While DeSagana Diop may actually show up for his games and keep himself out of prison, it still doesn’t mean he’s the greatest teammate the NBA’s ever seen. The 7’0, 280-lb former Maverick basically took up more space than anything. Throughout the entire first decade of his pro career, he never averaged more than three points per game.
And, if you’ll remember – he doesn’t have the best free-throw in the league. In fact, at one point, he shot one of the worst in its history. Still, he did have some skills, which is why the Utah Jazz hired him on as a coaching associate in 2016.
Javaris Crittenton
Javaris Crittenton is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence for the murder of a 22-year old (and mother of four children.) The former basketball star is a declared member of the Crips street gang in Los Angeles. Apparently, he’d signed on with the gang not long after joining the Lakers. The murder happened in 2011, and it wasn’t the only time he’d shot someone – not even that year.
It’s pretty safe to say that Javaris Crittenton isn’t the most reliable teammate. Well, not unless you’re a Crip, anyway, in which case he’s probably the best. But on the court? The only place he’ll be playing ball anytime soon is behind bars.
Jason Collins
You may remember Jason as half of a pair of basketball-playing twin brothers; Jason and Jarron. Or, maybe you don’t. Because neither one of them had a very impressive career. At the point he was playing with the Atlanta Hawks in 2009, he was only averaging 3.9 points and 0.9 rebounds.
In comparison, his brother would average the same amount of points, but four rebounds. Collins officially retired from playing for the league in 2014.
Travis Outlaw
Former Sacramento Kings player Travis Outlaw wasn’t the worst, but he certainly wasn’t the best, either. He had his moments throughout a few of his seasons, but there were a lot of other times when it just seemed like he wasn’t doing much of anything.
In fact, during his time with Sacramento, there was a point he was scoring 3.1 points per contest over a 12-minute span. In 2017, he pleaded guilty to a charge he’d received the year before of felony possession of marijuana. He received a couple of years of probation.
Jason Richardson
Jason Richardson has some mad skills when it comes to high-flying. Which is why he’s won the NBA’s slam dunk contest two times. Unfortunately for him, he’s run into trouble with the law on multiple occasions. In 2009, he was arrested for reckless driving and endangerment after he was caught doing 90 mph in a 35-mph zone. He had his three-year-old son with him – in the passenger seat of his car.
He has a long history of not taking other people’s feelings into account, as he’s also been reported for domestic violence. The ex-claimed that he shoved her into a wall, which resulted a three-game suspension from the league. Doesn’t sound like Richardson is going to win any teammate of the year trophies anytime soon. He retired in 2015 after developing bone spurs in his knee.