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.