Although Battie was first drafted in 1997 and played in the NBA throughout 2011, some say he was just barely hanging on. He had his moments, but good and bad. He had a fairly strong beginning when he started 82 games for Orlando, but things seemed to go downhill after that. He spent a lot of his time in Philadelphia on the bench, and when he did play, averaged just 1.7 points per game.
Battie’s retirement from playing came in 2012 after he played out his final seasons with the 76’ers. Afterward, he was hired as an analyst for the Orlando Magic.
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.
Steve Novak
This former Knicks player currently works as an analyst for Milwaukee Bucks, who he played for in the 2016-2017 season, on Fox Sports. He wasn’t all bad as a teammate in the league. In fact, he actually had some of the best three-point shots on his team. Novak had the leading three-point percentage in 2011-2012 and won several awards. But he didn’t maintain that strength throughout the entirety of his NBA career.
The retired NBA star averaged four points per game, but just around 1.1 rebounds. And, he seemed to fowl at least 5-6 times every night.
Josh Howard
In 2008, an article was posted on the Bleacher Report that was titled, “Josh Howard’s Latest Antics: Is He Worth the Trouble?” And most would probably answer that question with a big old “no.” During his time on the Dallas Mavericks, he embarrassed his team more than once by pulling all kinds of nonsense. Take for instance when they were down 3-1 in the best-of-7 series.
Not long after that, he was arrested for drag racing and doing over 90 mph in a 55-mph zone. The saddest part is, he actually had some good moves on the court. But in the end, fans couldn’t quite get past the shenanigans.