Remembering Anthony Bennett, Maybe The Worst NBA Draft Pick Ever

the cavs made a decision and well yeah
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[@AFunkyDiabetic]

thats an OOF from me man twitter.com/FunkyDiabetic1

[@razkable]

if you go back to 1953 bennet is the worst nba first pick..he somehow even makes larue martin look good...and honestly they are the 2 worst first picks and bennet played less games than him so...but to be fair to bennet 2 first picks never played a game in the league and 2 others pre 1953 were trash as well and gone very fast...but that was a different era obviously

[@fernandoft9msn459]

Anthony Bennett: 658 points in 2010’s Michael Jordan : 0 points in 2010’s. Anthony Bennett= G.O.A.T

[@the_auditor1017]

Lawl

[@CT-yr8ph]

Anthony Goatennet

[@hungryboi77]

They don't understand.

[@benhaney5843]

Dude, your so stupid. Michael Jordan didn't even play in the 2010s. DO YOU EVEN WATCH BASKETBALL!

[@hskg]

@@benhaney5843 idk the stats dont lie son

[@elijahbarton2959]

“He ended up being good at nothing and I can relate to that” uh everything ok over there funk?

[@coreypnorris]

IDK Most people aren't really good at anything.

[@JJ-gl9mn]

Corey well that’s depressing

[@lukavidakovic2385]

That was really relatable

[@z11zen9]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bettimolnar8660]

Yeah like woah man

[@Adog00]

I want Anthony Bennett to come back. I still wanna see him prove himself. PLUS I wanna play his character on 2K lmao

[@Dylan_Lino]

Adog 00 true

[@itsgl00my88]

Anthony Bennett my career 😂

[@Adog00]

WayTooLeetGaming lmao

[@jordansmisek1974]

He was on the rockets in 2k19 and he had an op shot

[@ciarant299]

He would still get an opal 😂

[@tonycrossley2434]

I will always remember Bill Simmons’ “WOAH!” on draft night, this pick was crazy at the time and makes even less sense now

[@GurdeepSingh-ir2de]

Tony Crossley I do because it was in 2k14 😂

[@David-E27]

@@GurdeepSingh-ir2de im glad they didn't take that out when doing the draft😂💀

[@basket472]

I made so many fuckin my career files in 2k14 and heard ts so much. That and the Nerlens Noel voice crack from Stern RIP lmao

[@yunan9610]

They were daydreaming abour getting another lebron

[@yashchenko999]

@@basket472 "The New Orleans Pelicans, yes, the New Orleans Pelicans"

[@jamesmcnaughton9939]

Don’t forget how many number 1 picks the cavs had since 04. Lebron Anthony Bennett kyrie and Wiggins.

[@MrDroopDroopy]

*03

[@itsgl00my88]

we had multiple before that as well

[@basket472]

Man , but the Kyrie pick was the Clippers. People say CLE picks were rigged to bring Bron back in 2014 (definity would bring attention to the league) but I doubt it

[@peterpaul176]

Could have drafted an entire starting 5

[@evileyegaming405]

Don't forget the Cavs in 2011 when they drafted Kyrie at #1 also had the 4th pick in the same draft

[@YodaSmokes]

Something we must remember about it, is that he was a mid-late lottery pick, that the cavs picked out of nowhere. With all that unnecessary hype, he was doomed to fail. And this is why I don’t consider him the biggest bust of all time. There was absolutely no reason for him to go first, it’s not his fault at all. If he went to an average team at like 11, he could’ve been a decent player imo.

[@phxander]

Kwame Brown is definitely worst

[@MRIscanman]

I still remember that day. Anthony who....wtf i never heard of him until the cavs drafted him

[@YodaSmokes]

Puneet Sandhu I knew who he was. But I thought he was going to be a late lottery steal.

[@mperformance3502]

Kwame Brown actually stuck around the nba and played quality minutes. Bennett is far worse than Kwame

[@mperformance3502]

You can say this about many nba draft prospects. The players are as valuable as the teams picking them. Remember when Olwakandi (however you spell it) was picked 1st overall?

[@Mindcreat0r]

People saying “yeah Cleveland were idiots” when Alex Len and Ben McLemore were the others mocked to them at 1. It was a horrible draft to have the number 1 pick in and the Cavs took a risk on a guy they liked.

[@mxchael_0385]

I think ben mclemore would have been a much better pick. He's a good bench player who can add to a team. Better than someone out the league

[@lucaz3707]

Mxchael_ 03 I think he could’ve been a star if he wasn’t drafted by Sacramento, him and kyrie could’ve been a good duo

[@natecruz7114]

Mxchael_ 03 Ben is absolutely terrible and honestly just a dumb player. Dude chucks shots and has terrible decision making.

[@natecruz7114]

Luca Z no lmfao

[@razkable]

victor oladipo otto porter jr. nerlens noel all were projected top 5 picks..stop it..noel slid due to his injury but before that these 3 were 3 of the 4 top prospects with ben as the 4th guy during the 2012-2013 nba season ..no one had len or bennet that high....no one..trey burke was higher on most radars same for cj...the problem is the cavs management without lebron since 1998 ended has been a joke in 11 years without him in that timespan they have been god awful like 2000-2010 knicks bad 1994-2006 warriors bad 1988-2004 wizards bad 2002-2015 bobcats bad 1988-2000 mavericks bad 2006-2020 kings bad or 2004-2017 t wolves bad or 1976-1991 clippers bad...these are the worst droughts in the nba modern history and the cavs would join them if they didn't draft lebron..thats how bad they been and thats with wiggins kyrie and big z...I mean my god they have been run by monkeys it feels like...you don't ever want to be mentioned with the 2006-2020 kings or 1976-1991 clippers....to go that long without making the playoffs in a league of less and more teams is astounding to me...that clippers drought is shocking...the kings one is too if it continues...

[@naethangamboa]

i don’t blame anthony bennett for being a bust tho, he was chosen 1st so he had all these expectations on him when he probably even knew he was a late lottery pick, feels bad man

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Unfortunately guys like him don't have the extra fuel to prove teams wrong for passing them up

[@AdamEllis33]

Facts. I'm glad someone else thinks this. It's not his fault the Cavs bungled the pick and took him. If he was a bust at like 7th overall where he was projected no one would make a huge deal of it like this. This reflects worse on the Cavs than it does on him.

[@carloseduardoazevedodossan36]

@@AdamEllis33 Busts almost always reflect worse on the teams than the players.

[@outlawstarjoseph8064]

naethan gamboa imo- if you suck you suck- he sucked on a bad team, Kyrie barely played in college and was hurt and still went number 1 and balled the fuck out, he just was never THAT good. He never had elite skills in anything, couldn’t pass rebound dribble, wasn’t an athlete and not THAT strong

[@outlawstarjoseph8064]

Look at Jahlil Okafor, at least he averaged 17 and 8

[@GurdeepSingh-ir2de]

Even though he sucked, I still feel for the guy.

[@jareddudleythegoat7220]

Same

[@bustanutt3848]

same, he had no business going first overall in the first place

[@CT-yr8ph]

True he was in a shitty draft tho

[@razkable]

bennett is the worst 1st pick in the nba since 1952...thats pretty sad....

[@tj5180]

He wasnt in a shitty draft 2013 draft class was good with giannis noel otto porter Oladipo cody zellers Alex lendl ben McLemore

[@BarbatosLato]

I saw him at a Jamaican restaurant earlier this year, he told me he was gunna have a comeback... we gunna see I guess

[@Adog00]

Ayeee

[@rafterman5072]

Not in this lifetime. I wish him the best, but I just don't think teams are interested.

[@FabianGarcia-qt1tk]

Probably comeback to the restaurant again.

[@Em4lyfe]

@@FabianGarcia-qt1tk hahahaa

[@UIMGodzilla]

@@FabianGarcia-qt1tk thats kinda messed up but at the same time gave me a good laugh haha

[@AR-io8fv]

Funky!!! We watch your videos religiously. Don’t tell us you’re not good at anything!! You are intelligent. A great communicator. And capable of creating content that people actually want to watch

[@lostinYourReality]

Wtf lol this is probably the most simp comment I’ve seen on this channel...

[@henry7486]

@@lostinYourReality He is a rly good KZbinr tbf but yeah lol

[@rome8180]

The scouting report sounds like a really crappy version of Zion.

[@razkable]

deshawn stevenson was compared to mj coming out of high school..scouting reports are how kawhi giannis and klay drop like they did and players like gobert parker and siakam are late first round picks

[@Joe_Parmesan]

0:57 "Anthony Bennett has expanded his offensive game, offensively..." Does it really say that?🤔

[@SanFranFan30]

Anthony Bennett to the Bobcats would have been the most Bobcats pick

[@razkable]

emeka may morrison wright dj gerald mkg zeller noah frank monk ...insane how none of these guys blossomed for them...emeka was the best of this group...kemba was the only smart choice mj has made..

[@lukascubes9132]

Anthony Bennett should have been a mid-late lottery pick. He stunk only because he got the pressure of being the 1st pick. He scored 16 points in the preseason 2013, he had 19 points towards the end of the season, and had 20 points the next season when he played for the Timberwolves. The teams should have given him a PROPER chance. He had 16 points per 36 minutes when he was on the Nets for the 2016-17 season. He was ONLY 22! Current 27 year old Anthony Bennett should be back in the NBA and he would probably average 20 points per 36 minutes and he could be a solid 6th man of the year candidate at the very least. He played 13 minutes per game his 1st season and didn't get the ball very much. Yes he did not want to overcome adversity and I do admit that is a flaw of the game. That caused him to back away from the ball. Also his effeciency that disappeared when he went from college to the NBA. This is only because he was the 1st pick of his draft and had to carry the pressure of being that 1st pick. If he went 4th or 5th, he would have averaged probably 8-10 points as a rookie. Late lottery, 10 maybe 15 points. Remember, Bennett in college averaged 16 points on 53% shooting which is great in college. He also went 38% from 3 which it is the college 3 point line but that still is amazing. This was because he DID have the proper chance to play and he didn't have so much pressure on him to perform well. In the NBA, he did shoot 67% from the freethrow line and that actually is really good for a Power Forward in the NBA especially at the time. No teams are giving Bennett the chance. I hate to say it but Bennett is actually better than alot of the guys currently on a team and in the rotation. Tacko Fall is really popular but Bennett has better stats. For crying out loud, Brian Scalabrine had worse numbers than Bennett. Scal was in the NBA for 11 years. Joel Anthony was in the league for 10 years and had a career average of 2.2 points ages 22-32, Bennett ages 19-23 averaged 4.4 points. And Bennett has not played since he was 23. He once put up 36 points in a G-League game. Thats impressive. Someone just give Anthony Bennett a chance. PLEASE!

[@OllieBlazin]

I just remember being hyped about 2013 because the Cavs got in 2011 alone, Kyrie and Tristan Thomson, and in 2012 they got Dion Waiters. Just off the draft they looked like they can recoup after Lebron left. And I firmly believe if they had drafted Otto Porter they could have a very exciting upcoming team. They even got the 2014 first pick! The top draft picks were people like Nerlens, Oladipo, and so on. Then out of no where they said Anthony Bennett. There’s a reason why Bill Simmons said Woah! when he was drafted. Nobody even expected him in the top 20. This was just the weirdest pick. Almost immediately after the Cavs picked him, the draft analysts were awkwardly coming up with reasons they got a good pick.

[@moonshinei]

Minnesota probably would've asked for Oladipo in the Love trade had he been drafted

[@tuneunleashed]

Moonshine I don’t think that would have happened they will still suck and get the first pick

[@Mxckery]

Healthy Nerlens Noel goes #1 100% sure

[@alexsnyder5064]

YeahThatsRight oladipo?

[@Mxckery]

@@alexsnyder5064 coming outta college pre injury Noel was a monster And Cleveland wasn't taking a Guard with there pick

[@razkable]

I think a competent franchise chooses a healthy noel 2nd and oladipo first.....just for stability like in 2012 the wizards with beal...but the bobcats in 2012 went fancy at 2 with mkg ...like the pistons picking darko while the nuggets get melo at 3 the 2nd stable guy...I think the bobcats pistons and cavs tried to outthink the rooms...and got burned...dumb franchises make dumb choices...meanwhile you got miami getting herro robinson nunn bam jones jr. winslow richardson mcgrouder ennis off the scrap heap in recent times since 2015 alone as non top 9 picks some undrafted all of whom did more than bennett...shows you how bad franchises just pick randomly lazily and good franchises prioritize scouting....and great ones prioritize development...seriously...

[@CatchCraftInc]

I remember middle school me saying "hey they can run a 2-3 with Anthony Bennet Anderson varejao and Tristan Thompson across the bottom" and seriously thinking it was a good idea

[@Ckproduction03]

The lesson other organizations should learn from this is always choose talent instead of the position. This upcoming draft is very similar to the 2013.

[@chrizyzz1008]

then you end up like the kings with 3 centers

[@Ckproduction03]

Christopher The Madcuz if you have a player with big upside you can always trade them. It’s better to make a trade than to have a bust

[@zuhairzubair4228]

Christopher The Madcuz it was obvious that bagley wasn’t as big of a talent than luka

[@rossjn9885]

Can we just be clear on how horrible the Cavs organization?! None of their players develop, they don’t have a winning culture, perpetually inconsistent direction, no identity.. I’m almost just feeling bad for Bennett. Drafted to the worst possible franchise!

[@TheMarkedWolf]

Imagine if they drafted Ohio's own CJ Mccollum instead

[@CiTyoFGODZz21]

Bennett is a 🐐 Don't Slander his Name

[@SAMPADEE]

Anthony Bennett is the prime example of playing on hall of fame difficulty for the first time

[@dunk7689]

As far as the Noel pick goes, he was the consensus number 1 guy for most of the year up until the ACL tear so there is every possibility that the article was before the injury or that they were still high on him.

[@SoggyHotDoggy]

That title made it seem like dude died

[@brendonjames1597]

Does anyone else think it's possible he would still have chances in the league if he wasn't the number 1 overall pick with the bust label following him? Honestly asking never watched much of his game

[@UIMGodzilla]

nah if anything it extended his time in the league, if he was a rookie drafted at 14th he would of been out the league in two years from a skill prospective hes one of the worst i've seen play, or do you mean from a pressure situation because it may of got to him, i remember the media counting the number of games he scored in single digits in a row and that must of been awful

[@brendonjames1597]

@@UIMGodzilla I just meant his actual talent lol didn't get to watch much nba ball at that time. That was my thinking exactly what if he got drafted towards bottom of the lottery with less expectations. Didn't realize he was just literally that bad 😂

[@SixDrums]

My thing with Anthony Bennett is that he was never supposed to be picked number one overall. If I recall, Noel was thought to go at one, and everyone, including Bennett himself, was very surprised when his name was called instead. If he was picked at like 10, he wouldn’t have faced so much pressure and he could’ve been a project that had time to develop, but being the top pick means all eyes were on him at all times when it was clear he wasn’t NBA ready.

[@karimzakaria9621]

Yea Nerlens was a monster, was the consensus number 1 pick then he tore his acl and he slid.

[@giga6716]

Oh dear Lord; This man literally made me cringed when I watched him play. I wish him the best of luck moving forward, but my goodness he was God awful.

[@giga6716]

Ok

[@niko-800]

Ok

[@sanjithechef]

I feel bad for Bennett, if he wasn't chosen 1st in the modern era, and was taken at literally any other number, he wouldnt be given such a hard time. I appreciate this video for not just ripping on him because "it's funny" but taking an actual look at it

[@icyboy771z]

Zion Williamson is what people expected out of Bennett

[@anthonytrevino3191]

He will be forever mocked and he shouldn’t of been number 1 or high at all. BUT he has done something few have. Got to drain buckets (occasionally) and reel rush from home crowd and join a special club even if short lived. He still suits up professionally for his country. It’s not like he works in a office somewhere

[@TheMarkedWolf]

He almost made it back again last year with the Rockets

[@jerrylanary4889]

Almost, but not quite. Its like you beat the buzzer, but its no good.

[@jacobrobinson2434]

If I remember correctly a lot of people had the cavs taking Nerlens Noel

[@jacobrobinson2434]

Also Mclemore

[@adrianmatuwambugu7491]

Has funky explained why he doesn’t do 2K my gm, especially a re make of the nba 2k14/2k15 pistons series

[@bgtheone2903]

It's probably because 2K is not a good game

[@bzhou123]

Quarantine funky bringing the heat

[@DrCluckinstein]

Since you're doing disappointments, I'd like to see a video on the Orlando Magic Ibaka trade

[@ItsTheMunz]

He’s hard to call a true bust because nobody thought he should be a number 1 with all that pressure. He was never gonna live up to even the slightest of pressure.

[@razkable]

to me a bust is not someone who made a career for them self just cause they were overvalued and picked high by a nba team as a teen like say kwame even..he played...bennett however was never good never good on a good team and out of the nba so fast hes a total bust..

[@abdulmajidsalleh4700]

He would’ve been a great small ball 5 today. If he would’ve worked on being a hood 3 and D player he could’ve had a decent career

[@itshardtofindaname]

Bennet wasnt supposed to be the first pick. He was ranked around 5 to 8. The Cavaliers reached and just ruined any confidence this kid could of had not being that high profile

[@johnmorales6281]

So basically a lot of the attributes that were being attributed to Anthony Bennett would end up being attributed to Giannis

[@lucaz3707]

John Green-Trujillo I ever thought of that, that’s crazy

[@ANTICENA571]

Alex Len projected 1st? My word that draft was bad (outside Giannis, CJ and Oladipo of course)

[@MegaSupern00b]

Gobert, Steven Adams and Tim Hardaway Jr as well.

[@uberlolzzz]

Title made me think he died

[@uncleterryreal]

Bro in 2k14 man was dominant, post threat that would posterize anyone in the paint, also if you passed him wide open at the three point line he wouldn’t miss. Dude was also a beast at defense in 2k. I wish he became something more than what he actually was.

[@henrypatton5346]

I’m here early and it’s day 6 of me asking funky to do an Isaac okoro video

[@domasrevaitis1158]

I dont know who he is, but I support you

[@henrypatton5346]

Domas Revaitis he’s a projected top 5 pick

[@chroperlop14]

Lmao funny thing how people only knew him as the senior playing with sharfie cooper back then

[@henrypatton5346]

Christopher Marrasquin defense doesn’t pop out on mixtapes I guess. Also Sharife is gonna do great things at auburn

[@ualreadykno2K]

he just did a game winner

[@Concatenate]

Just think about it though, can you imagine realizing Bennett wasn't great and got rid of him versus paying Otto Porter Jr. what he's making now and be one of the most average players on the planet?

[@TheNamesDitto]

Remember, Chris Grant, the GM of the Cavs from 2010-2014 who picked Benett, was assistant GM for Danny Ferry. Had LeBron not left, he'd have wasted his career

[@koraihoshiumi3137]

The Cavs really didn't end up so bad because of the pick, Minnesota are the real losers.

[@itsgl00my88]

You activated my PTSD as a cavs fan 😭

[@offwhitejayR2E]

Apology accepted man, we think he’s the worst too

[@carlsagan2607]

I felt so bad for him lol his face when he went #1 was priceless he knew it wasn’t right

[@datrandompersononyoutube3061]

"Maybe" definitely, funky, DEFINITELY

[@yea390]

Pretty mad he didnt pan out, we wasted a fucking pick bro

[@reconnaissanceman1547]

“But then he ended up doing nothing. And I can relate to that.”

[@saul-goodman]

2013 was a terrible draft until McCollum got good so it wasn't the worst pick ever but now it is

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

That’s the 2k that I play and it’s so funny in that game he develops into a total stud

[@ibringthelastwords1358]

The Cavs badly tried to make him the second Lebron but they couldn't 😅

[@georgekavallos7745]

I miss music in Funky's vids.

[@avranabraham889]

"He became good at nothing and I can relate to that" ..

[@peterpaul176]

Ouch

[@lukavidakovic2385]

I relate

[@SeeingShadows]

ANTHONY BENNETT UNGUARDABLE

[@justinclark3704]

He’s pretty good in the gleague

[@Supyloco]

What's going on, I've been seeing Anthony Bennett in my timeline a lot lately.

[@bgtheone2903]

Think of it this way, we won a championship 3 years after this pick

[@razkable]

yes but if he was Oladipo you may have 2 and still have kyrie lebron love and victor...also drafting tristain in 2011 4th over klay butler and kawhi will haunt them forever....what a mistake that was..imagine kyre bron kawhi victor and love...

[@cesarlaflame]

I want you to talk about how we passed up on giannis it hurts all the right way imagine what him kyrie and lebron could have been 4 chips in a row as long as they kept that core

[@rohkandagoat7679]

Leave the Cavs fans alone😂😂

[@mfent2956]

Rahson Henderson At least we have Sexton & KPJ 😔

[@michaelnelli3339]

Just waiting for funky to bring back the MyGM :(

[@RennWickam]

I know that nobody cares but his jumper last year in the G-League was wild, mans was going off down there

[@lorenzoveronese8140]

Remember playing against him in MyCareer in that 2k game. All he did was receive the ball top of the key and pass It back 😂😂😂

[@planyrescape]

Only competition is Hasheem Thabeet

[@Imperialspy]

It’s not his fault he wasn’t supposed to be #1

[@itsgl00my88]

@The Giant Midget he's good enough for nba level ball, just mid to late first round pick. His confidence was destroyed by expectations. As a cavs fan Gilbert is at fault for this one, and a lot of other fails in our history as well.

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

He was projected to be a lottery pick though. Granted it wasn’t that strong of a draft

[@tnk4me4]

In hindsight the 2013 draft was stacked.

[@DMVBLACK]

Tnk4me this is true, but at the time it was referred to as a weak draft.

[@coldcatproductions7737]

Bennett is number 2 worst all time. LaRue Martin is the worst. Bennett lasted longer in the league than LaRue did.

[@bestiamalata]

a bad Kwame

[@anthonybennett3143]

The best draft pick ever i just got cut by the local ymca team

[@scotto9857]

So Cavs hold the best and worst 1st overall pick, very fitting

[@jeremiahcook3051]

Making every type of video except for a mygm

[@ChampagneGars]

Kwame Brown at home laughing rn

[@leroyrodgers6089]

Your channel name should be "An Apathetic Diabetic."

[@jay7949]

They coulda had oladipo at 1, crazy

[@andrebarnes1258]

Good lord lol

[@Mxckery]

Bennet can be in the G League hall of fame if he comes back

[@jurep33]

And if Bennet wouldn't be picked first, they would still probably pick the likes of Alex Len, Ben McLemore or Nerlens Noel...

[@Runforestrun]

Biggest bust in NBA history, by far! Sam Bowie had injuries that cut his career short. Kwame Brown actually carved out a decent career as a backup for almost a decade. Bennett was out of the league after like 2 seasons. Dude was straight trash.

[@dodgecitygabriel623]

He was supposed to be Zion 🤣

[@Shane16784]

*Describes what Bennett was suppose to be.......* Sounds familiar *Stares at the 15th pick of the same Draft* (Not saying they should have gone that, it is hindsight thing, no one thought this was gonna happen)

[@Fatal504s]

Still can't believe dudes was saying zion is the next bennett smh.

[@williamlong1358]

Fatal504s like 8

[@liferealgood]

He should not have been there anyways.

[@blistabliss]

No one's gonna mention how he just says rape in the beginning wtf

[@RicardoAGuitar]

Michael Olowokandi gave this video a like.

[@hungryboi77]

Worst NBA Draft Pick? Are you crazy?

[@lifeofkai5320]

Nobody compares. All time worst first pick in sports ever.

[@RennWickam]

Oh man was I WRONG about this guy! 😂

[@mrultra6655]

Wasn’t he signed to the rockets this year but got injured... dude can’t catch a break

[@joshualester5154]

I’m pretty sure he was signed to the Rockets this past season or last season.

[@rodaxel7165]

Who was the GM of the Cavs during this draft. Horrible Wait what David Griffin? Holy ish.

[@idirdah]

Alternate Zion

[@ianmcandrew7893]

Funky, are you type 1 or type 2?

[@ldgh47]

Darko is still a worse pick

[@jasperthecreator_]

Does anyone remember where he was projected to go?

[@Fraudkuna]

cmon he's the GOAT