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The Worst NBA Players to Have Championship Rings

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Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009 03:05 PM   0 comments

NBA Finals odds players are still waiting to see Orlando’s J.J. Redick and Los Angeles’ Adam Morrison on the court at the same time, as these two are generally regarded to be a couple of the biggest draft busts currently in the NBA, relegated to joke status after glittering college career. So we got to thinking: who are the worst players in recent history to somehow weasel their way into an NBA championship ring?

Jack Haley

The 6’10” center made bigger contributions to the 1996 Bulls team off the court than on it, as he was basically on the team to control Dennis Rodman, the wild forward who went down as one of the best rebounders in the NBA. Haley and Rodman became friends when they played for San Antonio, and Haley was the only player in Chicago that Rodman would trust. Haley’s 3.2 points per game and 2.7 rebounding average over his career has to be some kind of record.

Dickey Simpkins

Simpkins, another Bulls player, “earned” three rings in 1996, 1997 and 1998, but only played in one of those playoff runs, which means he definitely wasn’t a factor in Chicago’s NBA Finals odds. Simpkins had averages of 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds over his spectacular eight-year career, but hey, the dude came out of it with three rings, so can you really clown him? Yes……yes, you can. His name is DICKEY!

William Bedford

Bedford was the Suns’ No.1 pick in 1986, and he was supposed to be the next big thing. He was traded to Detroit, and he managed to stay out of drug trouble long enough to rope himself a championship ring with the 1990 Pistons squad. Bedford retired after six seasons with averages of 4.1 points and 2.4 boards, and is currently in a Texas jail serving a 10-year sentence for drug trafficking.

Scott Brooks

Brooks, the current Oklahoma City coach of a team that offshore sportsbook players stay far away from, won the title with Houston back in 1994, the year in which he put up a mind-boggling 5.2 points. He was a supposed three-point specialist who never averaged more than 0.7 three-pointers a game, and that came in his rookie year. He better have a picture of Hakeem Olajuwon next to wherever his ring is sitting.

Mark Madsen

You know you’re terrible when even George W. Bush makes fun of you, but that’s what happened to the “Mad Dog” when the 2002 Lakers visited the White House. Madsen’s dancing earned him more attention than his play, and with stellar averages of 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds, do you need a reason why? Madsen actually got a pair of rings with the Lakers, also in 2001, but we’re all pretty sure that he had absolutely nothing to do with their NBA championship odds in either year.

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