They were never a star and hardly ever a starter, but these players made themselves useful enough to hang around the NBA for 10 or more seasons

Handed out yearly since 1969, the Naismith Award represents the best of college basketball but not always the best pro prospects

With the days seemingly numbered for the current NBA draft age limit, we take a look back at the careers of the 42 players who were drafted by an NBA team straight from high school before that practice was eliminated in 2006.

Ever since NBA teams started scouting and drafting international talent, for every major success story like Tony Parker, Nikola Jokic, or Dirk Nowitzki, there’s been a handful of disappointments. These are the 25 international players who provided the least amount of value based on their draft position.

In the 38th edition of the Slam Dunk Contest, Mac McClung became the 31st player to take home the crown and the first to do so without appearing in an NBA game during the regular season (thus far). For those previous 30 winners, how did the rest of their career go?

Previously we explored the worst players to be named to the NBA All-Rookie team, now we take a look at the Rookie of the Year award winners who went on to the least impressive further careers.

The NBA annually sees its biggest stars atop the league leader board when the season ends, but here’s the worst players ever to break into that fraternity.

Some legends like Charles Barkley, Elgin Baylor, and Karl Malone were infamously shut out of the championship ranks, while Chris Paul looks to finally win his first this year in his 16th season. Meanwhile, these 42 lesser players walked away with one or more rings despite middling careers.

Last week we counted down the greatest players ever selected #2 overall, but what about the major misses? Maybe they missed out on a Hall of Famer or maybe they dodged an even bigger bullet, but these are the 22 worst players that teams selected with the second overall pick

Previously we detailed the greatest players who didn’t make the All-Rookie team. Now, for proof positive that a spot on the All-Rookie Team is far from a definitive indicator of future success, here are the 16 worst players to be given that designation.

Though All-Star Games are typically an accurate indicator of who were the best (or, in some cases, most popular) players in a given year, sometimes players just sneak in, maybe in an off-year for talent or maybe for other reasons.

The reputation has receded over the last decade or so, but it still stands as common knowledge that a star career at Duke does not lead to NBA success, and these are the top 18 examples