NBA: 25 Worst Individual Seasons Of The 3-Point Era

Phil Watson

Feb 5, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) drives to the net against Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell (20) in the third quarter at the Pepsi Center. The Nuggets defeated the Bulls 115-110. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

In the 3-point era (since 1979-80), there have been some great individual seasons in the NBA. You won’t find any of those on this list.

There are many lists of great accomplishments and great players who have done remarkable things throughout the history of the National Basketball Association.

This is not one of those.

No, instead this list will celebrate—or at the very least call out—the players who did the absolute least to help their teams achieve.

These are the 25 worst individual seasons in NBA history … or at least since the advent of the 3-point line in 1979-80, the modern era of NBA basketball.

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Two of those seasons were turned in during the 2015-16 campaign, one of them reaffirming the notion that it is, in fact, tough to be a rookie point guard in the NBA.

So what did a fellow have to do to even qualify for this list? For starters, he had to be a regular member of the rotation, playing regular minutes on a regular basis.

He just had to perform very irregularly in the process.

In order to get on this list, a player had to play in at least 60 games and average at least 20 minutes per game, in other words, be a regular member of the rotation for at least ¾ of the season in question.

For the lockout shortened seasons, the minimum games played requirement was lowered to 36 games in 1998-99 (50-game regular season) and 48 games for 2011-12 (66-game regular season).

The list really is fascinating—veterans, rookies, lottery picks and undrafted free agents, it really runs the gamut.

And with that, we’re off and bricking.

Next: Member Of Original Utah Jazz

The New Orleans Jazz had drafted Notre Dame’s Duck Williams in the fifth round in the 1978 NBA Draft, but he was among their final cuts in training camp and did not play in the NBA in 1978-79.

The Jazz brought Williams back for another look, signing him as a free agent in July 1979 after their move to Salt Lake City and he made the club, playing 77 games and averaging 23.3 minutes a game in a hodge-podge of point guards that included Robert Smith, Brad Davis and Mack Calvin.

The Jazz had won 26 games in their final season in New Orleans and were no better in their first turn in Utah, finishing 24-58—matching the Golden State Warriors for the second-worst record in the NBA.

Here are Williams’ per game stats:

Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
23	77	23.3	3.0	6.7	.447	0.0	0.2	.000	.447	0.5	0.8	.700	1.4	2.4	1.3	0.1	1.4	2.2	6.6

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And his advanced numbers:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
77	1794	8.6	.464	.023	.116	1.4	5.3	3.5	14.1	2.7	0.3	16.4	15.6	-0.9	0.6	-0.3	-0.009

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Williams was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for future considerations in October 1980, but was cut and never heard from on the NBA scene again.

Next: Former All-Star A Shell Of Himself In San Diego

LANDOVER, MD - CIRCA 1979: Sidney Wicks #21 of the San Diego Clippers shoots over Greg Ballard #42 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1979 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Wicks played for the Clippers from 1978-81. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sidney Wicks; Greg Ballard — LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1979: Sidney Wicks #21 of the San Diego Clippers shoots over Greg Ballard #42 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1979 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Wicks played for the Clippers from 1978-81. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Sidney Wicks; Greg Ballard

Sidney Wicks had been an NBA All-Star in each of his first four NBA seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers after being the second overall pick in the 1971 NBA Draft.

The former UCLA star had been traded to the Boston Celtics in 1976 and he was acquired by the San Diego Clippers in an August 1978 deal.

The Celtics sent Wicks along with Kermit Washington, Kevin Kunnert and the rights to Freeman Williams to San Diego in exchange for Tiny Archibald, Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight and second-round draft picks in 1981 and 1983.

In his second season with the Clippers, the 30-year-old Wicks cratered, averaging 7.1 points on 42.3 percent shooting as San Diego finished three games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Here are his per game averages:

Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
30	71	30.2	3.0	7.0	.423	0.0	0.0	.000	.423	1.2	2.1	.546	5.8	3.0	1.1	0.7	2.4	3.4	7.1

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And his advanced stats:

Season	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1979-80	71	2146	8.5	.447	.002	.306	10.3	12.5	1.7	1.3	22.9	13.6	-1.3	1.2	-0.1	-0.001

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Wicks remained with the Clippers the following season until he was waived in January 1981. He played a season in Italy before retiring in 1982.

Next: CBA Pickup Did His Part In 71-Loss Season

When Walter Bond came out of Minnesota in 1991, he didn’t get a sniff from the NBA, instead playing the 1991-92 season with the Wichita Falls Texans of the Continental Basketball Association.
The Dallas Mavericks, coming off a 22-60 season, brought Bond in on a training camp deal in October 1992 and he earned a spot on the team, starting 38 games at shooting guard.

He just wasn’t so much with the shooting part, hitting 40.2 percent of his shots on the season while appearing in 74 games as Dallas became just the second team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a single season, finishing 11-71.

Here are Bond’s per game averages:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
23	74	38	21.3	3.1	7.6	.402	0.1	0.6	.167	.408	1.7	2.3	.772	2.6	1.6	1.0	0.2	1.5	3.0	8.0

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And his advanced numbers:

Season	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1992-93	74	1578	9.0	.462	.074	.296	6.7	11.8	2.3	0.7	14.9	19.4	-1.2	0.4	-0.8	-0.024

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Bond signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz and spent the 1993-94 and beginning of 1994-95 with them before being waived. In December 1994, he joined the Detroit Pistons, playing five games before being waived.

He returned to the Jazz on a pair of 10-day contracts in January 1995, but was not retained and finished the season in the CBA, where he played in 1996-97.

He got a shot with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1995 but did not make the team in training camp and failed to make the Atlanta Hawks in 1997.

Bond was in the CBA through 1998 before playing in Italy and Germany, retiring in 1999.

He was the host of Food Network’s Giving You the Business reality show in 2013.

Next: Did Not Flourish In Chicago's New System

Feb 24, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell (20) drives past Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) during the first quarter at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports

Tony Snell was thought to be one of the Chicago Bulls who would benefit from a new offensive system under new coach Fred Hoiberg in 2015-16.

After all, Snell had shown marked improvement in his second season in 2014-15, increasing his numbers across the board with more playing time.

But instead, Snell regressed in 2015-16, putting up the dreaded double of less production with more playing time.

Snell played in 64 games, starting 33, and averaged a career-high 20.3 minutes per game. But he shot a career-worst 37.2 percent from the floor, his scoring average dipped from 6.0 points per game to 5.3 and he turned the ball over at the highest rate of his career–1.4 per 36 minutes.

But at least he committed a lot more fouls, so there’s that.

The Bulls missed the playoffs for the first time in seven years after finishing 42-40 and Snell–the 20th overall pick out of New Mexico by Chicago in the morass known as the 2013 NBA Draft–didn’t exactly make a push for a contract extension with his play in his third NBA season.

His per-game averages:

Season	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2015-16	24	64	33	20.3	2.0	5.3	.372	0.9	2.4	.361	.454	0.5	0.5	.909	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.8	1.6	5.3

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And Snell’s advanced numbers:

Season	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2015-16	64	1301	6.4	.478	.457	.097	8.1	6.9	0.6	1.0	12.8	13.7	-0.5	1.0	0.4	.016

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Chicago picked up Snell’s $2.368 million option for 2016-17 on Oct. 30, 2015, and has until the end of October to decide whether or not to offer Snell an extension beyond his rookie contract.

Next: Helped Sixers Slide Out Of Playoffs

David Wingate was being looked upon to take on a bigger role in his second season with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1987-88 after a solid rookie campaign primarily as a reserve.

But things didn’t go according to plan. There was an injury, there was production that stayed the same or got worse and there was the whole “couldn’t throw a rock in a lake if he was standing in a boat” shooting.

Wingate started 22 games, played in 61 and the Sixers lost 46 games, missing the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.

His per game stats are below:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
24	SG	61	22	23.3	3.6	8.9	.400	0.2	0.7	.250	.409	1.6	2.2	.750	1.7	2.0	0.8	0.4	1.7	2.0	8.9

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
61	1419	8.5	.452	.073	.242	3.6	4.7	4.1	12.8	1.7	0.9	14.7	21.1	-1.1	0.6	-0.5	-0.018

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Wingate, a second-round pick out of Georgetown in the 1986 NBA Draft, bounced back to have a journeyman’s career, lasting 15 seasons—three in Philadelphia, two with the San Antonio Spurs, one with the Washington Bullets, three with the Charlotte Hornets, three with the Seattle SuperSonics, two with the New York Knicks and a final year back in Seattle before retiring in 2001.

Next: Rookie Season Basically A Disaster

UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 20: Basketball: Minnesota Timberwolves Corey Brewer (22) in action vs Milwaukee Bucks Royal Ivey (12) during preseason, Milwaukee, WI 10/20/2007 (Photo by Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (SetNumber: X78937 TK1 R7 F111)

Corey Brewer was coming off consecutive national championships at Florida and had just been crowned the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player two months before he was taken seventh overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2007 NBA Draft.

This would be the Timberwolves team that just traded franchise icon Kevin Garnett to the Boston Celtics and were embarking upon a rebuild.

Brewer started 35 games at the small forward spot for Minnesota that season and played in 79 in all, getting almost 23 minutes a night for a team that went from bad (32-50) to worse (22-60).

Brewer’s per game numbers looked like those of a kid in way over his head:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
21	SF	79	35	22.8	2.3	6.2	.374	0.1	0.5	.194	.382	1.1	1.4	.800	3.7	1.4	1.0	0.3	1.1	2.4	5.8

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And his advanced numbers:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
79	1803	8.3	.429	.074	.226	5.1	13.9	9.4	9.1	2.2	1.1	14.3	15.6	-1.4	1.2	-0.2	-0.005

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But Brewer did get better, playing a bit part for the Dallas Mavericks late in the 2010-11 season to earn a championship ring and spending time with the Denver Nuggets before returning to Minnesota in 2013. He was dealt to the Houston Rockets in the middle of the 2014-15 season, helping them to the conference finals, and re-signed with them to a three-year deal in July 2015.

Next: Veteran Role Player Just Asked To Do Too Much

Grant Long had enjoyed a long, if not all that distinguished NBA career as he moved with the Vancouver Grizzlies to their new home in Memphis in the summer of 2001.

Long was long past the point in his career where he should have been depended upon to play starter’s minutes, but the 35-year-old started 56 games for the Grizzlies in 2001-02 as the team tied a franchise record with 23 victories—the same as in their last season in Canada.

Long played in 66 games and averaged more than 28 minutes per game and his production could best be described as “yeah, he was there.”

Here are his per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
35	PF	66	56	28.3	2.5	5.8	.426	0.0	0.3	.176	.430	1.3	1.9	.699	3.5	2.1	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.9	6.3

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And his advanced statistics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
66	1868	7.7	.475	.044	.319	1.9	11.9	6.9	11.5	1.8	0.4	19.0	13.2	-1.0	1.2	0.2	.004

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Long had been a second-round pick by the expansion Miami Heat in the 1988 NBA Draft and wound up a starter for the club for more than six seasons before being dealt to the Atlanta Hawks early in the 1994-95 season.

After a bit less than two seasons with the Hawks, he spent two seasons with the Detroit Pistons, one back in Atlanta, three with the Grizzlies and a final season with the Boston Celtics before retiring in 2003.

Next: The Shooting Guard Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight

Mark Macon had been an All-American at Temple as a freshman and finished his four-year career with more than 2,600 points and an average of more than 20 points per game. The Denver Nuggets selected the shooting guard eighth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft and almost immediately put him in the starting lineup.

Yeah, about that.

It was the second season of the grand Paul Westhead experiment in Denver, where the Nuggets tried to outrun everyone in the NBA. They improved to 24 wins from 20 the previous season, but Macon struggled with his shooting and never really got better.

After making 67 starts as a rookie, he started 37 more games over the remainder of his NBA career.

Macon’s per-game numbers from 1991-92:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
22	SG	76	67	30.3	4.4	11.7	.375	0.1	0.4	.133	.377	1.8	2.4	.730	2.9	2.2	2.0	0.2	2.0	3.2	10.6

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And his advanced statistics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
76	2304	8.3	.415	.034	.208	3.5	6.9	5.1	10.7	3.3	0.4	13.8	19.8	-3.1	2.3	-0.8	-0.016

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Macon was dealt to the Detroit Pistons early in the 1993-94 season and played a season in the Continental Basketball Association and a year in Italy after being waived in April 1996.

He returned to the NBA with the Pistons in January 1999, but was waived less than a month later.

That was followed by stints in Turkey, Venezuela and the U.S. Basketball League before he retired in 2001.

He later coached three seasons at Binghamton, going 23-70 from 2009-12.

Next: Former All-Star Never Found It In D.C.

LANDOVER, MD - CIRCA 1994: Kevin Duckworth #00 of the Washington Bullets shoots over Shaquille O'Neal #32 of the Orlando Magic during an NBA basketball game circa 1994 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Duckworth played for the Bullets between 1993-95. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kevin Duckworth; Shaquille O'Neal — LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1994: Kevin Duckworth #00 of the Washington Bullets shoots over Shaquille O’Neal #32 of the Orlando Magic during an NBA basketball game circa 1994 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Duckworth played for the Bullets between 1993-95. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kevin Duckworth; Shaquille O’Neal

Kevin Duckworth’s game had been in decline for a couple of seasons when the Washington Bullets acquired him in a draft-night trade in June 1993, but there was hope he could recapture the form that led him to two All-Star appearances with the Portland Trail Blazers.

But the 29-year-old flopped, starting 52 games, struggling on the offensive and defensive ends and providing little in the middle for a team that only marginally improved from 22 victories to 24 in 1993-94.

Duckworth’s per game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
29	C	69	52	21.5	2.7	6.4	.417	0.0	0.0		.417	1.3	1.9	.667	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	1.5	3.2	6.6

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
69	1485	8.2	.457	.000	.299	8.0	17.8	12.8	5.5	1.2	1.5	16.8	17.3	-1.1	0.6	-0.5	-0.017

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Duckworth had been a second-round pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1986 NBA Draft and was traded to Portland early in his rookie season.

He was an All-Star with the Blazers in 1989 and 1991 and helped them to a pair of NBA Finals appearances.

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Duckworth spent one more injury-shortened season in Washington before being traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in October 1995. He appeared in only eight games and played another injury-plagued season for the Los Angeles Clippers before retiring in 1997.

Duckworth died Aug. 25, 2008, in Gleneden Beach, Ore., from congestive heart failure. He was only 44 years old.

Next: Same Tale In Two Cities

Mar 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Knicks forward Lance Thomas (42) takes a shot against Indiana Pacers forward David West (21) and forward Solomon Hill (44) at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports

Lance Thomas earned a spot on the roster of the Oklahoma City Thunder after being signed to a camp deal in the fall of 2014 and because of the massive amount of injuries that befell the club early in the season earned a lot of playing time at the small forward spot.

He played in 22 games, starting 13, before being traded to the New York Knicks in January 2015.

With the Knicks, he mostly played the power forward spot, but a new city and new position didn’t lead to a lot more productivity. He played 40 games for New York, starting 24, and struggled to do a lot of anything for a team that finished with a franchise-worst 17 wins.

His per-game numbers for the season:

Age	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
26	TOT	62	37	24.0	2.9	7.1	.412	0.1	0.4	.318	.420	1.2	1.6	.727	3.1	1.1	0.6	0.1	1.2	1.6	7.1
26	OKC	22	13	20.5	2.0	5.7	.357	0.0	0.0	.000	.357	1.0	1.5	.697	3.4	0.9	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.7	5.1
26	NYK	40	24	26.0	3.4	7.9	.434	0.2	0.5	.333	.445	1.2	1.7	.742	3.0	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.6	8.3

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And his advanced stats:

Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
TOT	62	1490	8.0	.456	.050	.224	4.8	9.9	7.3	7.4	1.3	0.4	13.2	17.0	-0.9	0.4	-0.4	-0.014
OKC	22	450	6.6	.402	.008	.262	6.8	11.0	8.9	6.3	1.2	0.0	10.8	15.1	-0.2	0.3	0.0	.005
NYK	40	1040	8.6	.478	.066	.209	4.0	9.5	6.7	7.9	1.3	0.6	14.2	17.8	-0.6	0.2	-0.5	-0.022

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Thomas was undrafted out of Duke in 2010 and spent a season in the D-League before landing a roster spot with the New Orleans Hornets in December 2011, staying with the team 22 days before being waived.

He went back to the D-League before the Hornets called again in February, this time sticking around for the rest of the season.

Waived in July 2013, he signed back on with the Pelicans in August, but was waived in November and played the rest of the season in China.

He re-signed with the Knicks to a one-year contract in July.

Next: Jordan’s Biggest Bust

UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 20: Charlotte Bobcats’ Adam Morrison puts up a shot during the first half of a game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks went on to win, 111-109, at the buzzer in double overtime. (Photo by Ron Antonelli/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

Michael Jordan was running the Charlotte Bobcats’ front office and fell in love with Gonzaga All-American Adam Morrison, selecting him third overall in the 2006 NBA Draft.

Morrison played primarily at the power forward spot as a rookie, playing in 78 games and starting 23 and while he earned All-Rookie honors, it was more because of volume than efficiency.

The Bobcats did improve from 26 wins to 33 but that season turned out to be Morrison’s most significant NBA contributions.

Here are his per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
22	PF	78	23	29.8	4.6	12.1	.376	1.1	3.3	.337	.422	1.5	2.2	.710	2.9	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.7	2.3	11.8

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And his advanced numbers:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
78	2326	7.9	.450	.273	.179	2.7	9.2	5.9	11.9	0.6	0.2	11.3	22.4	-2.2	0.8	-1.5	-0.030

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Morrison injured a knee and missed the entire 2007-08 season and in February 2009 was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, earning rings in 2009 and 2010.

He signed with the Washington Wizards in the fall of 2010 and was waived in training camp, playing part of the season in Serbia. After being waived the following October by the Portland Trail Blazers, Morrison played in Turkey before retiring in 2012.

Next: Rookie Never Found His Groove

Larry Demic was a first-round pick by the New York Knicks in 1979 who never quite lived up to his billing.

The New York Knicks selected a double-double machine out of Arizona with the ninth overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft, but Larry Demic didn’t quite live up to the advance billing.

As a rookie, Demic got plenty of run for a Knicks team that did bounce back from 31 wins to 39, but Demic’s 43.6 percent shooting couldn’t have helped a lot, nor did the 3.2 turnovers and 5.9 fouls per 36 minutes.

His per game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
22	PF	82	22.8	2.8	6.4	.436	0.0	0.0		.436	1.3	2.2	.601	5.9	0.8	0.7	0.4	2.0	3.7	7.0

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
82	1872	7.4	.468	.000	.347	11.2	16.9	14.1	4.1	1.3	0.9	21.6	16.0	-1.4	1.3	-0.1	-0.002

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Demic spent two more seasons in New York, with diminishing playing time in each, before bolting for Italy in August 1982.

He got looks with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers in the fall of 1984, but didn’t make another NBA regular-season roster, finishing out his career playing in the Philippines, Puerto Rico and the Continental Basketball Association before retiring in 1985.

Next: '87-88 Sixers Represented Again

The Philadelphia 76ers of 1987-88 already have a member on this list, David Wingate at No. 20. So how they even managed to win 36 games with the 12th-ranked player on the countdown is fairly remarkable.

The 76ers signed Albert King as a veteran free agent, sending a second-round pick in 1988 to the New Jersey Nets as compensation.

But King came to Philadelphia and was generally awful at the small forward spot, despite getting 44 starts. In the high-octane, high-percentage ‘80s, King managed to shoot just 39.1 percent.

Yikes.

Here are his per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
28	SF	72	44	22.1	2.9	7.5	.391	0.2	0.7	.347	.406	1.1	1.4	.757	3.0	1.5	0.5	0.3	1.3	3.0	7.2

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And his advanced totals:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
72	1593	7.2	.442	.091	.191	5.2	10.6	7.9	10.1	1.2	0.7	13.7	18.0	-0.9	0.8	-0.1	-0.004

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The younger brother of Hall of Famer Bernard King, the Brooklyn prep star was the 10th overall pick by the Nets out of Maryland in the 1981 NBA Draft.

He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in August 1988, but didn’t make it to season’s end, waived in March 1989.

He finished that season in Italy, played a year in Israel and spent a year in the Continental Basketball Association before getting a look with the Washington Bullets in 1991. He earned a spot on the roster out of training camp, but was waived in November 1991 and retired.

Next: Move To Small Forward Didn’t Help

1990: Jeff Turner of the Orlando Magic shoots the ball during a game. Mandatory Credit: Ken Levine /Allsport

Jeff Turner was a big slow guy who at 6-foot-9 and 230 pounds was too small to be a center and too slow to be a power forward.

So it made sense, then, that in his third season with the Orlando Magic in 1991-92, they would try him out at the small forward spot. Wait, what?

Disastrous might be too kind.

Turner shot just 45 percent from the floor and couldn’t defend anyone while getting 42 starts for a team that regressed from 31 wins in its second season to just 21 in its third.

The payoff was that Orlando did get the No. 1 pick in the draft and took some guy named Shaquille O’Neal.

Turner’s per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
29	SF	75	42	21.2	3.0	6.7	.451	0.0	0.1	.125	.452	1.1	1.5	.693	3.3	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.4	3.1	7.1

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And his advanced statistics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
75	1591	7.2	.483	.016	.228	4.2	13.3	8.6	8.6	0.7	0.6	16.2	17.1	-1.0	0.8	-0.2	-0.005

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Turner was the 17th overall pick out of Vanderbilt by the New Jersey Nets in the 1984 NBA Draft and played three seasons with the Nets before spending two years in Italy.

He returned to the U.S. to sign with Orlando for its first season and remained with the Magic until being traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies in February 1996. He never played for the Grizzlies, being waived in March 1996 and retiring.

Next: Final Season Memorably Unmemorable

DENVER - 1978: Charles Scott#11 of the Denver Nuggets looks to shoot during a regular season game circa 1978 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1978 NBAE (Photo by NBA Photo Library/NBAE via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Charles Scott — DENVER – 1978: Charles Scott#11 of the Denver Nuggets looks to shoot during a regular season game circa 1978 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1978 NBAE (Photo by NBA Photo Library/NBAE via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Charles Scott

Charlie Scott had been a two-time ABA All-Star and a three-time NBA All-Star earlier in his career, but by the 1979-80 season, he was just a shell of his former self.

Still, he got a lot of run with a Denver Nuggets team that collapsed from 47 wins and a playoff berth in 1978-79 to a 30-52 mark.

His per game numbers:

Season	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1979-80	31	SG	69	27.0	4.0	10.0	.401	0.0	0.2	.182	.403	1.2	1.7	.720	2.4	3.6	0.7	0.3	2.4	2.9	9.3

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
69	1860	7.4	.432	.016	.172	2.8	6.6	4.6	18.6	1.2	0.7	18.1	19.0	-2.0	0.6	-1.4	-0.037

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Scott was a historic figure, the first African-American granted a scholarship at the University of North Carolina, and he signed with the ABA’s Virginia Squires in the summer of 1970.

He jumped to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns near the end of the 1971-72 season after Phoenix acquired his rights from the Boston Celtics, who had selected him in the seventh round of the 1970 NBA Draft.

Scott was an All-Star three times with the Suns before he was traded to Boston in May 1975. In December 1977, he was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers and landed in Denver in a June 1978 trade.

Scott retired after the 1979-80 season.

Next: Played For A 21-Win Team That Improved

1989-1990: Forward Joe Wolf of the Los Angeles Clippers in action with the ball during a game versus the Los Angeles Lakers at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, California. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell /Allsport

Joe Wolf was entering his second NBA season with the Los Angeles Clippers having missed almost half of his rookie year with injuries.

Given a decent amount of playing time at center, Wolf was not a great scorer for the Clippers. He made up for it by not being a great rebounder or rim protector, either. But at least he wasn’t an accurate shooter, so there was that.

The Clippers won just 21 games in 1988-89, which represented an improvement from the 17 they posted the previous season.

Wolf’s per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
24	C	66	15	22.0	2.6	6.1	.423	0.0	0.2	.143	.425	0.7	1.0	.688	4.1	1.7	0.5	0.2	1.4	2.3	5.8

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
66	1450	7.0	.449	.035	.159	6.1	13.8	10.0	10.1	1.0	0.6	17.9	14.3	-1.1	0.7	-0.5	-0.016

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Wolf was the 13th overall pick out of North Carolina by the Clippers in the 1987 NBA Draft and he wound up bouncing around the NBA as a backup big man for parts of 11 seasons, also spending time with the Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Portland Trail Blazers, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic and Milwaukee Bucks before retiring in 1999. He also played one season in Spain.

He’s been an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets since 2014 and was a head coach in both the Continental Basketball Association and the D-League.

Next: Slammin’ Sam’s Last Run Went Badly

Sam Lacey had been a solid starting center for more than a decade, even earning an All-Star appearance. But those days had long since passed when he found himself signing about six weeks into the 1982-83 season with the moribund Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Cavs won 23 games, a significant improvement from a 15-67 dumpster fire the previous year, but Lacey found himself pressed into a lot more playing time than he probably should have gotten, even starting 33 games as owner Ted Stepien tried to trade everything.

His per game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
34	C	60	33	20.5	1.9	4.4	.420	0.0	0.2	.222	.424	0.5	0.6	.784	3.9	2.0	0.5	0.4	1.6	3.5	4.2

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And his advanced totals:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
60	1232	6.5	.451	.034	.140	5.6	16.0	10.7	13.1	1.2	1.2	25.9	12.9	-1.1	1.0	-0.1	-0.004

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Lacey had been the fifth overall pick of the Cincinnati Royals out of New Mexico State in the 1970 NBA Draft and was an All-Star for the franchise in 1975, after it became the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

He was traded to the New Jersey Nets in November 1981 and retired after his lone season in Cleveland.

Lacey died on March 14, 2014, at the age of 66 at his home in Kansas City.

Next: Undrafted Free Agent Was The Ironman

DENVER – JANUARY 15: Guard John Stockton #12 of the Utah Jazz drives around Junior Harrington #6 of the Denver Nuggets in the first quarter on January 15, 2003 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

Junior Harrington had been a solid small college player at Division II Wingate University in North Carolina and intrigued NBA scouts with his 6-foot-4 height.

The rebuilding Denver Nuggets signed Harrington in July 2002 after he went undrafted and he wound up being the only player on the ballclub to appear in all 82 games of a dreary 17-win season, making 51 starts.

But Harrington couldn’t shoot, at all, and his playmaking skills were only slightly better. He was waived in training camp before the start of the 2003-04 season.

His per-game numbers:

Season	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2002-03	22	PG	82	51	24.4	2.1	5.7	.362	0.1	0.3	.250	.369	0.9	1.4	.652	3.0	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.9	3.0	5.1

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And his advanced statistics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
82	2003	6.4	.405	.060	.240	2.4	12.6	7.3	23.2	2.1	0.6	23.3	15.0	-2.8	2.4	-0.4	-0.009

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Harrington spent a season playing in both the Continental Basketball Association and in Ukraine before earning a spot with the New Orleans Hornets in 2004-05. Waived in January, Harrington resurfaced in Italy the following year.

He got one final shot with the Memphis Grizzlies in February 2007, finishing out the season after joining them on a 10-day contract.

Harrington went back overseas, playing in Russia, Slovenia and Poland before retiring in 2013.

Next: Time In Vancouver Was A.A.’s Last In A Rotation

Anthony Avent went from the highs to the lows in November 1995, going from the NBA Finals with the Orlando Magic to the expansion Vancouver Grizzlies in a trade.

The fledgling Grizzlies won only 15 games in their inaugural season and Avent got a considerable amount of run at power forward, starting 32 games but failing to shoot even 40 percent from the floor.

His per-game stats:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
26	71	32	22.3	2.5	6.6	.384	0.0	0.0		.384	0.8	1.1	.740	5.0	1.0	0.4	0.6	1.5	2.8	5.8

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And his advanced totals:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
71	1586	6.9	.415	.000	.165	7.7	18.9	13.1	7.4	1.0	2.0	17.6	17.5	-2.8	1.6	-1.2	-0.037

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Avent was taken 15th overall out of Seton Hall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1991 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded twice on draft night, first to the Denver Nuggets and then to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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He was stashed in Italy for a season before joining the Bucks in June 1992. He was traded to Orlando in January 1994.

After his rights were renounced by the Grizzlies in the summer of 1996, Avent played a season in Greece and a year in the Continental Basketball Association before returning to the NBA with the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers. He spent one more season in Greece before retiring in 2001.

Next: Defined Non-Impact Player In Chicago

CHICAGO – DECEMBER 12: Clifford Robinson #30 of the Detroit Pistons reaches to steal the ball from Trenton Hassell #44 of the Chicago Bulls during the NBA game at the United Center on December 12, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. The Pistons won 86-76. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Trenton Hassell was entering his second NBA season in 2002-03 with the rebuilding Chicago Bulls after a decent rookie year.

His sophomore campaign wasn’t so much with the decent. He was there, playing in every game for the 30-win Bulls and making 53 starts, but he was the antithesis of impact player.

Here are his per-game averages:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
23	82	53	24.4	1.8	4.8	.367	0.2	0.5	.325	.384	0.5	0.7	.745	3.1	1.8	0.5	0.7	1.0	2.4	4.2

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And his advanced metrics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
82	1999	6.0	.411	.102	.140	2.1	11.9	7.0	11.1	1.2	2.2	16.6	11.1	-1.3	1.2	-0.1	-0.003

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Hassell was a second-round pick out of Austin Peay by the Bulls in the 2001 NBA Draft and was waived before the beginning of the regular season in 2003. He spent parts of nine seasons in the NBA, also spending time with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets and played briefly in the American Basketball Association before retiring in 2011.

Next: Won’t Get A Chance To Turn It Around In Year 2

Nov 5, 2014; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) dribbles up the court during the first half against the Cleveland Cavaliers at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz won 102-100. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports

He was the Australian mystery man entering the 2014 NBA Draft, but after being selected fifth overall by the Utah Jazz, it became obvious they may have asked too much too soon from Dante Exum.

Exum played in every game as a rookie in 2014-15 and made 41 starts, but striggled shooting the ball, struggled as a playmaker and struggled to defend. Otherwise, he was terrific.

Here are his per-game numbers:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
19	82	41	22.2	1.8	5.1	.349	1.0	3.2	.314	.448	0.2	0.4	.625	1.6	2.4	0.5	0.2	1.4	1.8	4.8

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
82	1817	5.7	.457	.635	.077	1.7	6.6	4.2	16.6	1.2	0.6	21.5	13.8	-1.1	1.0	-0.1	-0.003

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Exum tore the ACL in his left knee during international play for Australia in the summer of 2015 and was expected to miss the entire 2015-16 season.

Next: Sub-Zero Pretty Much Describes Rookie Year

Jan 11, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Austin Rivers (25) looks to set the play against the Dallas Mavericks during the game at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks defeated the Pelicans 110-107. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Much-ballyhooed combo guard Austin Rivers fell to the New Orleans Hornets at the 10th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft and fans there had visions of him teaming with top overall selection Anthony Davis to be the backbone of the franchise for the next decade.

Yeah, not so much.

Rivers had a nightmarish rookie season, playing in 61 games and starting 26, but unable to find his shooting range from anywhere, struggling inside, outside and at the line.

But at least there was that 2.1-to-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio.

The Hornets weren’t markedly better, going 27-55 after finishing 21-45 in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 campaign.

Here are Rivers’ per-game numbers:

Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
20	SG	61	26	23.2	2.4	6.4	.372	0.5	1.4	.326	.408	1.0	1.8	.546	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	6.2

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And his advanced tallies:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
61	1418	5.9	.431	.221	.277	1.3	8.0	4.6	13.9	1.0	0.5	14.5	16.8	-1.2	0.1	-1.1	-0.038

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Rivers remained in New Orleans until January 2015, when he was part of a three-team deal that sent him to the Boston Celtics. He never suited up for Boston, traded three days later in another three-team swap that sent him to play for his father, Doc Rivers, with the Los Angeles Clippers.

He re-signed with the Clippers as a free agent in July 2015, signing a one-year deal with a player option for 2016-17.

Next: Rough Rookie Year In The Rockies

Mar 4, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Emmanuel Mudiay (0) reacts after a play in the fourth quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at the Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Emmanuel Mudiay took a different route to the NBA than many of the players looking to do something with their time for a year after leaving high school and before joining the NBA.

Mudiay had committed to play for Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown at SMU before reversing his field in the summer of 2014 and opting to turn pro and play in the Chinese Basketball Association.

In 12 games with Guangdong Southern, Mudiay showed flashes of his potential, averaging 16 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game on .478/.342/.574 shooting. He also flashes signs of the problems that would lie ahead, averaging 3.3 turnovers in 31.5 minutes per game.

Taken seventh overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA Draft, coach Michael Malone turned the offense over to the kid … who provided both highlight moments and cringe-worthy ones.

For the season, Mudiay averaged 12.8 points and 5.5 assists in 30.4 minutes per game, but his shooting was dismal at .364/.319/.670 and he averaged 3.2 turnovers per game.

On the other hand, he improved markedly after the All-Star break; his pre-break shooting line of .340/.272/.616 was coupled with 3.5 turnovers a night.

He started 66 of his 68 appearances for Denver and here are his full per-game numbers:

Season	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2015-16	19	PG	68	66	30.4	4.8	13.3	.364	1.1	3.4	.319	.404	2.1	3.1	.670	3.4	5.5	1.0	0.5	3.2	2.1	12.8

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And his advanced statistics:

Season	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
2015-16	68	2068	9.9	.437	.256	.231	6.2	29.0	1.6	1.4	17.9	25.7	-3.3	1.2	-2.1	-0.049
Career	68	2068	9.9	.437	.256	.231	6.2	29.0	1.6	1.4	17.9	25.7	-3.3	1.2	-2.1	-0.049

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The improved second half showing gives the Nuggets reason for optimism. The now 20-year-old is under contract through 2016-17, with the team holding options for the final two seasons of Mudiay’s rookie deal.

Next: One Of The Few Bulls To Remain After The Purge

Dickey Simpkins had been around for the last three of the Chicago Bulls’ six championships in the 1990s, but after a brief stint with the Golden State Warriors came back to Chicago for the rebuilding years.

In 1999-2000, Simpkins started 48 games at power forward for the Bulls, who were just 17-65 in the second year of the post-Michael Jordan era.

He had started at center the previous year and wasn’t horrible, but the move back to the power forward slot left him a spectator during much of his 23.9 minutes per night.

Here are his per-game numbers:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
27	69	48	23.9	1.6	4.0	.405	0.0	0.0	.000	.405	0.9	1.7	.542	5.4	1.4	0.3	0.3	1.9	3.1	4.2

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And his advanced stats:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
69	1651	5.5	.439	.004	.438	8.6	17.9	13.2	10.4	0.7	1.0	28.1	12.6	-2.0	1.3	-0.7	-0.021

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Simpkins had been the 21st overall pick by the Bulls out of Providence in the 1994 NBA Draft and was with them for championships in 1996 and 1997, though he was inactive for the postseason both years.

After being traded to the Golden State Warriors in September 1997, he returned to the Bulls after he was waived in February 1998 and picked up a third ring.

He signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in October 2000 but didn’t make the regular-season roster and played the 2000-01 season in Greece. He didn’t make the Los Angeles Lakers regular-season roster that fall but did get a three-day NBA stint, playing three minutes of one game for the Atlanta Hawks before fading from the NBA.

Simpkins played in the Continental Basketball Association as well as in Greece, Puerto Rico, Russia, Lithuania, Spain, the Philippines, Lebanon and Germany before finally retiring in 2006.

Next: Simply The Worst

Jason Collins played in the NBA Finals with the New Jersey Nets in each of his first two seasons in the NBA, but by 2006-07, the Nets were no longer major players in the Eastern Conference.
Collins, after five years with the club and four as the team’s starting center, was shifted to power forward by coach Lawrence Frank for his sixth season with the club.

The results were … less than optimal. His production had been in a steep decline for a season already and he bottomed out in 2006-07, averaging 2.1 points and four rebounds despite starting 78 games and playing more than 23 minutes a night.

It was simply the worst season ever cobbled together in the 3-point era of the NBA.

Here are the per-game numbers:

Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
28	80	78	23.1	0.7	1.9	.364	0.0	0.0	.000	.364	0.7	1.6	.465	4.0	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.9	3.4	2.1

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And the advanced statistics:

G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
80	1844	3.0	.408	.013	.841	5.8	14.4	10.1	3.5	1.1	1.6	26.1	7.1	-1.3	1.9	0.6	.015

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Generated 10/17/2015.

The Nets retained him for another season before he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies to begin the vagabond portion of his career.

Over 13 NBA seasons, Collins also played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards before making a well-publicized comeback with the Brooklyn Nets in 2014 after coming out publicly as a homosexual, the first active athlete in one of the major North American sports to do so.

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He announced his retirement in November 2014.

Phil Watson

More than 30 years in media, with the first 20-plus in print, before crossing the digital divide in 2012. A newly minted grandfather who is happy to be back offering up some opinions, analysis and, from time to time, a bit of snark.