DeMarre Carroll was never really the best player or the best teammate. And, if you ask Gregg Popovich, he’ll probably tell you the same thing. Of course, it’s nothing so much against Carroll’s attitude, like so many others on this post, just more of a lack of, well, luster.
Carroll has been widely regarded as a “non-factor” during the time on the Spurs. He spent the majority of his time on the bench, and when he did sub in, for 135 minutes on the court, nothing spectacular came of it.
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.
Michael Beasley
Michael Beasley’s bad boy days started when he was a teenager, but he took those tendencies with him straight into the NBA. During one infamous incident, he was in a hotel room partying with a few of his ex-teammates and a couple of women. The fire alarm went off and police wound up entering the room after the people inside refused to vacate.
While Beasley wasn’t initially found in the room, he did later admit to being in it and taking off before authorities arrived. Although he wasn’t arrested for his involvement, he was fined $50,000 by the NBA. Luckily, he’s kept himself out of trouble ever since.
Brian Cook
The folks at the Bleacher Report just have zero issues in telling it like it is when it comes to NBA players. Take their 2010 article, in which they call Cook, “truly a horrific basketball player.” Ouch. But hey, if the shoe fits. After his contract was up with the Rockets, he signed on with the Clippers.
Do you know how some of the guys on our list have argued with $21 million and above contracts? Well, not Cook, he seemed perfectly happy with his two-year, $2.3 million stints. As of 2015, Cook was playing for the Japanese National Basketball League.