The Basketball Section

Teams that end up in the draft lottery obviously have the best chance of picking the best players in the draft class, but there's no guarantee the players they pick end up being worth it. The players on this list fit that bill perfectly. Now before I begin, there are a few things I want to layout. First off, all of the players eligible for this list were drafted after the NBA lottery was introduced, so there are no players on this list drafted before 1985. Second, where these players were drafted doesn't factor in. Obviously, someone like Anthony Bennett is considered a bigger bust than probably everyone on this list, as he was the #1 pick in his draft class. However, compared to these guys, he's not even close to the worst pick ever. And third, players who never ended up playing in the NBA won't count, so don't expect to see Fran Vazquez or Len Bias on this list. With all that out of the way, these are the 10 worst lottery pick in NBA history. Chris Washburn...

It takes a lot to get banned from a professional sports league. Some of the more famous examples come from sports like baseball, with players like Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson being banned for gambling on games and for involvement in the Black Sox scandal, respectively. However, since this is a basketball blog (it even says so in the name), I'm going to be looking at eight people who have been banned from the NBA over the years. Some got reinstated, some were never welcomed back in the league, but at one point, all of these people were dismissed from the NBA. Exempt from this list is disgraced referee Tim Donaghy because apparently, despite betting on games, he is not actually banned from the NBA, though I doubt he'll be welcomed back with open arms anytime soon. But with that out of the way, here are 8 people who got banned from the NBA. OJ Mayo Starting with the most recent player to be banned from the NBA, a lot of hype surrounded OJ Mayo as he made...