Adam Morrison

Position:
SF
Height:
203 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
40 yo (1984 July 19)
Draft night disasters: 10 biggest NBA busts

2025-03-12

The NBA Draft is a gateway for teams to find future superstars, but history shows not every high pick lives up to expectations. Some players fail due to injuries, others struggle with the transition to the top level, and some simply weren't good enough to be drafted so high. Here are the 10 biggest busts, ranked from least to greatest disappointment.

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
09/10 Los Angeles Lakers 6:53 43.8%
31/71
22.6%
5/23
63.6%
5/8
1
0.7/0.3
0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 - 2.2 1.4 37 »
08/09 Charlotte Bobcats 15:10 37.8%
45/119
33.5%
31/92
75%
16/21
1.6
1.3/0.4
0.9 0.2 0.7 0.1 - 1.7 - 4.5 1.8 44 »
08/09 All Teams 13:41 37.7%
48/127
33.5%
32/96
75%
17/23
1.5
1.2/0.4
0.8 0.2 0.6 0.1 - 1.5 - 4 1.7 52 »
08/09 Los Angeles Lakers 5:30 38%
3/8
26%
1/4
52%
1/2
1
0.8/0.3
0.4 0 0.4 0 - 0.5 - 1.3 0.6 8 »
06/07 Charlotte Bobcats 29:51 39%
268/687
34.3%
88/257
71.4%
121/169
3
2.3/0.7
2.1 0.4 1.7 0.1 - 2.3 - 11.8 5.2 78 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS PF PTS EFF
111-87 9 40%
2/5
0%
0/1
-
0/0
3
2/1
1 0 0 0 2 4 2
110-89 4 100%
2/2
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
1/1
0 0 0 0 0 4 5
107-91 16 25%
1/4
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 2 0 0 2 -3
106-100 6 -
0/0
50%
1/2
-
0/0
2
1/1
1 0 0 0 1 3 4
88-97 2 50%
1/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 1
109-92 7 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
2 0 0 0 0 2 4
91-75 9 100%
2/2
-
0/0
100%
2/2
1
1/0
1 1 0 0 0 6 9
99-106 3 0%
0/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
96-102 3 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
109-107 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
98-83 4 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
122-99 15 50%
3/6
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
1/1
2 0 3 0 1 6 1
99-90 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
104-94 7 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
1 0 0 0 0 0 -1
101-89 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
96-118 3 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
95-77 17 25%
1/4
100%
1/1
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 1 0 5 5
131-96 12 100%
3/3
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
2 0 0 0 1 6 8
109-108 6 100%
1/1
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
118-103 13 40%
2/5
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
4
1/3
1 0 1 0 2 7 4
103-112 4 0%
0/1
-
0/0
50%
1/2
0
0/0
1 0 0 1 1 1 0
81-93 9 25%
1/4
0%
0/1
-
0/0
2
0/2
1 0 2 0 1 2 -2
84-103 6 100%
2/2
0%
0/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 0 0 2 4 3
108-88 6 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 2 0 -2
110-99 11 40%
2/5
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
1
0/1
1 0 1 0 0 6 3
106-87 14 0%
0/3
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 1 0 2 0 -4
97-130 9 50%
1/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
2 0 0 0 0 2 4
100-90 9 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
101-85 8 33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 1 0 0 0 2 2
108-93 5 50%
1/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
3
3/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 4
106-93 0 -
0/0
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
91-101 3 -
0/0
0%
0/1
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1
105-79 12 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/2
0%
0/2
3
2/1
0 1 0 0 1 2 -1
121-102 8 100%
1/1
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 0 0 3 5 3
104-88 7 50%
1/2
50%
1/2
-
0/0
2
1/1
1 0 0 0 0 5 6
114-98 5 100%
1/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2
80-94 3 0%
0/1
-
0/0
-
0/0
0
0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 -1

NBA

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Los Angeles Lakers 6:53 43.7%
31/71
21.7%
5/23
62.5%
5/8
1
0.7/0.3
0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 - 2.2 1.4 37 »
Regular season 6:54 42.2%
27/64
23.8%
5/21
62.5%
5/8
0.9
0.6/0.3
0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 - 2.1 1.3 35 »
Playoffs 6:30 57.1%
4/7
0%
0/2
- 2.5
1.5/1
0.5 0 0 0 - 1 - 4 3.5 2 »
Home game 6:51 42.5%
17/40
30.8%
4/13
100%
2/2
1
0.8/0.2
0.5 0 0.2 0 - 0.5 - 2.2 1.5 22 »
Away game 6:56 45.2%
14/31
10%
1/10
50%
3/6
0.9
0.5/0.5
0.6 0.1 0.3 0.1 - 0.5 - 2.3 1.3 15 »
Wins 6:34 41.5%
22/53
25%
4/16
75%
3/4
1
0.7/0.3
0.5 0 0.3 0.1 - 0.6 - 2.1 1.3 28 »
Losses 7:53 50%
9/18
14.3%
1/7
50%
2/4
1.1
0.6/0.6
0.4 0.2 0.3 0 - 0.3 - 2.6 1.8 9 »
Last 5 games 7:24 46.2%
6/13
25%
1/4
- 1.4
0.8/0.6
0.4 0 0.4 0 - 0.6 - 3 1.8 5 »
October 3:00 0%
0/1
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -1 1 »
November 7:16 38.9%
7/18
33.3%
2/6
0%
0/2
1.3
1.1/0.2
0.4 0.2 0.1 0 - 0.5 - 1.8 1.5 11 »
December 8:09 38.9%
7/18
16.7%
1/6
75%
3/4
1.5
0.5/1
0.8 0 0.7 0.2 - 1.3 - 3.3 1 6 »
January 9:30 55.6%
5/9
33.3%
1/3
- 1
1/0
0.5 0 0 0.3 - 0.3 - 3.3 3.3 4 »
February 2:20 0%
0/1
0%
0/1
- 0
0/0
0.3 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -0.3 3 »
March 5:40 50%
5/10
0%
0/3
100%
2/2
0.5
0.3/0.2
0.5 0.2 0.5 0 - 0.2 - 2 1.2 6 »
April 7:20 50%
7/14
25%
1/4
- 1.2
0.7/0.5
0.7 0 0.3 0 - 0.5 - 2.8 2.2 6 »
Versus Toronto Raptors 0:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus San Antonio Spurs 0:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Sacramento Kings 4:45 25%
1/4
33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
0.8
0.5/0.3
0.5 0 0 0.3 - 0.5 - 1.5 1 4 »
Versus New York Knicks 9:00 0%
0/1
- - 2
2/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 »
Versus Detroit Pistons 4:30 25%
1/4
0%
0/1
- 1
0/1
0.5 0 1 0 - 0.5 - 1 -1 2 »
Versus Phoenix Suns 7:30 42.9%
3/7
40%
2/5
- 1.5
0.8/0.8
0.3 0 0.3 0 - 1.8 - 3 1 4 »
Versus Dallas Mavericks 7:30 75%
3/4
- - 0.5
0.5/0
1 0 0 0 - 0.5 - 3 3.5 2 »
Versus Minnesota Timberwolves 2:00 50%
1/2
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 2 1 1 »
Versus Charlotte Bobcats 4:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Indiana Pacers 9:00 42.9%
3/7
0%
0/3
- 1
0.5/0.5
1 0 1.5 0 - 0.5 - 3 -0.5 2 »
Versus New Jersey Nets 10:00 40%
2/5
0%
0/1
- 1
1/0
1 0 0.5 0 - 2 - 2 -0.5 2 »
Versus Oklahoma City Thunder 7:30 58.3%
7/12
0%
0/2
100%
2/2
1.8
1.3/0.5
0.5 0.5 0 0 - 0.5 - 4 4.5 4 »
Versus Houston Rockets 3:00 - 0%
0/1
- 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 -1 1 »
Versus New Orleans Hornets 9:00 42.9%
3/7
33.3%
1/3
100%
2/2
1.5
0.5/1
1 0 0.5 0 - 0 - 5.5 4.5 2 »
Versus Atlanta Hawks 7:00 100%
1/1
- - 0
0/0
2 0 0 0 - 0 - 2 4 1 »
Versus Philadelphia 76ers 0:00 - - - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 1 »
Versus Milwaukee Bucks 17:00 25%
1/4
100%
1/1
- 2
2/0
0 0 0 1 - 0 - 5 5 1 »
Versus Golden State Warriors 8:00 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
- 0.5
0.5/0
1.5 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 1.5 2 »
Versus Chicago Bulls 5:00 50%
1/2
- - 3
3/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 2 4 1 »
Versus Denver Nuggets 12:00 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/2
0%
0/2
3
2/1
0 1 0 0 - 1 - 2 -1 1 »
Versus Memphis Grizzlies 5:00 100%
1/1
- - 0
0/0
0 0 0 0 - 0 - 2 2 1 »
Versus Los Angeles Clippers 16:00 25%
1/4
- - 0
0/0
0 0 2 0 - 0 - 2 -3 1 »
Height:
203 cm
Weight:
93 kg
Age:
40 yo (1984-07-19)
Birth place:
United States of America
Height:
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Weight:
-
Age:
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Birth place:
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Citizenship:
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