Hyped up college basketball stars who flopped in the NBA


[post_page_title]Sam Bowie[/post_page_title]
Speaking of terrible choices… the drafting of Sam Bowie has gone down in legend as one of the worst decisions in basketball history. That tends to happen when you pass up on Michael Jordan. He had a pretty solid college career, averaging nearly a double-double for three straight years, and people didn’t bat an eyelid when the Portland Trail Blazers made the choice to select him over Jordan in 1984.

Sam Bowie

The funny thing is that Bowie’s NBA career wasn’t even that catastrophic. He averaged double figures in points six times throughout his career. But when you compare him to Air Jordan, the comparison is night and day – and sadly, that’s how he’ll always be remembered.

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