These are the NBA's most wasted careers 

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Kemba Walker wasted his entire career in Charlotte under Michael Jordan.

Man Trae Young only been in the league for 6 seasons and you’re telling me his career is wasted? If you’re gonna do Trae like that why not put Lamelo Ball in here too while you’re at it 😂😂

Trae Young has 2 playoff series wins in his 5 years. Damian Lillard has 4 playoff series wins in 11 years. Yet many people do not view Lillard as wasted or a fake star, but everyone loves to rip on Trae already.

I remember Zach Lavine facial expression when he heard he's getting drafted by the Wolves in 14 lmao

Zach LaVine despite his flashy dunks is a really passive player he don’t have that hunger to win he don’t got that dawg in him

This really hurt to see these player's career getting wasted.

13:03 "because of his lack of size, he has trouble finishing" LOL

Al Jefferson..ppl forget how good in the paint he was

Lots of bad contracts and overpaid players mean lots of dumb nba executives out there .

Honourable Mentions : Kevin Garnett's Wasted Prime in Minnesota. Charles Barkley in Philiy . Oscar Robertson in Royals . Carmelo Anthony In Knicks . Kemba Walker In Charlotte . Gilbert Arenas In Washington . Chris Paul In New Orleans / Clippers . Blake Griffin In Clippers .

Kevin Garnett in Minnesota definitely comes to mind. A top player at that time, KG was the focal point of the T wolves. But with the bad roster construction, KG never really had the chance to shine until he got to Boston.

Embiid is on pace to joining this list in the future. At least he has the accolades to be a HOF for sure already.

I'd say CP3, but not because he wasn't in the playoffs, but because something about him always made him lose when he was so close.

Since you briefly mentioned McGrady, I think it is fair to also mention the great Shareef Abdur-Rahim of the Vancouver Grizzlies. His career was so depressing, and he was on such a terrible team that was run by an incompetent front office up in Canada.

Same reasons I wondered why most people were questioning his max level contract. The bulls didn’t sincerely build around him and he got comfortable with that

Andy always comes in clutch during lunch

Making that much money is a wasted career.

we don't even forget that Damian Lillard , even wasted his whole prime in portland . He goes on this list here too.

love your content andy, thank you for inspiring me to start making content. It's been almost 2 years and I am at over 2k subs. You, Kenny, Jakob. all of you really laid the ground work.

Kemba. I watched him and Al Jefferson carry the hell out of the Hornets. He got a couple playoff appearances, but damn there wasn't enough help to get them too far.

Crazy Zach LaVine has been in the league for this long, I still remember Zach LaVine cheese from nba 2k15

The common denominator is poorly ran teams. This is why more young players should refuse to go to the perennial bad teams and demand trades much quicker. Francis did it, worked great for Kobe, worked great for Bo, Elway, and Eli in football. They do it all of the time in baseball.

Mitch Richmond deserves a mention. He was on the an mediocre Warriors team early on but in his prime he was on terrible Kings teams. He averaged like 25 points on the kings but they were terrible, then goes to the Wizards and they’re awful and thankfully he won a championship with the Lakers but he so old by then.

Yessir! Andy with the old music, keep it up!

Real Bulls fans never wanted Lavine in the first place especially when you consider we traded Jimmy Butler. A guy who has willed those Miami Heat teams to the Finals TWICE insane. Instead we got a dude who acts like a diva and dudes who only play hero ball Lonzo was the only reason that team worked. I’m guessing the Celtics will trade Brown for Lavine.

10:32 my man got his face whipped 😂

Zach Levine being in the NBA for 10 years now kinda blew my mind there for a minute lol

I really think Vince can be in this discussion, dude always underachieved despite good numbers

Zach Lavine, the modern day Vince Carter. Super athletic,great dunker and elite shooter lacking the hunger to win. Just like Gilbert Arenas said "He's just nice"

Zach Lavine I remember him from the 2015 and 2016 dunk contest. He had the physical tools and skills but was content just putting up buckets and getting checks.

What about Kemba Walker?

Every year the hawks are in trade rumors for players like og ananouby and pascal siakam just to trot out Capella and Hunter year after year

Don't really think trae should be on here lol, he's 5 years in and has made a conference finals. I do expect him to be traded but he will be a major piece to a contender sooner rather than later.

it's a damn shame that Cousins wasted his whole career,not just talent. Some period because of injuries and some because of his mentality. Kemba Walker too..damn shame that he threw away his talent in Charlotte.

Thanks for putting the old background music

I feel like AI’s prime was also wasted. He played like a mvp candidate and the sixers built a crap roster around him with his 2nd best player being dikembe

Mitch Richmond was one of the best players of the 90’s but spent them on a bad Sacramento kings team

Dejounte Murray, Shareef Abdur Rahim, and I guess Joe Johnson needs a shoutout (I always felt like those Hawks team should’ve been better than what they were

Kemba Walker is in this conversation. I felt bad that he was out of the league and wasted his prime in Jordan's Hornets.

As a Bulls fan i do feeling bad for Lavine😢 Vooch too i love those 2

If we go back in time, there's Mitch Richmond with the Kings. You mentioned Mcgrady, but I don't count him, since he was on a Rockets team plagued by injuries to him and his co star. Bradley Beal could've been on this list too, lol.

Good video!!!

This is an older example but Mitch Richmond very much had a wasted career. He put up some great numbers on average Warriors and bad Kings teams in the late 80s and throughout the 90s.

As a bulls fan...😭😭😭... Beginning of 2022 was sooo promising. I loved when Lonzo & Caruso would share the backcourt on the defensive end...along with javonte green..😢

Trae Young’s lack of size leads me to another point: historically, it’s extremely difficulty to build a championship winning team around a point guard than a wing or a big with very few exceptions.

The background music is much better and less annoying for this one

Blake Griffin on Clippers and Pistons Damian Lillard on Blazers Andre Drummond on Pistons

Zach always reminded me of Tmac at his best .

you should add segments markers for each player

You could make a video of a lot of eastern conference players in the 90s

Hawks and Bulls are basically the same team.

Andy can we get a video on the g league ignite program getting shut down

Yeah Boogie was a beast fo sho. As a Blazer fan I have many memories of him singlehandedly destroying us. He definitely had all the tools necessary to be a top 5 NBA player but it just never quite worked out for him unfortunately

The intro is exactly why i say Devin Booker is hilariously overrated 😂 dude is legitimately Zach with a good team and yet ppl call him a top 3 SG in the NBA 😂 dude had a better year the year before they got good and he finished nowhere near the MVP race yet they win he puts up the same numbers and plays the same way when they were losing and suddenly hes top 5 in MVP 😂😂 D Book is mid but because he has a nice fade, good aura, went to Kentucky and dated a Jenner hes this superstar player 😂😂😂😂

LeBron’s first Cleveland stint is also an honourable mention.

Offenses that center so much on one player like that seldom do well because the other players have no real incentive to lift up their games. Part of the reason the Triangle worked so well is because it got other guys beyond the top two involved in the play. Any given night there'd be shots for Armstrong, Buechler, Burrell, Harper, Kerr, Kukoc, Longley, Simpkins, Wennington, etc.. It wasn't all just sit around and watch Michael do his thing (although he did have the ball in his hands a lot). Guys like Lavine and Kemba didn't achieve team success because other guys are thinking "if he misses, I'll get the rebound," rather than "if he passes the ball, I've got a green light."

Damn I forgot about Zach I remember seeing him in high school games seeing how crazy athletic he was among high schooler

If you look at those checks those careers are not wasted

That thumbnail is wild lol

Haha love being a bulls fan! Definitely don’t want everyone involved with the bulls to go besides Coby and Ayo

I love your vids but I hate when you pick and choose when "CONTEXT MATTERS". That Boogie take was just unfair and you know it. He couldn't be a Giannis or a Joel because SAC spent more time trying to replace him than build around him. And that "Playoff run" the Pels went on was not some Cinderella run they stomped in the 2nd round.

I think the biggest turning point in Cousins career was when Malone got fired early in his second season .... The Kings started off very well that season and then Cousins got viral Meningitis .. the Kings went on a losing streak and Malone got fired. Malone was the first coach that Cousins respected and seemed to get through to him ... Then George Karl got hired the next season and that set the stage for the fall of Cousins.

Trae definitely needs to play under Pop in San Antonio

As a European fan and long time subscriber, I would really appreciate if you could maybe add in a smaller font the metric measurements alongside imperial in the future. It would be a lot easier to follow the video.

Wasting careers and getting injured shouldn't b on the same conversation that's crazy

Trae will always be legendary in my book for the bow out in the garden 😂

Damien Lillard wasted a lot of time in Portland. His prime years John Wall too...

No bluechew ad this time ? 😂

As a bulls fan, I love how we have multiple players on this list.

Even though Gordon didn't win dunk contest he the Ring 😂😂😂

Jason Thompson had so much potential

Interesting video, Lamelo Ball and Cade Cunningham are also having wasted seasons on their current teams.

LaVine is what Mike Finley used to be like before Dirk and Nash carried him into the playoffs. Maybe after his current contract he'll sign a veteran and joins a championship team like the Nuggets or a potential contender like the Sixers.

Zach Levine's biggest issue is that the Bulls made him "The Guy", when he never was that player. He's a phenomenal athlete and obviously very skilled, but he's not a franchise guy. Not by himself. He puts up good stats, but he's never displayed that next level tenacity that pushes teams higher. He's not a leader. He's just a really solid player. And that's fine, but that's not who you want as "That Guy" on your team. He's had talented teammates around him, but even then, he often gets outshined by them because of the heart they put into their play. Alex Caruso is nowhere Levine in terms of raw skill, but he's a way more popular player because he puts everything on the line and always wants to win. When Derozen came into the team, Levine shrunk back instead of stepping up. Now we've got Coby White breaking out, there's really no more reason for Levine in Chicago. If he hadn't gotten hurt at the last second, he probably would've been gone already. And that's not to completely trash the guy or anything. He's a great player, but he's not at that top level the way the Bulls wanted him to be. Put him on another team with a strong leader to follow, i think he'll do great, and probably end up being a crucial member of a fantastic team. The Bulls ain't that team however, and he doesn't really fit.

As a Bulls fan and somewhat of a LaVine skeptic, I actually think the front office set him up to fail with Jim Boylen , awkward star pieces, and bad draft picks. Caruso and Ball were decent moves, but Lonzo has a lot of knee issues. Also, it doesnt help that Coby has essentially replaces LaVine.

I miss Boogie. I was rooting for that guy on the Pels. He was cookin.

Tom Van Arsdale played 12 nba seasons, played 929 NBA games, was a 3x All Star averaging 15.3 PTS 4.2 REB & 2.2 AST in the 60s & 70s… BUT has never appeared in the NBA playoffs. Omri Casspi, Sebastian Telfair, Eddy Curry, Popeye Jones, Brandon Knight, Otto Moore & Doug Overton played 9+ seasons in the NBA without making a playoff appearance. Buddy Hield is the longest current player who has never appeared in the NBA playoffs in 8 seasons.. that MIGHT possibly change with the Sixers this year. Lauri Markkanen is right behind him with 7 seasons.

When you get overpaid and your team suffers a cap hit , it becomes extremely difficult to build around you, especially when you are not a top 10 player, but paid like one

makes so sad😔

Zavine wants to win, he just believes he should be the guy

Andy talking about Trae Young: "Due to his lack of size, of he had trouble finishing." Me high as balls on some sativa: *starts giggling like a school girl*

Steve Nash and Carmelo come to mind if we talking this definition of "wasted careers" neither of them even made it to the finals even though they both legends of the game

Zach lavine would be dangerous for a team that utilizes off ball movement He's an excellent cutter and a deadly catch-n-shoot player

Zach could've been another Kobe Bryant with his skillset but of course.. Kobe's mental prowes is another level.

Lavine been part of the Twolves and the Bulls 2 organizations with terrible front offices especially during the time he was there

How yall feel about Trae Young as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf?

If you put any stock into advanced metrics than Lavine's PER fluctuates between All-star and average starter caliber player for his entire career.

Lavine on GSW or nuggets would go crazy

Cousins was such an underachiever. He couldn't control his temper and no one could get through to him. He missed out on so much money because he was a lock room cancer, he never took care of his body or worked enough on his game. Cousins was huge...he had a 7'5'ish wingspan but he never consistently dominated (except for his early years) because of his awful shot selection and so many injuries. He had the worst victim mentality and I'm sure he still blames others for how his career fell apart.

Trae is unfairly under appreciated .

Lavine needs better help honestly but the bulls made win now moves that haven’t turned out well like the bulls wanted to

Its all about impacting the game.

So many players just want to do well enough in the reg season to get paid, with no real desire to win a championship. It must be really hard to really care about pushing yourself to the next level if you're getting paid over 200 mil over five years, there's no worry about having to keep pushing, as you've got the bag!

Zach Lavine is unfortunately being coached by Billy Donovan. He needs to take half the blame for these small ball lineups, lack of defense, strange lineups, lack of using bench, lack of adjustments, etc. Tell the entire story about Lavine situation.

Debo and Zach in the same starting line-up is weird. Zach needs to play with a Jokic type of big man.

I feel so bad for Demarcus Cousins bro… it’s a damn shame he had to go out like that

CJ McCollum too.😢

I thought Zach would be way better than booker but here we are

What about Grant Hill in Detroit?