WORST Players In NBA History

In today's Rebound Central video, we take an in-depth look at some of the worst to ever play in the NBA and sometimes these players were just on the court at the wrong place, at the wrong time...
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[@poly_g6068]

So wait... Sun Yue averaged less than 3 minutes per game and still managed to put up a basket or two? How is he a bad player?

[@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo]

He did what he could with the time he was given. Respect

[@poly_g6068]

@@Bobobo-bo-bo-bobobo We've seen even scorers like Durant go 3 minutes without scoring, tough break

[@Raytheman581]

Right, nothing about that was bad. he got put in and he got a basket or 2 within the short time he was in.

[@canwegetmuchhigher1728]

@@Raytheman581 it’s not meant to be like that it’s meant to have the lowest ppg so it’s obviously not counting his minutes

[@Raytheman581]

@@canwegetmuchhigher1728 I know, I'm saying at the very least he went in in whatever time he was given and still scored. There's some people who don't even do that.

[@weschopp]

Sun yue has more rings than Harden

[@codebeasto8094]

For a reason 😤

[@christansdad]

...so do Jeremy Lin and Adam Morrison.

[@b4llzd33p3]

Ouch...

[@SuperPeterok]

And more than Lavar Ball

[@Azhtecc]

Pete Olivarez you have 0 IQ, bruh lavar has 20 rings, he’s still in the league right now at 50

[@el_bamba]

James is on Curry

[@Rvexs]

Braulio Ortiz exactly

[@evanzhao1082]

I would expect lebron on curry would be a good basketball player

[@nevertheless2259]

Warriors blew a 3-1 lead

[@nzr5252]

@@nevertheless2259 cavs cant blee a lead. Because they dont have a lead. 4-0

[@nevertheless2259]

Lol 2018 nba finals hahahaha Im talking about 2016 btw

[@sergeant1446]

Kwame Brown's career ended short? Since when is 13 seasons considered short?

[@kirbyolsen5941]

Fr everyone expects to stay in the nba as long as Vince Carter is rn 💀

[@infinityfrequency4152]

Kirby Olsen he’s retired now vc is gone

[@kirbyolsen5941]

Infinity Frequency yeah I know

[@col7004]

Mj sort of ruined his career :(

[@adb8003]

He’s a bonafide scrub. HE CAN’T PLAY! No disrespect.

[@figueroafamily2024]

Bruh Ben Simmons averaged 0 points per game in his first rookie season

[@samgilkes9959]

6_minutes_a_game .......

[@KaKa-nl3ff]

which rookie you dym

[@gamingwithshilopollard3422]

Lol coz he injured

[@cayson9662]

He was injured

[@big.studzz3454]

r/wooosssshhhhh

[@danielallyway]

Do "Best 6th Men" of all-time

[@jeanetteboze]

Yes

[@tbhfrosty748]

Bruh i see you everywhere who are you

[@peytongriffin782]

That would be Jamal Crawford

[@godli6063]

@@peytongriffin782 ginobili*

[@davidwallace5740]

steve kerr

[@GBuaccc]

They signed him to a 10 day contract to prove himself, and only gave home 4 seconds lmaooo

[@obitouchiha4739]

*3.9 seconds. Get it right.

[@gamerduck1003]

@G: Eric Epperson he was making a joke dumbass that's why you stay in school

[@Randomperson-zt3il]

@@obitouchiha4739 yeah like omg get ur facts STRAIGHT 🙄 Jk lol

[@punchaim1708]

poor fucking guy they didn't even let him get a chance in the league

[@heavenbun]

yeah he deserves to experience the nba world 😭

[@sagatuppercut2960]

I'd be happy as hell to just be a bench warmer.

[@hhbecreative8927]

Imagine getting to watch the game from the bench and getting paid for it

[@erictan3258]

@@hhbecreative8927 hahahah so tru

[@alexlilano1931]

They make more money 99.9% of people while basically doing nothing. It's a good deal.

[@HH-xg2mk]

I know right? like watching the entire game while wearing the jersey

[@bian7744]

@@hhbecreative8927 yes.

[@VongolaSekundes]

Poor Sun. He was probably just a merchandise selling for the Chinese market.

[@alexlilano1931]

Sun was probably isn't that bad if he won two champion in China, so bad can he really be. There probably way worst NBA players than.REBOUND is just hating.

[@ArmBradPitt]

@@alexlilano1931 This channel said Kwame's career ended short even though he played over a dozen seasons. The guy is just reading off a script put together lazily lmao.

[@bian7744]

@@ArmBradPitt that was the biggest inconsistency I noticed

[@whirledworld2]

They barely gave him any minutes

[@whirledworld2]

@@alexlilano1931 Fr 4 points in 5 mins in his debut is good

[@nightsphenom7122]

Imagine being remembered as a bust 30 years later

[@rokyericksonroks]

It’s a cold world, jack.

[@TheRealTact]

😂😂

[@averz2198]

They were obviously good enough to make the nba.

[@kennethgodwin2461]

Ever heard of a bust

[@boldlaxx]

Lotis 44 right 💀💀

[@subwaybin33]

If u make it to the nba u still obviously have lots of skill

[@boldlaxx]

MrrockGaming _ that’s also the dumbest response I’ve ever seen

[@kennethgodwin2461]

not necessarily

[@brown9671]

All of these guys could still completely destroy all of us in a 1v1

[@blazingexil4003]

fica games11 you don’t know how good they are in those games

[@KINGPHANTOMw85]

@Tee Pick boy shut the hell up probably likee 5'7

[@trippinatormachine]

@@fica1137 ok bud

[@carbonifed]

@@blazingexil4003 in soccer shorter players are often better than nba ones sooo

[@blazingexil4003]

@@carbonifed ok I guess but that’s pretty besides the point.

[@KingofNewark]

These "worst" players would destroy people at YMCA

[@david.tousignant20]

Not even close! You're right! I've played College ball in the 1990s... I was always one of the best (if not the best) player on the court almost every time I went on the court. But, one time, I played a semi-pro & John Crotty teaming up (5 v 5). They just showed up and didn't even lose one game.

[@tyronebrown2246]

True

[@Lmao23249]

Yup take Brian scalabrine or however his last name is spelled

[@joekerr5418]

Not hard to destroy people at YMCA

[@aseed89]

At YMCA? Lol they would destroy top college ballers and every other player/league outside of the NBA

[@wowthatsgr8949]

Bruh why they treat JamesOn like that...

[@Tethloach1]

JamseON Curry

[@Tethloach1]

JamesOn Curry

[@SteveGamesFTW]

JaMeSon CurRy

[@mrnobody607]

JaMeSon CurRy

[@jeffalver2047]

CuRry

[@_squid_6707]

Damn imaging Disappointing Jordan and Kobe

[@iamgoat5863]

If I'd ever disappointed them I would have left the NBA immediately especially if my first run was with Jordan and the Wizards.

[@beastx5490]

That wouldn't end well.

[@Youngkingkillmunga]

@Tacko Fall 5 rings

[@curroot7175]

@Tacko Fall 5 rings

[@sytincer5708]

@Tacko Fall 5 rings

[@web_3393]

Why does Bennett move like he isn’t athletic at all 😭

[@marcmanosa8871]

Because he really isn’t

[@jUAN.T]

He really look much athletic for Twolves thanks Rubio

[@rokyericksonroks]

He was just tremendously overrated. The fool that drafted him should be fired.

[@bigsmoke562]

They could have had giannis lebron and kyrie

[@hwhaht]

@@rokyericksonroks IIRC he was fired

[@MoveInSilence23]

The worst draft choice ended up being a UPS executive. I think he made up for it.

[@jaguar-yv2hq]

"Ups"

[@iylun270]

@@jaguar-yv2hq yes, UPS

[@Defender78]

0:50 LaRue gets credit by me for being honest on his abilities and fortunes

[@quentinfreeman7516]

Some players really didn't seem that bad, they just barely got any playing time

[@raymatp1]

I disagree with the last 2 players and the 1st one. Sun Yue and JamesOn Curry both didnt played 48 minutes in total while LaRue was benched even as a 1st overall pick. I would just categorize them as the Unluckiest NBA players instead of being worst.

[@iguessso1790]

I agree

[@DJLEO408]

Kobe was benched the first year.

[@darkpicture3]

I feel bad for the first guy, he seemed like a good guy in general. He didn’t deserve that

[@nevadadowns211]

They did Jameson dirty he prolly would’ve been a good player if given the opportunity

[@khuletwala]

Haven"t watched yet, but I know Kwame Brown has to be on here

[@clifbar6424]

KHULE__ He’s a bona fide scrub!

[@arkgenesis8811]

Yeahhhhh im pretty sure you wtached the vid

[@adb8003]

KWAME BROWN

[@augustgreig9420]

@@arkgenesis8811 It doesn't take Miss Chleo to predict that Kwame was gonna make the cut.

[@arkgenesis8811]

@@augustgreig9420 True. Half the time I don't know what I'm commenting when I comment lol. But hey 10 people liked my idiotic comment lol

[@everything-yd4xm]

atleast they made the nba...

[@bobgoblin7733]

Naw

[@jesuschrist8088]

Naw

[@aknkkalacanovic4923]

Naw

[@aidenanderson116]

naw

[@mrnobody607]

Naw

[@jlgonthebeat3080]

A player like Kwame would have benefited greatly from playing college basketball. I’m not saying he would have been some NBA all star, but he could have had the extra time to play against some higher level athletes before jumping straight into the NBA. He could have been a solid role player

[@kevinthomas4577]

Michael Kidd Gilchrist drafted over Bradley Beal... One of Jordans great draft picks

[@calebfriend4347]

JamesOn Curry was a beast in college.

[@jemaradrao6499]

when kwame escaped the jordan attitude in his rookie season just to be a teammate by kobe 😅

[@anthonyphung6717]

My Oct/Nov video had to get pushed back because the professional athletes I had lined up for it are now under strict COVID protocols. Just means you’ll get a twofer in early 2021. On the bright side, you’ll be getting 1.5 videos in Dec :) 💨✨💣✨💨

[@orbyfan]

The Trail Blazers weren't rebuilding when they drafted LaRue Martin, they were building; they'd only been around a couple of years. David Halberstam provided a sympathetic portrayal of him in his book "The Breaks of the Game" (1981).

[@nlecurry9955]

Is it normal that there is 5 first comments

[@dannmarte6570]

Nle curry maybe

[@doralynnhall4956]

Yes it is

[@ian_hollingsworth]

Yes it definitely is

[@justnbavideos4949]

Unfortunately yes

[@rileystannard9260]

Nle curry on tiktok there are like 20

[@gorutra]

Kwame was so frustrating with Lakers. Wide open but he had Hands of Stone 🤚🏾

[@Gustavo-yh5it]

Breathing between words, man

[@Sean-rm1mv]

And altering tone once in a while

[@rpdrajev]

Sun Yue seems to not be a bad player, just a player that was never given a time/stage to showcase his skillset. You're not supposed to show out at super impressive in 5 or less MPG in 9 games. How much can you really do in that window? Even more so when you're a 2nd round pick so no one expects wild wonders from you anyway.

[@nonamewillbegiven6136]

More fouls than points

[@aseed89]

The disrespect to kwame. He didn't live up to his hype as the first round pick but he is not one of the 'worst players' in the nba history. He played for many seasons, teams obviously saw value in him that the average person has no clue about.

[@goldwerewolf8651]

he was still bad, how do you team with Kobe and not even succeed

[@nonamewillbegiven6136]

And he only played for so long cause he was a big body to use otherwise he sucked. You Kwame fanboys are annoying

[@iguessso1790]

​@@goldwerewolf8651 no everyone gets motivated by the same thing. Kobe made most of his players but not all, good example being Shaq not being motivated to do more then he was already doing. Playing with a star don't mean nothing. Kuz got better without LeBron and stagnated with LeBron

[@aedifexx9904]

Congrats on 1 mil my guy!

[@IAmNobody451]

15 points and 8 boards??!! I wouldn't be able to put that up in a game in the D-League

[@zillayt5509]

i average that now as a high school freshman

[@IAmNobody451]

@@zillayt5509 keep doing what you doing man👀

[@zillayt5509]

@@IAmNobody451 thanks man, im trying to get in the universtiy of louisana at layfette

[@staryzil1072]

@@zillayt5509 High school is a lot different from the D-League, but those are stats, keep at it.

[@abrahamovalle9790]

Can we just all appreciate that they made it to the nba

[@scxr1526]

Yea i would dream to get atleast even 1 game with people like curry

[@FreshPrincex4]

I'll appreciate it more if they actually take accountability and put in the work knowing that the pros is a whole different level. Like kobe said. People get way too complacent when they get to the league and don't bother to work on their game to improve

[@nonamewillbegiven6136]

No

[@MadNessPlaysYT]

Wow, you've changed A LOT Congrats on 1M!

[@adrien6197]

fr, he talking so fast here i thought i had my speed up 😭

[@sukamtotedja3425]

@@adrien6197 yooo i thought i was the only one thinking like that 😂 i even tried setting the speed to 0.75 but it sounded weird so i figured it was his normal speaking speed

[@shinylitten1145]

I like to learn nba back storys thanks rebound❤❤

[@samuelsarbah3050]

What are all these positions for? We need another video to crown the first person because 5 ppl can't occupy a position

[@YuShawStang]

You forgot to mention Sun Yue's experience before nba draft. His team, Beijing Aoshen Olympians, had discrepancy with Chinese Basketball League, so the whole team joined ABA(American Basketball Association), which was found in 1999. Sun Yue made it through All ABA 1st team and All Star.

[@xwulfd]

hey man how about make a list of greatest players that didnt make it to nba

[@babylon.9466]

Its just sad that these players never even thought about the art of not giving up

[@WWFAttitudeEraFreak]

Kwame brown played with Kobe and mj, that’s impressive

[@Gr4and101]

JamesOn Curry????

[@Ok-ik4ww]

@dafuqawew Ebron is goated

[@TheGameLecturer]

"The highest paid player per second in NBA history !" LOVED IT !

[@joachimmorales7059]

It ain’t really fair for Jameson Curry to be called the worst as it wasn’t his skill it was the lack of playing time

[@vlr_1374]

"Hey bruh you got some soap?" "Nah bruh had to fit the 9mm"

[@Ultraninetyeight]

Kevin Knox is on his way to being on this list

[@blue-balenci4181]

Slyz Fel thats cold bro 🤦‍♂️

[@MDNite-bl8gk]

@Slyz Fel So edgy and cool wow.

[@Gabriel-bx8wk]

@Falice nyaa what a funny guy

[@raofficialgaming]

Kevin Knox avg double figures dude these players couldnt even avg 5ppg

[@Kdsmoovedab]

He’s got all the tools to be good that’s what’s crazy

[@lebronjamesjr.5117]

BrO JaMeSoN cUrRy Is A gOaT 🐐 🤩🤩🤩

[@Gabriel-bx8wk]

What did Lebelt do to u

[@wbrycatgmail]

@@Gabriel-bx8wk 😂

[@flohunt5143]

@@Gabriel-bx8wk 🤣🤣

[@flohunt5143]

@@wbrycatgmail 🤣

[@khoado123]

the crazy thing is those worse players in NBA history would go to local gyms or parks and give anyone all the smoke. That's how significant the gap between pros and normal people are in sport.

[@ashleyking1146]

That is not the point of the video. Can’t stand ppl who can’t go a video without defending the nba

[@khoado123]

@@ashleyking1146 then get the fk off ? Who asked you to read my comment and get all sensitive about it ?

[@david.tousignant20]

In the NBA, there's two other guys worth mentioning, probably worse than Sun Yue : 1) Will Conroy [108 minutes played in the NBA] : * 0.4 PPG, 0.7 TRB and 1 AST on 13.6% shooting (12.5% from the free-throw line). 2) Darius Johnson-Odom [21 minutes in the Show] : * 0 PPG, 0.9 TRB and 0.3 AST. He also had more fouls than AST and Points combined! DJO missed all of his shots and FTs attempts in the NBA. Both were still incredible ballers overseas & in College!

[@pkmkid84]

James was on Curry in the 2016 NBA Finals though.

[@CreeperDude567]

This video is hella depressing man... I'm getting super-depressing vibes from this vid man 😭

[@Yur234]

On god like ur vids before every game

[@fernknowsbeststudios7964]

Got to meet Sun Yue in downtown LA back in 2009. Made my day!

[@fernknowsbeststudios7964]

@Zane Truesdale you triggered?

[@simoncquach]

Why's Sun Yue on this list? He wasn't even a 1st round pick & hardly had any playing time or high expectations.

[@araarasayonara6163]

Imma be pissed if warriors blue up this year's draft

[@davidwesley2525]

That's BLEW , NOT BLUE . O.M.GOSH.🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@Thiccjimbobway]

To be fair the leap from college to NBA is huge so it’s difficult for most new players to jump into it

[@FreshPrincex4]

Sounds like excuses.

[@nitinsaxena4906]

AWESOME VID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Gabriel-bx8wk]

1:30 I swear to God the UPS pulled up right outside my house when he said that no joke

[@br2147]

Ok

[@topocakes]

Bruh how were the Blazers undergoing a rebuilding phase less than two years into their existence?

[@a.j.mazariegos9723]

Good vid!

[@knutthompson7879]

It takes a really good bad player to make an NBA roster.

[@xiaozhang2507]

Just saying, Sun Yue did have an awesome block against D Howard 😂

[@kpridezzang]

blazers passed up jordan and kevin durant 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stefanocanicchio7278]

And also Bob McAdoo,if I remember well.

[@mrchill.s]

Yeah and OKC had 3x league MVPs on the team...

[@paytong9353]

BENBEN and how many rings did they get 🍩

[@nonamewillbegiven6136]

@@mrchill.s not at the same time you m.oron

[@RobertDGordon]

Portland could have drafted Dr J, Jordan and KD... but they opted for Larue Martin, Sam Bowie and Greg Oden... 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Fxlkxn]

3.9 seconds had me lol

[@Daggermouth8k]

JamesOn Curry LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@encinobalboa]

Unusual number of Lakers on this list.

[@xitsjbx3502]

Nive jon on 1mil! Keep it up!

[@xitsjbx3502]

Nice sorry for spelling nice wrong

[@generalhotstuff4975]

Make a video on what portland could have been picking julius erving and jordan

[@Dylan-le9zi]

I imagine China basketball games in China ending like this “And the score is China team one 50 China team two 55, China wins!”

[@Skelyboss]

Huh? Wdym

[@Skelyboss]

So games that are played between 2 American teams or only American teams are also like this???

[@bernardp.4207]

The worst players in the NBA History remain way better than any person here laughing at them.

[@sterlingsilver5937]

True.

[@ultrabookyt2481]

This happens idk it’s happened to me where I played super well on my teams in highschool then when I went to college where sports can matter I just shut down I couldn’t play well I would second guess even though I knew I could do something. Life goes on though.

[@majjj]

This is great

[@GoPhantxm]

first

[@hlolboii4966]

Next video the most underrated nba players

[@DanSuy]

Lebron the Goat James

[@b10mm35]

@@DanSuy Lebron aint underrated, but yeah hes insane.

[@b10mm35]

Kevin Durant

[@IvefoundthetruthonMay]

I'm very new to the basketball world but I think Allen Iverson still deserves more props

[@FtcLilChris]

Nah it giannis antetokounmpo

[@JimmyNier00]

I don’t think you know what hiatus means.

[@mlayton1904]

I meet Martin some years ago. Cool dude. Senior executive at UPS.

[@Nayvixs]

These players in my opinion are definitely good if they made it into the NBA but the problem is I think they were not comfortable with the leap and couldn’t catch up due to their lack of motivation.

[@edwardsimbila4398]

0:10 is that larue martin or Dr J? Cause if thats larue martin they look crazy identical

[@redboots2499]

Darco def should have been on here.

[@PurXion_777]

Thanks for the reality check

[@skimasker3049]

It is important to note that The Wizards was once called The Bullets. 6:31

[@yoboy4139]

Most of these are first picks

[@axelgomez7819]

your transition game could improve

[@chipskylark8869]

"Best high school player in his class" lol

[@get_video]

This video gives me hope

[@1capezzlol864]

*COUGH COUGH* Flight..

[@carlin6243]

Flight wouldn’t even score in the WNBA

[@Mzdedeo]

Javaris was most certainly the biggest failure of a person 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@abelaldrich7831]

I agree he messed up his life not just his career it's really sad

[@mikearsen4580]

Very funny and informative comments

[@massimocometti6529]

I notice that most of the players in the video were drafted by my beloved PurpleGold.......... Please bring back home the '80s front office and scouting team..........

[@unknown-bs4xq]

Petition to add danny green to this list

[@univrao]

this guy speaking in 2.0 playback speed. xd

[@swaggy_viv923]

Imagine being in the NBA and seeing this

[@tommywallbank9042]

JamesOn went ON the court for 3 seconds then went right back OFF it

[@acanofwhoopass4599]

"kwame Brown is a bonafide scrub! He can't play!!"

[@trabucks]

Yes as the video stated

[@Roffawarrior]

Kwame Brown, god bless him! Is a scrub.

[@captaintang1]

Sun Yue still got a ring though

[@AndweleHarris]

Though undeniably bad on paper, they made it to the NBA...that's a huge accomplishment.

[@gregparslow9486]

Do the shortest nba players ever