In 2007, he was drafted by the Bucks, and, to say things went downhill from there would be an understatement. After all, the Bucks drafted him to help them solve their issues that year. But that wasn’t exactly the way things played out. He found himself traded to the team after team until he ultimately had the lowest stats of his professional career.
There was also that strange incident about his age, in which he reported to be 24 years old when he was actually several years older at the time. He is not the first person in the league to come under scrutiny about age differences, though it was certainly confusing for officials and fans alike. Why lie about your age at all?
Chris Andersen
Chris Andersen, AKA “the Birdman,” played for a whopping 16 years in the NBA. Unfortunately, during the 2005-2006 season, he received a two-year ban from the league for failing his drug test. Most recently, you may remember Andersen being involved in an elaborate internet catfishing scheme.
In 2018, he signed a contract with the BIG3 and helped his team win the championship that year. So, perhaps he wasn’t the best teammate last decade, but he’s definitely improved since the ban.
Coach Isiah Thomas
In 2007, when Isiah Thomas was coaching the NY Knicks, one of the team executives reported that Thomas had made several unwanted sexual advances towards her. When they weren’t reciprocated, he then made demeaning comments instead. Unfortunately, Madison Square Garden decided to fire her instead of dealing with him, which later resulted in her them and walking away with more than $11 million.
After the court case, and a less-than-stellar run in coaching in 2008, the Knicks fired him. Somehow, he managed to convince a few other teams, including FIU, that he’s worth a shot – only he always proves them wrong.
Jamaal Magloire
This retired basketball pro played 12 seasons with the NBA and was traded to several teams within his career, including New Orleans, Milwaukee, and Portland. After his time in the league, he moved back home to Canada to play for the Toronto Raptors. Though, he was only averaging about 0.9 points per game. Needless to say, he was never the best addition to the team.
In 2012, he re-signed with the Raptors, only to be waived and rehired as a consultant not long afterward.
Johan Petro
Johan “Escargot” Petro was the 25th pick in the 2005 NBA draft, which placed him on the SuperSonics. For the next several years, he had an on-again, off-again type of career. The New Jersey Nets weren’t a very good team, to begin with, though Petro didn’t add much after he made the roster in 2010. He did, however, help them score the final points against the Raptors in 2012.
Back issues forced him to seek medical treatment in 2014, which paused his basketball career. In 2017, he was both signed and waived by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.