 95 % of college level and beyond hoopers.

@-BRICKZ 7 ай бұрын

How can he be born and raised in Philly but grew up in Jersey? That’s a contradiction why do people keep tryna attach Jersey to us. Jersey NOT Philly it’s another state

@perfectcell5111 7 ай бұрын

he wasnt just wasnt a scorer

@pepejr10king 7 ай бұрын

He had the name of MJ (Michael), Jason Kidd (Kidd), Gilbert Arenas (Gil) and JESUS CHRIST (Christ) and still flopped😭😭😭💔

@himmycookz 7 ай бұрын

cornball

@moneynchaos 7 ай бұрын

Internet is a silly place 😂😂😂😂😂

@Ygbkj502 6 ай бұрын

I can’t believe bruh went number 2

@byejaye 7 ай бұрын

If he wasnt injury prone and drafted to the trash bobcats he probably would of had a better career. Im sure after all the negatives missed games etc etc he just lost motivation.

@mxhughes 7 ай бұрын

He was on a team where he had ample opportunity to be that dude kemba didn't turn into a star til his 5th season mkg had opportunity dude wasn't good he just had staying power cuz of his draft position and mj being foolish that's the truth

@gswdeclan 7 ай бұрын

Has Skip ever been right about anything? They say a broken clock is right twice a day but all his takes seem to be garbage

@freepoohsheisty 7 ай бұрын

Gichael Midd Kilchrest

@user-uz7qe4qp9o 7 ай бұрын

He was basically lebron but not allowed to travel, stiff arm or flop

@thefranchise4698 7 ай бұрын

His jumpshot was........... It was so bad

@TBCLINQ 7 ай бұрын

Draft bust . Most Memorable Moment : Ugly Jumpshot.

@honestlyspeaking905 7 ай бұрын

Thought they was go tell us why he shot the ball like that

@norfsidekickz5130 3 ай бұрын

🤔 What! MKG wasn’t a bust what are you guys talking about, let’s not forget the Kid made millions about 60M if I’m not mistaken 🤷🏽‍♂️

@joshuaclemons9039 7 ай бұрын

His jump shot was horrible

@muddywaters2818 7 ай бұрын

Guy made millions playing 8 years in the NBA, won a national championship one year at UK, Gold medalist, 2nd pick in the draft, and won state championships as one of the top HS players in the world… yea he was trash lol. Guys kids and grandkids gunna think he was one of the GOAT’s with all his accomplishments.