The WORST NBA Draft of All Time (2000)

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

Michael Redd’s story is tragic, he was great but the injury bug beat him down. And Hedo was great when he was great, but he took years to find himself

[@calebdouglas7622]

Mike was my personal favorite and the best in this draft and I always felt that Hedo should’ve made at least one all star team

[@dablksheepco1957]

Micheal redd was overrated on the Bucks… should’ve been trading him for somebody better.. and I’m born and raised in Milwaukee.. and was around during his era

[@austingreen1274]

Hedo was great? Like role player great I’m assuming?

[@wakkawakkagaming3710]

@@austingreen1274 "great when he was great" I thought was fairly clear

[@BakiSmaki27]

Before the injuries Redd was good and maybe played in the slightly wrong era. He was a shooter in an era when game was still mid and post heavy. I don't think he was going to be amazing though just good.

[@SomeOldBeardyMonk]

When an injured kenyon martin is 1st overall, thats tell you all you need to know about how bad that draft class is

[@ColdHoops]

An injured Fultz was the #1 pick in 2017...🤔

[@skillz0122]

Stop living in the moment, it's logical that the 2024 class will be better than 2000. People destroyed the 2013 class an they ended up having Giannis and Gobert.

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

its not 2024 will be worse

[@L.internet8]

How? They didn't even play a season yet. Wait for the end of regular​@@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml

[@austingreen1274]

Who are you yelling this at?

[@Radentstwo]

Oladipo?

[@hoangphung86]

Name a player can defeat Shaq

[@datharo5]

It is what it is... I'm happy for the dudes like Quinton Richardson and Kenyon Martin from this draft that may not have been big stars, but when they made your team really work for their points, you gotta respect them.

[@Drunken_Master]

Marko Jaric marrying Adriana Lima is the greatest accomplishment among 2000 draft class.

[@anon2414]

She left him though and got with Edelman

[@rakyra0]

@@anon2414 he cheated lol

[@anon2414]

@@rakyra0 no way lol. Doesn’t matter how fine a girl is guys get bored.

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

@@anon2414 Agree. If you're rich and famous, why ever settle down.

[@anon2414]

@@TyTimeIsAwesome why millionaires get married is beyond me. Maybe they get tired of going out

[@guillermoportillo7949]

This was basically the solid role player draft. This draft had some solid players, but it was basically the “Solid supporting guy” or “X-factor” draft. But a good number of these guys are pretty good players in their own right.

[@ZoraDelaney]

According to the win share stats, they weren't even a bunch of solid role players......

[@Yoni123]

Other drafts had better role players too

[@dantegood2195]

The problem with this time period was there were pretty much 3 weak drafts in a row. 2000 was historically awful, but 2001/2002 weren’t much better. The basketball was terrible then without an influx of good talent. The incredible 2003 draft changed the trajectory of the league in the right direction

[@ColdHoops]

You could say the same for the 2020 draft 🤷‍♂️

[@CYMotorsport]

1:51 you could have done a better job with the data. Eg draft class by aggregate all star class by itself isn’t very useful. Lebron accounts for literally 1/3 of the 60 selections you cite. That paints an ENTIRELY different story when you add the caveat that 3 players account for just shy of 3/4 of the total selections.

[@charlottecorday8494]

You're going to have to remake this video in a few years about the 2024 Draft Class! Yowza.

[@greenswamponion7330]

Not when my goat bronny has 3 rings by then

[@SebastianGomez-ic2fx]

Too early to say. Only time will tell in the future

[@JaydensUTG]

@@greenswamponion7330 3 g league sells*

[@akko3848]

Put some respect on Matas Buzelis my rookie of the year and future all star

[@ningorafael5279]

Stephon Castle will be a great player. And prob a HOF He was drafted by the best team possible to perfect his skills with the best players and the best timeline for him.

[@MrTrueCaller619]

0:19 Smooth as butter, top notch production as always guys .

[@Unidentico7TH]

I mean, Hedo Turkoglu was in this draft class, and he helped lead the magic to the finals. So, a few of these players were still really solid.

[@Kiddingyoumust]

You list ONE player and then concluded some playerS were really solid lol

[@75aces97]

Every draft class has guys who were “really solid.”

[@Hustlinhusky22]

Michael Redd was such a bucket

[@amybenzaquen7417]

Jamal Crawford should be in the HOF tho

[@happychamp6147]

Facts

[@Caraxes_RoguePrince]

Eh

[@chaasadbanyahawadah5471]

On what grounds

[@exeterra4825]

What did he ever accomplish in order to be inducted? Other than being a historically inefficient volume scorer for the entirety of his career. Maybe if you only look at his highlight reels.

[@naturalhype9770]

facts

[@Baselineph]

THIS CHANNEL DESERVES MILLIONS OF VIEWS

[@noyce.]

2000 NBA Draft notable names: (Sorting by Winshares) - Hedo Turkoglu [nickname: 'Turkish Michael Jordan'] - Mike Miller [shoots 3s with 1 shoe] - Jamal Crawford [6MOY mount rushmore] - Michael Redd [Would've been the HOF player for this class if not for injuries] - Kenyon Martin [Podcaster] - Morris Peterson [Kobe's 81 bomb receiver] - Quentin Richardson [Podcaster] - Jamaal Magloire [nickname: 'The Big Cat'] - Eduardo Najera - Desmond Mason [early days 2k cheese] - Joel Pryzibilla [nickname: 'Vanilla Gorilla'] - Stromile Swift [one of the best first and last name] - Eddie House [bench sparkplug, underrated] - Keyon Dooling [this draft's "CJ Watson, Raymond Felton .."] - Brian Cardinal [meme] - Etan Thomas - Speedy Claxton [serviceable pg] - Chris Mihm [Kobe: "What was I supposed to do? Pass it to Chris Mihm?"] - DeShawn Stevenson [00s' Dillion Brooks] - Marko Jaric [failed Luka prototype] - Jake Voskuhl - Primoz Brezec - Jake Tsakalidis - Darius Miles [Podcaster] - Jason Hart - Mark Madsen [nickname: "Mad Dog", great hustler and Lakers won their 2nd and 3rd in the threepeat thanks to his dance move on the bench] - DeMarr Johnson [BIG3 Player] ps Jabari Smith's dad is also in this draft who is also the cousin of Kwame Brown

[@MangoTroubles-007]

Michael Redd and Jamal Crawford were WAY better than Hedo and Mike Miller This list of yours is wrong

[@noyce.]

@@MangoTroubles-007 The list is better if you could *read* though "Sorting by Winshares" Hedo - 63.3WS Mike - 60.7WS Jamal - 60.7WS Redd - 55.9WS I'm listing the stats as it is. source: Basketball-Reference

[@matthewbless3335]

​@@MangoTroubles-007 to add, raw win shares won't account for things like injuries, which is why Redd especially gets dinged.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

Najera was only the 2nd Mexican-born player ever to be drafted. He was also All NBA 3rd Team, the only Mexican player to do so. He was a solid role player, especially in Denver & Dallas.

[@rnuke_rocket]

Mike Miller is my favorite player from this draft. Dude was unguardable back in NBA Live 08 💯🎮

[@poker3276]

8 more All-star years for Lebron to surpass 96 class. 😂

[@Learnninggammess]

Cap

[@poker3276]

@@Learnninggammess a lil' bit. but he'll be an automatic all-star if he will still play for the next 8 years.

[@AirRusher1992]

Andy Hoops and I are definitely agree with this.

[@Reno_56101]

The one draft that I actually attended in person. It was in Minnesota, and the Gopher fans in the crowd were excited because Joel Pryzbilla was a lottery pick. I also remember Mateen Cleaves was a big name in the draft.

[@albun9877]

Shout out to Mo Pete, underrated 3 and D player drafted 21st.

[@Different_out_look]

Whats crazy is if u just go by names they draft was ok..im kinda surprised to hear this about this draft never looked into the numbers

[@m00ncat89]

1:58 the word you’re looking for is aforementioned***

[@matiasevans23]

There were some fun players in there though . The Knuckleheads and Stromile Swift were entertaining as hell.

[@MBrooks9999]

Michael Lloyd Miller from Mitchell,SD is my all time favorite player !!! I won so much money playing 2k10 when he was in DC !!!

[@Disxreet]

JCrawsover was and is the best player from this class.

[@Alex-ov7bm]

go look at those playoff stats for me

[@jagutichsachma]

nba youtube is blinded by his flashyness. he was a spark plug at times, ill give him that. but also an inefficient chucker, not a playmaker and a below average defender at best.

[@holdmyweight3597]

He probably had the most longevity career but definitely was not the best player. Since he was never an allstar. Michael Redd's peak seasons were clearly better than Crawfish

[@mschmitt225]

Lebron having 1/3 of the total all star selection from his draft class is nuts

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

mcglore isnt lucky to call himself an allstar, he is.

[@thespiralgoeson]

Magloire is maybe the worst, least-deserving all-star in NBA history. It's not just easy to say that now, 20 years later. Him being on the all-star team was a joke *at the time.* I distinctly remember John Hollinger writing articles for ESPN about how overrated Magloire was, and how hollow his numbers were- and his numbers weren't even that good. The reason Magloire made the all-star team that one year is because that era- the early 2000's was the worst era in NBA for the center position. There was basically two good centers in the entire league. Shaq and Yao. Both of whom played in the West. That Jamaal Magloire was for a brief little moment the second or third best center in the Eastern Conference is not an illustration of him being good. It's an illustration of the absolute dearth of talent at the center position in the early 2000s. Indeed, that was the very last year the Hornets were in the Eastern Conference. If his career-best 13 and 10 per game had happened year later, they'd have been in the West, and he would have been nowhere near the all-star team. So yeah, the dude is lucky as hell to call himself an all-star. He did play very well in the actual all-star game though, I'll give him that. 19 points. But then again, these are famously the games where nobody ever plays defense, so It's a pretty hollow accomplishment.

[@naturalhype9770]

@@thespiralgoeson PEOPLE vote for the All Star selections. You writing 3 paragraphs when the fans who actually watched basketball voted him in. Save it nerd

[@SoberCatMan]

I was only 14 during this draft. I didn't realize how bad it was. Being a Raptors fan, i enjoyed the Mo Pete pick.

[@AmiriHipHop]

5:14 is actually incorrect. There were 8 players from that 2000 class that never ended up playing in the NBA, but the narrator said it was 10. Just a small fact check 👍🏻.

[@ImTheCrew]

Who are the 2 incorrect

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

You can’t say a quick fact check without backing up your claims. Who is he wrong or right about?

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

​@@ImTheCrew nonstop was incorrect

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

​@@chiarosuburekeni9325 he backed up, he said nonsport was incorrect

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

@@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml he needs to show HOW he was incorrect by providing the names

[@alexcolon1422]

C Kenyon Martin PF Hedo Turkoglu SF Quentin Richardson SG Mike Miller PG Eddie House Actually... that's not bad.

[@simonhowell4486]

That's a nasty defensive squad. Only scorer is Hedo

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Bro, what do you mean not bad? That team would be toward the bottom of the league if every single one of them was in their prime 😂

[@kingquestOZ]

Is that even a playoff team 😂

[@holdmyweight3597]

Crawford as the 6th man 🤔

[@jaspertrocio6350]

Yo Kenya Martin mention so I hope this will reach at gils arena

[@MangoTroubles-007]

Work on your English

[@Categoryonegames]

For those of us who were into sports cards, the 2000 and 2001 draft killed us. It produced nothing of value. The prices for boxes were still the same, they didn't discount them just because the draft was bad. I lost so much money on these two drafts. When Shane Battier is your best pull for two years, just set your money on fire.

[@naturalhype9770]

ok but then you got the loaded 2003 class a couple years later if you just stayed loyal

[@Bigmojojo]

I remember this draft well. Even in the first season, you never got a vibe that any of those players would be great. Martin was the best one out of all of them but he only looked good because he played with Jason Kidd when he was at his peak. Honestly the next few drafts were bad as well. This was probably why they changed the rules 5 or 6 years later. Hardly any of those guys could not shoot a jump shoot to save their lives. This class and the next few classes after were the reason the 04 Olympic basketball team lost 3 games and only won the bronze medal. Its the worst basketball team ever put together. It was so bad that they had to bring in D Wade, Lebron, and Carmelo Anthony after just their first year in the league.

[@will-sully]

2024 draft: hold my beer

[@Ari3558]

When Kenyon Martin is the #1 pick. That draft-class is the worst ever

[@johndebono1870]

The wild thing is that if you look at the realistic alternatives, Kenyon Martin might have been the best pick despite being a disappointing #1 pick.

[@jimjohnson1515]

Injuries really hurt his career. Kid was talented

[@BakiSmaki27]

Kenyon had a good career. There's definitely been much worse #1 picks than him. But yeah it wasn't a good draft at all.

[@terencebryson1990]

You never saw Kenyon in New Jersey Lol, him and JKidd were running the eastern conference

[@holdmyweight3597]

He would have won ROY had he not gotten injured the end of the season

[@alitidda4752]

jamaal crawford should be in the hall of fame

[@holdmyweight3597]

🤣

[@golliday917]

So basically the highest achievement of this draft class is that a player married Adriana Lima.

[@LessGo7921]

Heyyy… I mean Michael Redd’s 2004 season was pretty good 😂

[@happychamp6147]

Who?

[@ColdHoops]

Kenyon played in 2 consecutive Finals lol

[@Dominicandude34]

2:55 thats not the 2000 draft class definetly

[@Radentstwo]

That would be the 2001 draft

[@naturalhype9770]

being in the all-star game isn't the pinnacle of a career. this draft class had more pure hoopers than most classes. Desmond Mason, Cleeves, Morris Peterson, Darius Miles, Jamal Crawford all real ballers.

[@calebdouglas7622]

Michael Redd was definitely the best player from this draft.

[@jordanclayton7143]

Hate to be nitpicky but hes being really nice to Zion saying he has a chance of the HOF at this point

[@holdmyweight3597]

How doesn't he. He's had a good start to his career. Injuries are the only thing holding him back

[@FactorD3]

Excellent

[@happychamp6147]

The Kenyon Martin disrespect is atrocious 😢

[@younglove3362]

Kobes class probably has to have the most all stars and best players. Almost all of the starting line up not only had players coming out the gates dominating, they even had late bloomers (Kobe) being either the best in the league or one of the top role players.

[@blakebrown84]

They only had 3 players who were All-Stars in their prime like Kenyon Martin, Jamaal Magloire and Michael Redd. That’s it!!! Furthermore, Many of the other high picks, like Stromile Swift and Darius Miles, struggled to make a significant impact in the league. Overall, the class lacked depth and star power, which made them to become the biggest busts of all time.🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@ckobo84]

What about the Purvis Ellison, Danny Ferry, Stacey King draft class? Who from that class did anything

[@asiii23]

My guy mentioned Zion and "stay healthy" in the same sentence 😂

[@MarcoSonzogni-nm3ml]

martin was a good rebounder

[@jw2610]

Kenyon was arguably the most important player on the nets team. They made two finals with him. Then they traded him got Vince Carter and never made the finals again.

[@maelguiraud3568]

and he never came close with his other teams ?

[@Findmeiainthiding]

@@maelguiraud3568well he made a conference finals after that in 2009 as a key member of the Nuggets.

[@callmekobe..4onmeeee862]

@@maelguiraud3568 western conference finals w nuggets is close tho

[@Jim_Bag]

I’m not saying it was a great or even good class necessarily. But I think it was more they were right in the middle of the stars who blossomed in the mid to late nineties and the great players in the early 2000s. There are some really solid players you showed on that list. 90s to 2010 was just absolutely loaded

[@CedminAquino]

Not putting dirk nowitzki, russell westbrook and kawhi leonard in this video is a crime

[@jerseygetsherwetter345]

Darius Miles was pretty good idc

[@MikeBeltMikeBelt]

Pretty good at what?

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Pretty good doesn’t mean anything lol. That was a nothing statement

[@raymondcapapas6263]

pretty good at hating a rookie lebron 😅🤣

[@L.internet8]

1:19 that pic is from 1986

[@KLAK37]

🎉

[@warldorwessarnoelt3936]

I m already exhausted 😮

[@teveonkperkins]

Crawford will be a HOF player

[@chris-y05]

2013 draft was bad too, but definitely not as bad as the 2000 draft. I wonder if the 2024 draft will be part of the conversation in a few years?

[@SFtheflash]

lol Lou Ratchett used Speedy claxtons name in one of his skits, had no idea that was an actual person

[@ghedneildagalea6958]

Bron alone has more achievements than this whole draft class combined.

[@Sports.Doctor]

"The 2000 NBA Draft is infamous for producing very few stars, with most players failing to live up to expectations. It’s widely regarded as one of the weakest drafts ever, with Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick, being the most notable player in a class largely marked by busts and underwhelming careers." This gives context and highlights the overall disappointment of the draft class.

[@corywickenkamp8173]

Hedo led the magic to the finals.

[@MrRigel_07]

Jamal Crawford not being an All-Star in his career is a DISRESPECT!

[@75aces97]

He was never above average at his position, let alone top 10. At his peak he was a starter for teams with losing records. In the back half of his career he was a sixth man on playoff teams. Not contenders, just playoff teams.

[@BakiSmaki27]

He played off the bench for most of his career. Knicks were probably his best chance to become an all star guard and it just didn't work out.

[@temiweesky_]

quentin richardson won the 3 point contest back in 2005

[@ShoninEra]

Could you do “How good was Gary Payton” or “10 best players of the 2024 Playoffs” please 🙏, thank you.

[@Psiros]

Prime 1984 Draft Class 145 Prime 2000 Draft Class 57 Final Score

[@certifiedchaos4643]

Injuries hurt Redd and Martin Kenyon was the best player I think he was probably snubbed out of 3 all star games and all nba defensive teams

[@holdmyweight3597]

If Kenyon had stayed in the East, he probably would have picked up 1 or 2 more allstars. He had no chance in the West

[@certifiedchaos4643]

@@holdmyweight3597 Yeap if he stays in the East he’s only really battling with Bosh and O’Neal so he makes 3 to 4 times also he got in a lot of fights on the court so a lot of voters didn’t vote him on the all nba or all defense teams. It was a 5 yr stretch where he was one of the best defenders in the league

[@lich0622]

Even though there is no all star, but this draft, these players became respectable role players

[@iamadrianscott]

Hahaha Darius Miles was my fav player in High School for some reason lol. And Jamaal went off in that game though, led the East in points.

[@goldenarms36]

crazy that the person who passes the ball the least is the one who leads the draft class in assists lol

[@STR00m482]

If you want to see what great drafts/basketball looks like, watch the ‘96 Rookies vs Soophmores game. You’re welcome

[@75aces97]

The 1973 class was before my time, but that must be in the running for worst ever. 1972 was pretty lousy too. It didn’t help that the nba expanded too fast from 9 teams in 1965 to 17 in 1972, while the ABA siphoned off some of the best young talent. The 2000 class was the worst in my lifetime, but this league has had clusters of weak crops of talent. 2000 was bad on its own, but it was sandwiched between 1999 and 2001, which weren’t great either. The drafts from 1988-91 were all pretty low on impact players after an outstanding stretch from 1984-87.

[@mjjohnson5904]

This was wild.........

[@yoshikigrg8]

Yeah this draft was so bad, I don't even know those two players at the back in the thumbnail. 💀

[@ColdHoops]

You just don't know your NBA history lol. That's ok. Not everybody is going to be willing to care and look back at historical facts or achievements

[@DONTOURAGETV]

In the 90’s Kenyon Martin would have been a 5th overall pick or Lower … The highest he would be is 4th

[@bigbeard9689]

Mike miller will forever be a heat legend 🔥🔥🔥

[@JetBlack2024]

This current draft got the potential but I feel they go be ok. But potential to be one of the worst

[@lemini4k]

Jamal Crawford will be a hall of famer but that will be the only player from that 2000 draft. He's the greatest 6th man of all time. Kenyon Martin was not a bust and Stromile Swift unfortunately was drafted to a young Grizzlies team. Imagine if Stro dropped to the Mav's or Lakers' pick?

[@nightshadexl242]

A lot of that draft class were key parts of playoff teams….sure no star power or great individual stats but can’t discredit them…they made it to the nba

[@NIN948]

What about the 2011 nba draft that's a weird one honestly because the pick were odd

[@sykojuice9669]

Gil's Arena gotta see this.

[@bball3048mm]

Jamal Crawford is my favorite player from that draft.

[@GRNKRBY]

Eddie House is a legend.

[@Hawaiisbigkahuna]

2024 draft class was totally wacked and I think is the new number 1

[@Vorzilla]

Mehhhhh that draft had a lot of long time vets and champions. Just no big nane stars. And trying to trash Kenyan is NASTY WORK

[@angeloaaz]

The 2024 draft is going to be pretty bad i have no confidence in the top 2 picks Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr but i will say there’s a few players i like in the draft to have good careers like Donovan Clingan Rob Dillingham Zach Edey and Nikola Topić because there all in good basketball situations if I had to pick someone from the 2024 draft that i think will be the best player out of the class probably Rob Dillingham because he’s easily in the best situation with Minnesota on a great team not in a rush to show his potential and sit back and learn and develop

[@lipmaster14]

Man you’re trippin that draft was full of solid role players.

[@andyl9920]

2021 is pretty bad too

[@julianbashir8277]

Jamal Crawford easily the best of them and he didnt make an allstar team

[@zzznardszzz4715]

Crawford was an all star level player that got pigeon holed into the 6th man role for whatever reason…

[@Ron-nr8lw]

I feel like Ja Morant likely won’t see the hall of fame due to his actions in the past since despite the fact that it was realistically overblown and over now once someone leaves the spotlight their story loses details over time and just becomes key points and concepts and let’s face it his dumb decisions in the past will be remembered and I dunno if the league wants that legacy to be remembered

[@spamandjamjamandspam8669]

He's just so good that i don't think his past actions will stop him from becoming a HOF. unless he keeps repeating those same mistakes. If David Stern was still alive than yeah Ja probably wont make it lol

[@ColdHoops]

All the things Charles Barkley did in his playing career, yet you're worried about youngblood Ja? You're not serious😅

[@mcmerry2846]

Crawford, Martin, Miller, they were very good players, Turkoglu was decent

[@aspleen1102]

9:28 😂🤣😅

[@joaquinjohnson8851]

Think about the injury stats

[@robertmcnally2220]

Mike Miller 1st round5th pick. Rookie of the year.

[@statdunk]

This is the worst class of all time, - Hedo Turkoglu, Mike Miller, Jamal Crawford , Michael Redd and Kenyon Martin. That's it.

[@dshooter6391]

Too bad Michael Redd’s career was derailed by injuries. He had the best overall career out of this draft.

[@heinzyketchupy4175]

Kenyon Redd Crawford and Hedo

[@cortlandsimmons6241]

I wouldn't call this the worse draft class

[@ethanfoxcristobal]

Best players of the 2024 NBA playoffs ❤❤!!!!!

[@markf5931]

Why are you calling 2013 a bad draft? It produced Giannis

[@Ruthlessssssgaming]

Duh

[@andreibarrameda2641]

Jamal Magloirre graduated from my elementary school

[@Adrian-i8o]

To be fair Michael Redd and Kenyon Martin were apart of the Injury Bug

[@harpgrewal8203]

2006 was pretty bad too. I know, im a raps fan