As the youngest player in NBA draft history, Bynum was drafted by the Lakers when he was less than 18 years old, and his first NBA appearance was just 18 years and 6 days. After entering the league, Bynum helped the Lakers win the championship twice in his prime, and in his best season, he also averaged 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.9 blocks per game, when he was also selected to the best second team and All-Star.
Although Bynum ruined his career by himself, he has to admit that his talent is indeed outstanding, otherwise he would not be called "Little Shark". However, Bynum, who was drafted by the Lakers with the 10th pick in the first round, had nine players in front of him, how did these people develop in the league later?
9. Ecdiogu
He averaged 6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in his career
Diogu, who averaged 21.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game in his three years of college, was drafted by the Warriors with the ninth pick, but unfortunately he didn't realize his talent here, and his rookie season average of 7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game was already the best performance of his NBA career. In his second season with his career, Diogu was sent to the Pacers in a multi-party trade, and he changed teams several times after that year, but none of them paid off, and after playing two games for the Spurs that season, Diogu was cut and has not returned to the NBA since then.
8. Channing Fry
He averaged 8.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game in his career
In his rookie season, Frye averaged 12.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and as a center, his defense, rebounding and other aspects were average, but fortunately, he still had some talent on the offensive end, and he also practiced projection, and in 2011 he averaged 2.2 three-pointers per game with a 39% shooting rate in the Suns, and he averaged a career-high 12.7 points per game that season.
In the middle of the 2015-2016 season, Frye was traded by the Magic to the Cavaliers, and fortunately he also got a championship ring with the team this year, and in the 2016 playoffs, he also averaged 6.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game, and after that, Frye also ended his NBA career with the Cavaliers.
7. Charlie Villanueva
He averaged 10.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his career
Villanueva, who entered the league in 2005, averaged double-doubles in points per game in six seasons of his career, including a career-high 16.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the 2008-2009 season. However, for the first nine seasons of his career, Villanueva played for the rebuilding team, so he didn't make his playoff debut with the Mavericks until he was 30 years old, but he was no longer in his prime, averaging only six points per game in the playoffs that year, and finally he was only 31 years old when he retired.
6. Martell Webster
He averaged 8.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 assist per game in his career
Webster also went straight to the NBA draft after graduating from high school that year, and he was appreciated by the Trail Blazers, and eventually went to Portland. However, it is clear that Webster's NBA career did not live up to expectations, his best year in his five seasons with the Trail Blazers was only 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game, and after that he was unlucky to be injured, he never returned to the top again, and soon left the league after the Timberwolves and Wizards, he was only 28 years old at the time.
5. Raymond Felton
He averaged 11.2 points, 3 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game in his career
As Jordan's junior, Felton is also one of the best players in the history of the University of North Carolina, not only being the first freshman to score at least 400 points and 200 assists in a single season, but he also helped the team win the NCAA Championship before he entered the NBA. After entering the NBA, Felton showed a certain talent in scoring and passing, averaging 14.4 points, 3 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in the 2007-2008 season.
Later, he still improved at Knicks Felton, who averaged 17.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9 assists and 1.8 steals per game, but the team had to send Felton to the Nuggets in order to get Anthony. Later, although Felton returned to the Knicks in 2012, he had already missed his peak at that time, and later for the championship Felton also moved to many teams, but in the end he failed to do so.
4. Chris Paul
He averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 9.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game in his career
Paul was undoubtedly the best player in the '05 draft, averaging 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game in his rookie season, and he quickly rose to the MVP level, and in 2008 he was one step away from being named MVP, when he averaged 21.1 points, 4 rebounds and 11.6 assists per game, and after that year he gradually rose to the top of the league's point guard.
Even after leaving the New Orleans Hornets, Paul can bring substantial help to the team no matter which team he joins. 2018 and 2021 were the two seasons Paul came to winning the championship, and in these two years, he fell to the Western Conference finals and the finals respectively, especially in 2021, when he was two wins away from winning the cup. Now 39 years old, Paul is already comfortable winning championships, and his choice to join the Spurs this offseason obviously did not take winning championships as his first goal.
3. Deron Williams
He averaged 16.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal per game in his career
As Paul's "lifelong enemy", Delon is undoubtedly the second best point guard in this draft, after a slump in his rookie season, he gradually found his form from the second year, and in his peak he was not only selected as an All-Star multiple times, but he was also selected to the All-Second Team in 2008 and 2010, and he also averaged 18.8 points and 10.5 assists per game in both seasons.
Later, when he first transferred to the Nets, in the 2011-2012 season, Delon averaged 21 points, 3.3 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Deron last played for the Cavaliers in 2017, and he averaged only 4.3 points per game in the playoffs that year, and although he has not officially announced his retirement since then, he has long since left the NBA.
2. Marvin Williams
He averaged 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in his career
Although Marvin Williams was the star of the 2005 class, it is clear that his NBA career has not been able to play to the level he deserves, and he has been just an average role player throughout his career, with only 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in his best season in the NBA. Considering that Marvin has excellent players such as Delon, Paul, and Bynum behind him, there is no doubt that he is a parallel trader.
1. Andrew Bogut
He averaged 9.2 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in his career
As the champion Bogut, although he is not as bad as other parallel champions, his entire career has indeed failed to meet the expectations of the outside world. In Bogut's 14-year NBA career, the highest honor he has ever achieved was a selection to the All-Three Team in 2010, when he averaged 15.9 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.5 blocks per game.