The 10 Greatest One Hit Wonders in NBA History

[@jonnyarnett]

How would you alter my list?

[@hardwoodgems]

MCW was my first thought. This is going to be a fun watch!

[@bezllama3325]

IDK If i would have MCW even in that "Hit" he was very inefficent

[@TheDwight12]

I remember Brandon Jennings scoring 55 points in his rookie season and everyone thinking he would be the next big thing

[@jbizz80]

I appreciate the inclusion of Richard Dumas on the Honorable Mentions list. For him, it was drugs and not injuries that killed his potential. But that one year in Phoenix was special.

[@steezsteezsteez]

At 9:32 it says his FG% is 39%!

[@Irfanhill]

I always remember MCW, basically the only player whose first NBA game ever would be the best of his career. There are a few outliers like this in history, glad you highlighted some of them.

[@fortynights1513]

Ok rookie season. Solid per game numbers, but on low efficiency. Became a bench guy after that.

[@Sweat404]

I remember in Australia a lot of dudes were wearing the MCW jersey

[@Nolmy300]

I would like to mention that Michael Adams that season was on the Denver Nuggets, coached by Paul Westhead. Westhead famously uses a version of "The System," most recently popularized by Grinnell College. If you look at all of the teams that Westhead coached, specifically Loyola Marymount College in the 80s, you will see the absolutely ridiculous scoring numbers they put up. Michael Adams was put in a quick and high tempo offense in which he thrived in. Also notable, is that under Westhead's coaching, Orlando Woolridge put up over 25 points per game that year at age 31, and Walter Davis averaged an incredible 18.7 points per game at age 36. Although his Nuggets weren't good, Westhead coach the Lakers to their first championship with Magic and Kareem in 1980, and also winning a WNBA championship in 2007 with the Phoenix Mercury, making him the only coach in history to win both titles. Just thought this was an interesting bit of information!

[@fortynights1513]

Didn’t know Westhead won both NBA and WNBA championships. I sometimes see Michael Adams’ highest scoring season listed as an example of empty stats. Same with Carter Williams at the beginning.

[@stephonwilliams5232]

Wow this is a great career for him then

[@Opium64]

He did have a decent stretch before and after his best season that probably why he’s not in the list

[@jonnyarnett]

Awesome comment! Thank you for the insight!

[@Nolmy300]

@@jonnyarnett No problem Jonny. Huge fan of your videos. If you want to dig deeper into this rabbit hole of Paul Westheads incredible career, I highly recommend it. The year before he became the Nuggets head coach, he coached at Loyola Marymount university, where they were averaging 122 points per game as a team, but sadly, their second best player, Hank Gathers, collapsed during a game and passed away later due to injury. They dedicated their season to Gathers, making an incredible run in the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed, highlighted by a 149-115 win to the defending champion Michigan Wolverines. Truly magical

[@ПчелицаЏаја]

Lin didn't receive any offers from big time colleges that would allow him to pursue his basketball career, so when he finished high school he decided to go to Harvard. At the end everything worked out just fine for Lin but his path from Harvard to the NBA was nothing short of a miracle. The fact that Harvard produced more US presidents than NBA players is just mind boggling for me 🤯 Linsanity ❤

[@janoycresnova9156]

You're wrong. He played for Harvard. That's basically the only reason why he got in there. He's not some sort of genius.

[@reimixo]

How is that mind boggling? Harvard is a school for the big brains, not a school for sports....

[@stevennguyen4309]

@@janoycresnova9156He had the grades and SAT score to get in. You’re just bitter that you haven’t amounted to anything

[@tj5180]

@@janoycresnova9156considering that he didn’t get offers but was able to go to Harvard is impressive. Ik some of the top athletes and professionals went their and the reputation they have

[@nolanko1265]

@@janoycresnova9156Ivy League does not give out basketball scholarship. Nobody gets into Ivy because of basketball. Lin was a superb student with super high GPA and perfect SAT math. He also plays the piano and violin. He got into purely based on academic and scholastic merits.

[@hardwoodgems]

I see Jonny, I click!

[@Ciorno2K]

WORD‼️🗣️

[@FoulTarnished47]

Amen

[@JuJuu1017]

SIMPLE AS THAT

[@hyabberhane]

Real

[@Lllooggaan]

Exactly what i did & im in a college class rn

[@RVered]

You didn't mention that the Kings' incompetence and mismanagement of talent majorly contributed to Tyreke Evans' decline; they regularly switched his position between PG-SG-SF, gave him no concrete rule, and refused to either commit to his development or trade him and focus on someone else.

[@KZA518]

Well they ended up trading him but still yeah them playing around and constantly switching his position stunted his potential.. if they let him play mainly point guard and shooting guard sometimes I think he coulda been similar to James harden or like a right handed James harden… as long he stayed healthy or didn’t have any huge injuries

[@KZA518]

But tyreke was always solid or a good even great player at times just never reached star potential that it seemed he would or could’ve

[@RVered]

@@KZA518 It was a sign-and-trade. If I understand correctly, it means that his contract expired, but to get something in return and for Tyreke to get more money, they did this traderoo.

[@nvm9040]

He was pretty good with the Pelicans

[@mxhughes]

​@@KZA518 he was suppose to be a star level player he had crazy hype coming out of memphis so when he balled out like he did his rookie season ppl really felt he was the real deal but the kings completely screwed up his development and it set them back for years

[@erlonbrunosouzamiranda8525]

Lin's story is why I hate Carmelo, he could have at least a good player by his side in the D'Antoni system, but his ego took over and it ended up ending Lin's career.

[@hellboy30098]

But at least Lin got a championship out of it 🥹

[@CharisBozonis]

True words. He is a fat egocentric ballhog that underachieved big time in his carrer due to his character and lack of work ethic.

[@cc_chris]

Dude was bitter and jealous af

[@EldenRinging]

​@@hellboy30098A championship Lin himself says, he didn't earn. To be honest, some of these stories are on the players, but with Lin, it was very much circumstances and I think lack of trust in him. Later injuries, too, but by then I thought, he wasn't given a fair chance. Heck, his NBA career was shorter than Kwame Browns.

[@EldenRinging]

@william58295 totally! which makes it even more of a shame that Lin got ousted that quickly.

[@VicerExciser]

What about Brandon Jennings? Dude scored 55 points in a game his rookie year.

[@raphab0]

Chris Kaman's lone all star season for the Clippers is worth an honorable mention I think. One of the more forgotten players of the 00s and 10s

[@fortynights1513]

I remember when Bill Simmons did his redraftables, when they got to 03, he wasn’t picked.

[@fortynights1513]

Side note: Was he any good?

[@marcellkristoffauszt5444]

I strongly believe if it wasn’t for Melo, Lin could have establish himself as an all-star level player or atleast close to it

[@jonnyarnett]

I remember being soooo frustrated with Melo during that time.

[@JoshGreenFist]

dude played in the NBA many seasons afterwards and proved to be a solid starter AT BEST. Melo could've been more generous but it's not like Lin was all that.

[@dshawandunwell3892]

​@@JoshGreenFistinjuries and Bad fits played a huge role in that

[@slee2695]

​@@JoshGreenFistplaying with ball dominant guys like Harden and Kobe were terrible fits...he's a run and gun type player

[@marcellkristoffauszt5444]

@@jonnyarnett most of the time I was frustrated with him 😀 His ego was always in his way to achieve more. Well atleast that’s what I think

[@JadenSmithEyes]

I think the platinum record 'Shaq Diesel' should count for this one hit wonder list.

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

It should be on the list 😂

[@nomooon]

You can't stop the reign!

[@markjackson6431]

Michael Adams had such a great year that he was mentioned in the Dream Team book as one of the players to be on that team

[@jahcode6132]

Don't forget about my myplayer in 2k. Averaged a 50 point triple-double as a rookie and then retired.

[@tiboralvarez7517]

Hahahahahahahahahqhahahahahah

[@ltrigga219]

Lin’s run was almost immediately immortal. Whether you expected the falloff or not, I think we all knew we were witnessing something special and unique. Awesome list!

[@Void7.4.14]

That's how I felt for sure.

[@janoycresnova9156]

Meh...it felt really overblown to a lot of people. He had a good run for like 15 games because no one knew who he was. Once teams adjusted for Lin, he was done.

[@ltrigga219]

@@janoycresnova9156 Dude…were you around for it? I have never liked the Knicks for more than maybe one playoff series, and I was absolutely pulling for him and the Knicks to keep winning. It wasn’t just “a good run” by your average player. Even without him being the first Taiwanese player in league history, he was straight housing all stars. Look at his stats for that stretch. He was almost even playing defense! He was dishing out tons of assists, and had a damn 38-piece against the Lakers. It was a month straight of something we had never seen before: an Asian kid that was going nuts, and by game 3 had a target in his back, and he KEPT going bonkers for 6 more games. Nobody figured him out, Melo and STAT came back and the offense completely changed from what he’d been flourishing in. Then his freaking coach quit. It was miraculous, it wasn’t overblown. It was one of the greatest stretches in NBA fandom ever. “Lin scored a total of 89, 109, and 136 points in his first three, four, and five career starts, respectively; all three totals are the most by any player since the merger between the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the NBA in 1976-77.”

[@isaiahferguson5286]

@janoycresnova9156 true but once Melo came back it was over

[@MikeM-np4od]

​@@isaiahferguson5286It wasn't Melo, it was that game in Miami. The Heat were the 1st team to focus in on stopping Lin and it proved he was average at best. Chalmers and Cole took that Lin assignment personal it looked like and made him look like an amateur. After that game the shine was off Lin for good.

[@vanguardas9927]

Would like to slide in Montrezl Harrel somewhere here, after winning 6MOY he's basically done in the league and is now just a bench warmer

[@SiripongchaiLumlur]

Never forget when I really thought TJ Warren gonna be a big time scorer

[@Baemax25]

Another certified banger from Jonny that would expand my knowledge about NBA lore.

[@JustinG1978]

Richard Dumas. Alcohol wrecked him. Lit up Pippen in 93 Finals

[@davincerica7232]

I've always felt bad that Tyreke Evans didn't make it... He had the most talent on this list imho

[@dexinvictus6103]

DAMN SON, WHERE'D YA FIND THIS

[@brhyno926]

I learn something every video I watch, and I already know a lot lol, thank you because I've never heard of Walt Hazzard

[@tyronetnj79]

It hurts watching this being from Philly and loving the Sixers😭

[@cadecrusader]

Thank you Jonny for the awesome video!

[@isiahbraun8704]

U really did ya homework ❤

[@ronaldpalmer9364]

I never seen a video like this and i have seen alot of videos but this is a great video

[@alex4833]

Cool video, Jonny! As a Kings fan, I remember feeling so excited about Tyreke Evans and then being disappointed after his rookie season. It surprised me to see him to reach his ceiling so quickly. I too am not sure why. I've heard once that it may be b/c the Kings played him out of position at SF. While it is true that they did play him at SF later on, I am not sure if that is the cause. Have a great week :)

[@michaelthreepeat]

Does anybody remember when Ronald Murray from the Sonics was torching the league for like a 3 week stretch ? Inventing somethinglike the 0.2 hit wonder. (Honorable mention for Willie Burton and his improbable 50 pt game)

[@mongoslade277]

I even remember how Ronald Murray got his nickname. "Flip" 😂

[@jasonreyes5767]

Yes start of the season ray was not available cant remember why him and reshard was lit

[@d.ferris3964]

Great list! I loved Aaron Brooks…super fast small point guard who could do a little of everything (just not for long too long).

[@tee.productions]

Common Jonny W

[@andrewchester3527]

Jonny! Please do a “re-awarding” vid for major season awards series if the 65 games played requirement was always a thing!!!

[@HiThere-ju3wg]

Day 8 of asking for a video on who would be your top basketball team of all time. 15 players, 3 players per position. It's not just about talent, but also chemistry. To make it more interesting, you can also pick which year of that player you'd decide on. The ultimate dream team.

[@AX5Terminator]

PG: Gary Payton (1996) SG: Michael Jordan (1993) SF: LeBron James (2013) PF: Bill Russell (1962) C: Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) PG: Steph Curry (2022) SG: Kobe Bryant (2009) SF: Larry Bird (1986) PF: Kevin Garnett (2004) C: Shaquille O'Neal (2000) PG: Magic Johnson (1987) SG: Dwyane Wade (2009) SF: Kevin Durant (2014) PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo (2021) C: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971)

[@HiThere-ju3wg]

@@AX5Terminator No timmy?

[@AX5Terminator]

@@HiThere-ju3wg I couldn't think of where he would fit better. I wanted Bill Russell for the rebounding as he was replacing Dennis Rodman. I picked Garnett for his passing and movement to fit with Golden State Style of play and then I picked Giannis for his ability to keep up with the fast break of the Showtime Lakers.

[@BokNero]

I’m addicted to thus content!

[@tywayne3]

I always liked Dana Barros. For some reason I had a basketball card of him when he was with the Sonics. I always thought the Sonics jerseys were kinda cool. Fastforward years later I ended up getting a Supersonics Starter jacket. 😊

[@tallevy]

I actually got to meet the dude at a visit to the Basketball HoF! He’s a great guy.

[@Αναστάσιος-σ8υ]

You shouldn't leave a team that has faith on you and you play well. Mistakes that cannot be fixed afterwards.

[@ghostaccountlmao]

Can you do a video with 1 hit wonder games performances? As in, the top 10 greatest single performances at the most critical moments from someone who played much, much higher than their averages.

[@bowmanencore]

Agreed. Would be awesome.

[@fortynights1513]

When Barry McCockiner did best games by draft busts, he came across a game that might be a contender: Darius Miles is considered a bust, but he had a rather efficient 47 point game once.

[@OpaqueNihilist]

Terrance Ross with 51

[@railenherman6482]

Terrence Ross: 51 points Corey Brewer: 51 points Willie Burton: 53 points Rodrigue Beaubois: 40 points Tony Delk: 53 points

[@holdmyweight3597]

Sadiq Bey: 51 points

[@darkverse8]

you really help me expand my knowledge and especially understanding of basketball lol, thank you jonny!

[@jsmoove81519]

If I recall correctly, Tyreke Evans handled the ball a ton in his rookie season and he wasn’t a good perimeter shooter. In his second year he was slotted as a wing and his impact dropped significantly. He had a nice stretch in Indiana for a bit as a lead guy but had issues with substance abuse/weed that got him suspended for stretches

[@kookurikapooh]

Yeah. I think he was forced out of the role he was comfortable with which caused his numbers to plummet drastically. I can’t really say it was on him. Just bad management.

[@KimjongUno69]

Can’t forget about memphis

[@Michael-mt6yb]

He had a nice outing in NO. He never got credit

[@369pendulum]

@@KimjongUno69 His Memphis season is the reason he shouldn't even be on this list.

[@chugcanthoop]

YES DEVIN HARRIS, I loved Devin on the mavs man but his nets season was pretty 🔥 he was quickkkkk and had a very underrated step back

[@tj5180]

Nets traded Jason Kidd for him

[@davidSFL79]

Show of hands if you remember Dana Barros’ rap video

[@TeeEss700]

Very creative video

[@clix8100]

When Johnny posts a vid, it reminds me that it's time for dinner 🙏🏻

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

The best basketball channel 😁

[@brhyno926]

Thanks!

[@jonnyarnett]

Wow, thanks man!! That means a ton. I’m happy to hear you’re enjoying the vids

[@jasonreyes5767]

Best basketball channel by the way the man knows basketball history and just great ideas for content and most of all not a fan boy

[@playc.holder6432]

I remember meeting MCW and seeing him at a few parties back in high school. He seemed cool but also caught up in his own celebrity. Entirely unsurprised he used all his brilliance up in his first season; he was never destined for a long career given his complacency as a high school sophomore

[@BrockMak]

7:43 Me too. I wanted his full dribbling moveset on NBA 2k series. Simple yet effective for a taller guard He did have surgeries for plantar fasciitis in his sophomore season. In 2019, he got suspended for substance policy violation and only got reinstated last year.

[@hannibalwilmetcalf8363]

Anthony Morrow & Brandon Jennings both had one GREAT year

[@TestGame-jx3ux]

Jeremy is still solid after the linsanity despite him becoming 2nd or 3rd option for those pure scorer like harden and Kobe.

[@mikaelmuehlbauer7909]

What about Big Country Bryant Reeves? His sophomore season was great

[@asero021584]

He was a serviceable big man prior to his injuries.

[@gregorywilks1036]

Yeah big country used to dog shaq, yes shaq! Shaq said it himself.

[@dennisc2154]

for me this is my honorable list.. Otis Birdsong (after making all nba team in 1981 , its been all downhill)... Larry Drew (average 20 pts per game in 1983 then disappeared) Derek Smith ( averaged 23 pts per game in 1985 then got injured) Phil Ford ( Rookie of the year in 1979 then never duplicate his rookie season)

[@romanramirez7847]

I would also add in Truck Robinson. He had an all-time great season in 1979, where he was an All-Star, First Team All-NBA and lead the league in rebounds. He had one more All-Star selection in 1981, but he never had another all-time great season.

[@mongoslade277]

​@@romanramirez7847I know Truck Robinson with the New Orleans Jazz but he was great with Phoenix in 1979. They almost beat Seattle

[@mongoslade277]

Well thought of list but you know Birdsong was the master of the midrange. Remember when Derek Smith dunked on Jordan?! Barkley loved him as a teammate. Kansas City had that great playoff run in 1981 but injuries got Phil Ford. He'll have that assistant coach job at UNC for life

[@famouscriminals18]

This guy Christian Laetner from the 90s. There was a documentary about him being a college star, but being average in the NBA. He actually managed to have one all star season before falling back down to averageness

[@369pendulum]

"This guy Christian Laetner"... Please don't start off a sentence by referring to a basketball legend as "this guy" lol

[@golddragon134]

10. Michael Carter Williams 0:50 9. Jahlil Okafor 2:23 8. Michael Adams 3:34 7. Antoine Carr 4:33 6. Mike James 5:40 5. Aaron Brooks 6:37 4.Tyreke Evans 7:38 3. Dana Barros 9:01 2. Walt Hazzard 10:20 1. Jeremy Lin 11:42

[@xanderreimers4445]

Being from sac, that tyreke hype was insane

[@jamiekelley4076]

I would love to hear a video of your top 10 rookie seasons in NBA history

[@jonnyarnett]

I got you! Lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6fdaGysf7eqoZI

[@jamiekelley4076]

@@jonnyarnett Awesome and thanks!

[@homerthompson416]

Not sure why you think the Kings did well trading Antoine Carr to the Spurs. The Spurs got a pretty good backup bigman and the Kings got Dwayne Schintzius.

[@Αναστάσιος-σ8υ]

He just looks at statistics without actually having watched them playing. With the hawks Antoine Carr had to a play a backup to Kevin Willis and Moses Malone which was really harsh. Then he went on to play in a really bad team as was Sacramento before Mitch Richmond.

[@taylordunekacke5784]

Video idea. Worst careers for players who won rookie of the year.

[@fortynights1513]

Carter Williams from this video, Don Meineke in the 50’s, and Ernie DiGregorio in the 70’s would be three of them. Woody Sauldsberry in the 60’s potentially. If we were to go five long, because of how much competition there is, Tyreke Evans.

[@CellCixx]

i admit...as a jordan fan..i was a knick fan for about 2 months LOL...thank you Lin

[@logicaldude3611]

Mike James randomly went off in the 05-06 season, putting up averages of 20.3pts, 5.8asts, 3.3rebs on 46.9% shooting and 44.2% from three. That was BY FAR the best season of his career. He never did much outside out that. He had a couple seasons averaging around 10ppg, but he was usually in the single digits.

[@Αναστάσιος-σ8υ]

He was an excellent player that never had the playing time to show his skills much like the other other mike James that plays now for Monaco

[@jasonreyes5767]

The year before that he was awesome coming off the bench for houston the only guy tgat could create a shot besides mac

[@gerryomo9515]

Thanks for making me go to sleep at night 😂❤

[@ItzJustJP]

Nice video!!

[@AfricanH3ro]

Tyreke probably would have continued to improve if the Kings actually let him run the point instead of moving him to the 2

[@kookurikapooh]

This! I remembered he was forced out of the point. What bothered me more was how management didn’t put him back on 1 after they saw he wasn’t a fit at the 2. Well, I guess the Kings management aren’t notorious for nothing.

[@andrifennell4339]

Yo list on point

[@adommicaih3513]

Day five of asking Johnny Arenet to make a video on LeBron haters/slap attack.

[@jackofalltrades123]

That piano intro just hits different lol

[@jamiahwilson3901]

Richard Dumas should've been in the top 10. One year He's dominating Pippen in the Finals to out league the next . Sad story.

[@samivellamo3995]

OJ Mayo stepped in for injured Dirk Nowitzki in Dallas. He was producing big numbers until Nowitzki came back and that was it.

[@Noob_Guy2k]

Carr was solid tbh tho

[@Kush949]

I would have brought up Ty Lawson who went nuts in the playoffs

[@Banned4Life]

He had multiple good seasons though.

[@karlo9572]

Lawson had a good stretch

[@bengalsbreakdown3057]

Bubble year TJ Warren

[@kingquestOZ]

Definitely

[@russellst.martin4255]

Off the top of my head, some to a lesser extend...94-95 Jim Jackson, 16-17 Jabari Parker, 97-98 Isaac Austin, 93-94 Don MacLean, 00-01 Jerry Stackhouse...Three of them ending up being injured in those years and never regained what they had. Actually, the first two names I typed were Willie Burton and Richard Dumas, but then I saw the honorable mentions.

[@fortynights1513]

95-96 Jamal Mashburn

[@reimixo]

Stack was an All star the year before and the Next 2 AVG 21ppg+...

[@dawkinsbeagle]

Very interesting video. I wonder, would you do one about players with big promise that fizzled out rather quickly, like Steve Francis and Elton Brand for instance?

[@sedcdf]

Elton Brand was an elite player in 06. His advanced stats were very good, and he almost took the Clippers to the WCFs.

[@fortynights1513]

@@sedcdfBrand had a solid career for himself, but yeah, he was only an All NBA player for that 06 season.

[@barrytantlinger1033]

Brand was a 20/10 guy for eight years. I'm not sure that's fizzling out quickly. Injuries really got to him.

[@williamlee7672]

Melo was a big reason he failed in New York.

[@jasonreyes5767]

Good list i remember ron mercer ricky davis and kinda wanna say jamaal tinsley

[@flaviofalcao7513]

Another great video 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@Jack__________]

I wonder how fluke seasons can be explained by PEDs.

[@ezekwu]

If Tyreke Evans was kept at PG, he would have been a perennial all-star...

[@adrenalineunlimited]

Jerry Stackhouse, Nikola Pekovic, Roy Hibbert

[@tony020480]

I disagree on Stack.

[@panchospinola6705]

Who else remembers Yogi Ferrell?

[@gregrowe1168]

Kemba Walker. Guy took over for Kyrie in Boston and turned one good season into a big contract. Never lived up to it.

[@Crono454]

Richard Dumas on the mentions. That guys rookie season was a big contributor to a Suns Finals appearance. If he had materialized as a young star next to the core of Chuck, KJ, and Thunder Dan, the Suns might’ve had a banner to hang up in the 90s. But the man couldn’t quit the booger sugar.

[@tj5180]

Not really one hit wonder considering his past drug use. If it wasn’t for that he would’ve been good for his career. Lin and Aaron brooks, Michael adams etc are better examples

[@Crono454]

@@tj5180 well he put him in the honorable mentions

[@pabloking5830]

THANK YOU. They treated Lin like he had 5 years straight of dominance which it is amazing but that run he had was the shortest run ever.

[@plimi]

Pervis Ellison, 91'

[@guilhermegraca8211]

Have Isaiah Thomas (the Celtics one) played at a high level for more than 1 season? I really don't remember, but expected him to be on that list.

[@3bby15]

He’s not one year wonder tho he had like 4 good seasons

[@holdmyweight3597]

You sound like a casual no offense

[@luckytwoshoes7598]

Paul Westhead is straight uo gangster. One time in 2004, I met him in a restaurant and he slapped my camera out my hand, saying "No Pictures!" before running off.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

I remember Antoine Carr moreso on the Jazz rather than Sacramento

[@rome8180]

I don't think injuries had much to do with Okafor's "decline." By Okafor's third season, it became clear that Embiid was a much better player and so he was prioritized. Okafor entered the league the same year the Warriors won their first title. There just wasn't room for a pure back-to-the-basket big who wasn't mobile on defense. The only reason he got so much run his rookie season is because Embiid was still coming back from injury. Plus, the Sixers were terrible and would have given lots of touches to any rookie they'd drafted top 5. But there was lots of talk about how he didn't actually make the team any better even then. Even Noel was having more positive impact due to his rim protection and effective role as a lob finisher. Had Okafor become a better rebounder, worked on his 3pt shot, or become even an average defender there would have been a place for him in the league. But given that he didn't improve on any of those things, there was never going to be room for a guy you had to run the offense through who didn't provide much else. His post-ups weren't even particularly efficient.

[@fortynights1513]

Did he also not provide much offensively if the ball wasn’t in his hands, and could he finish? And is 51% from the field inefficient?

[@OK-yy6qz]

This goes for a lot of players. Where their rise is basically "we just gave him a ton of time and shots because we had nobody better around" basically what Linsanity kinda was too

[@fortynights1513]

@@OK-yy6qzThat seems to be what is implied if someone is said to have put up empty stats. Ergo: On a better team, they don’t get the playing time to put up the per game averages they did. I’d take it most players like that can’t defend either?

[@gpcasyao2919]

If you have Jeremy Lin on this list, you should also have included TJ Warren in the bubble

[@hardwoodgems]

Since Richard Dumas was on your radar, I love to get the 2nd video with him and others. That guy was like the prototypical wing of today, way back in '93.

[@rodf6584]

Not sure if there is enough footage, but can you try to do Johnathan bender for Indiana pacers

[@The-Dom]

gdamn, rookie's first game and nearly quadruple doubles!

[@shawndiggs8304]

76ers fans (like myself) are down bad rn. Great video though hahaha

[@rukawa2054]

Honorable mentions : Tony Campbel, Lionel Simmons, Wayman Tisadale.

[@ssjganicus7696]

ben simmons should at least be an honorable mention.

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

Facts 😂

[@Kingbossdon]

Automatically like and clicked on your videos 📹 think you need to do the vs series again

[@bryantwilliams6718]

Michael Adams actually averaged 26 points per game 🥺, shocked...

[@jb2814]

Definitely Isaiah Thomas in Boston 28.9 PPG in 2016-2017 season.

[@alaskaguyd963]

Isaiah Thomas

[@rpgdivision]

Interesting correlation between most of these is that they were on tge shorter side as NBA players.

[@musicglenn]

well, there's Bill Walton - not quite "one hit" but close. After a phenomenal championship season, he was never the same because of injuries, though he did have that comeback year with the Celtics as a 6th man in their championship run.

[@lazydadsgarage]

I think a common theme here were all these players on a bad team. Aside from Dana Barros most of them scored with poor efficiency or didn't play much defense

[@fortynights1513]

Some of them may have been ok if used in a reduced role, but were inefficient as a team’s top scorer. Michael Adams’ season in particular is one of the least efficient seasons for the number of points per game he scored. He still put up those per game averages, but on an average team he might not have gotten the shots to do so. Probably the worst such season I’ve come across though is Jamal Mashburn in 1996-97 (23.4 points per game on 37.9% field goal percentage, and on a losing team). Mashburn had a solid career but never scored that much again.

[@luke9648]

Remember that time Victor Oladipo put up 23.1 ppg and was..... An All-star, All-NBA 3rd team, All-defensive 1st team, and most improved player??? Oh, and came within 4 points of knocking LeBron out in the 1st rd of the playoffs??? Yeah it was injuries, but he went from role player to megastar to forgotten in less than 5 years.