Lillard has gone from a superstar to borderline inefficient shot chucker. Marjon went from barely playing to barely playing. Cant be disappointing cause he didnt improve that's ridiculous. Dame is way more disappointing.
Agree. Everyone was hyping up the Giannis and Dame duo, saying stuff like "pairing Giannis with an elite shooter like Dame is going to be unstoppable, Dame is going to get so many open shots" What we got in reality was a guy who takes like 10 3s a night and most nights he's hitting 3 or less. What's also notable is that right next to Dame there's Portis, taking a 3rd of his shots and being much more efficient because they would just rather give it to Dame
@@vascocarvalho2451 as a bucks fan it's actually messed up what's happening. This whole thing was meant to also mean Giannis had more rest and could chill in the regular season which hasn't happened cause dame has been shit. And we can't even feed a player like Portis who's playing so well. Absolutely ridiculous. I reckon we win a playoff series or two but I doubt we do any real serious damage
Beauchamp would have benefited from a 4 year college experience. His basketball i.q. is not the best . But he's a good kid , still with a good upside .
As a Spurs fan, Zach Collins has been the most disappointing player in my opinion. He signed an extension that will $16.7mil next season and $18mil the following year, and his production this year doesn’t inspire me to believe he’ll be worth that money.
Honestly everyone talks about Wembys on off defensive numbers but no-one talks about how Zach Collins is his back up and gets cooked every time he comes on for Wemby which definitely boost his numbers, not that Wemby isn’t a defensive stud, it’s just something to note
I definitely agree, he shows no energy, turnover prone via moving screens, mediocre offence more like inconsistent, very bad 3p shooting, defence is somewhat bad, not really physically strong neither a fast player, gets outrebounded by smaller players... hope he bounces back next season or that Barlow gets more chances over him.
I feel like Giddey gets a bad wrap this season. Yeah he hasn't been putting up the numbers compared to last year, but he also hasn't had to. Last season he was putting up great numbers while Shai was being shut down late in the season and good for the rest. This season he's 4th in line now Chet is back and JDub has advanced, possibly 5th on some nights with how well Dort has been shooting 3s. Now Shai's out again he's showing he can do more.
He's been fine the last month and pretty much the best player the last 3 games, he's doing great of late for sure. But still, if he's gonna do this list he's gotta give it to someone on OKC and he's the best candidate for sure. Let's hope he can keep shutting people up though!
He did not even need to score for them. Of course, he must improve in making those open shots. But they need his court vision, passing abilities, size, defense, etc. I mean, he should bring more to the table, I guess, but scoring is almost irrelevant for his role. OKC has so many scorers, so I believe his perfect stat line should look like ~12-9-9. He needs his confidence back (off-court troubles obviously hit him hard), and they will be fine as a team (they are regardless, lol).
Jazz fan and Kessler fan here. I had him as my sleeper DPOY coming into the year. I think a lot of his struggles are confidence related and I blame Steve Kerr for not playing him in the world cup when team USA's biggest needs were defense and rebounding. I think that specific tournament broke him and he clearly hasn't been the same since.
I like Mikal a ton, he’s obv not a #1, and he’s not a #2 on a championship contender. He could be an amazing #3 tho if you have two higher USG guys where he doesn’t have to score a ton or be relied on for playmaking, etc. If he could just be around a 16-18PPG guy that can focus way more of his energy on defense, playing off the ball a lot more, just being an elite 3&D guy who can attack close outs, make the smart pass, create offense occasionally, (maybe 2nd units more) guard like 1-3, and shoot 38%+ 3P on around 6att PER 36 that’d be ideal. I personally didn’t think that 27g sample in BKN was near sustainable tbh. He went from around 19% USG to over 30%, yet his TS was still over 60%. The FTA was the biggest red flag to me, but also the % from floater range and he seemed to make every tough middy. Especially without much playmaking around him, and teams being able to have him #1 on their scouting report every night. His DEF was bound to fall off, you don’t just increase your offensive workload that much without having any defensive fall off. We saw it a bit last yr but way more this season. I do think the increase in 3P volume while sustaining 37%+ is impressive at least, and he’s clearly good from 10-16ft. As long as he can fit back in to a more ideal role, this stint in BKN probably helped his overall game. Idk what the HOU offer was for him, but BKN reportedly not even rly listening seems crazy to me. If HOU offered their ‘24/‘26 picks back and ‘25/‘27 swaps plus Green…you do that all day long. Even if it’s just ‘25/‘27 swaps, ‘26 1st, Green, and one more solid piece I’d still do it, and that’s without the hindsight of knowing Jalen would start playing like this. Since JG’s value wasn’t immensely high, and it’d just be two swaps and one 1st (and your ‘24 1st would likely end up being rly good after moving Mikal) I don’t think it’d be crazy to have asked for say Cam Whitmore if these talks happened at the draft or a little after it. Maybe BKN gives up P21/P22 (HOU could’ve possibly moved those for a future 1st from a 3rd team) + Mikal for all of their picks/swaps back & Green? I just think if there was any way to get back their ‘24/‘26 1sts and ‘25/‘27 swaps, on top of Green who still had very high upside is something you HAVE to really explore and try to get done. It would’ve allowed them to go younger, maybe move DFS for a FRP as well. They already had PHX 1sts in ‘25/‘27/‘29, PHI 1st, ‘28 PHX swap, and ‘29 DAL 1st. It’s not like they were gonna compete with Mikal, CamJ, Dinwiddie, DFS, etc. and if they got their own picks/swaps back AND Green…they would’ve had all of their own, plus 5 extras and a swap, prolly 6 if you trade DFS. It would’ve given them the flexibility to go in any direction they wanted, it’d be like the KD/Kyrie/Harden stuff never happened (beside Simmons contract but that’s done after next season) except you have a ton of extra picks plus a cpl other assets. So yea to not at least strongly consider it, and negotiate with HOU to see what they could’ve gotten…that’s just a mistake straight up.
I think the Bruce Brown one is correct but I think a lot of that has to do with his usage rate in the beginning as well as the reliance on the fast break by the Raptors. You could see he was quite frustrated when he first got traded and then didn't always get the opportunities he should have had with the group of players. It wasn't until injuries started creeping up that he started looking more comfortable and has definitely been playing better as of late.
with this outbreak I am not disappointed in anyone on the Rockets, the only one I'd stretch to would be Tari and by no fault of his own just the fact that I love watching him play and he's a great glue guy
Can’t wait for Healthy Tari the roster competition will be super competitive next year between Tari Bari and if we draft a wing like Holland or Buzelis Cody Williams then there’s also guys like Brooks Tate and Jeff Green
I don't think Giddey for OKC can be mentioned anymore with what he's doing as of late. His numbers were down because he's getting less minutes this year and also because of the emergence of Chet Holmgren who is getting some of his looks and also with SGA and JDub getting significantly better. The issue with that girl caused problems psychologically for him much of the year but that's completely over now. Gordon Hayward would be the one with OKC who's the only player I would call disappointing.
Honestly Wiggins has been pretty good since mid January, it’s hard to really bring those scoring averages up when he spent the last two months being about 5-6th in touches per game despite how efficient he’s been in that stretch. They’ve been looking for him on offense a lot more recently and it’s not a coincidence they’re on a win streak now with impressive wins over the Magic and the Mavs
Miller and Scoot will be good Miller has basically had the entire year to chuck on a bad team. Scoots been hurt but shown flashes and he's a point guard with more responsibility Hopefully he has a leap next year
JD Davison may be a disappointment for Boston. He played well in the summer league and g-league, but he can't even find a few minutes with the main team.
We don't really have a most disappointing player this season now with Jalen and Jock playing better as of late. Closest thing might be Jabari though. He's been solid, but I was hoping for a bigger breakout following his really good summer league performances
The thing with Bari is it’s his second season. He is still finding his role and with Sengun on he’s adjusting to a new play style late in the season. I say we let him cook for now
For the Jazz, I think they are really suffering because of the lack of an experienced point guard. I think that is what is hurting walker kessler's numbers and new guys like Taylor Hendricks
As a Bulls fan I have to say that you're wrong. Vooch is not a disappointment in a sense that 90% of our fanbase knew that his extension is a terrible idea and he kinda sucks. So no surprise there. You should have picked Zach, our so-called franchise player. Huge contract (which makes any potential trades difficult), injured, efficency fell of a cliff and generally a guy who just doesn't want to be with the team anymore.
Josh Green from the Mavs dont NEED to make that jump, he's required to stay consistent doing what he is already doing before. And I think he has gotten better. Also he's injured right now, right?
As a Diehard Spurs fan, Thank you for putting Keldon lol 🤣. My top players to either trade/buy out/ either way to get rid of: 1. Keldon Johnson 2. Zach Brick can't grab rebounds Collins 3. Devonte 12m Bench warmer Graham 4. Charles (love his potential) Injured alot Bassey 5. Julian starting spot stealing Champagnie 6. One of the other Malaki Branham/Blake Wesley (i love potential of both, But we won't be able to pay Wemby, Devin, Sochan, Wesley, And Branham) At this point i want to keep Wesley over Branham (better defender)
I'm a Spurs fan. Keldon is not disappointing. The reason all his shit is dropping is because last year Devin was injured and they didn't have Wemby. He was forced to be that number 1 option. Now he's like a 3rd option. In my opinion, Sochan is the most disappointing player. Drops 33 then drops, 0, 2, 4, 12, 10. Dude is never consistent
"rookie guard tend to be inconsistent" thats another reason why 2019 roty battle between luka and trae was legendary. not to mention both of them putting up all nba number on sophomore season
Bro Markelle Fultz is a great player. When he had that breakout year the only big stars he had to contend with was Vuc at center. The team he is on right now has players like Banchero, Franz Wagner, Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs. It's a whole new team with different roles to fill. If anyone has been disappointing for the Magic it's definitely Anthony Black.
Now do a video detailing the surprising or impressive, or promising players on each team, doesn't have to be the team's best player (but could very well be).
Although you're right about Wiggins on the season, he's actually finally getting back into his groove recently. Fingers crossed he can keep this pace straight through to the Olympics.
The Celtics have been beyond great this season and for the most part they really are looking unbeatable. I think Tatum still should have made this list. Brown has been doing great as a second option regardless of how much you hate his contract. Tatum is the one who disappeared in most of their losses and is pretty much saying "I'm taking a backseat for everyone else to shine" but doesn't step up when everyone else can't.
As a Celtics fan the only player you could possibly critique is Tatum in clutch time, I really thought that he’d prove those doubters wrong in this season but he’s struggling in the 4th once again, still the #1 team in the league tho can’t complain
i tried so hard to find one disappointing player but you really cant name one, they have all looked great. i mean jrue holiday took a step offensively but did we really expect him to be a top 3-4 option for the celtics
As a Celtics fan, I see why you didn’t say anyone, but if coachs were allowed on this list, you could talk about Joe Mazzula’s habit of not calling a timeout during crucial moments in games. Every time it’s clutch time and he doesn’t call a timeout, I curl up into a ball.
Dray hasn’t been disappointing this year, tbh he actually supprised me, and is one of the positives on the team (at least when he isn’t out with a tech)
A lot of Houston fans were a little disappointed by Jalen Green in the beginning of the year to say the least. His month of March he went ballistic, so it will be interesting to see if he can keep this consistently up going into the next season. He definitely made a lot of us have to buy back in.
As a Spurs fan, I’m happy with Keldon’s performance this year. He was the 1st option last year and with him being the 6th man this szn, ofc his stats will go down. But he does bring great energy to the team which will be valuable going forward imo as they learn to play together and optimising Wemby
Nailed it...KJ went from #1 option to 6th man, so these stat drops are totally expected. And the biggest disappointment was 100% Zach, although his injury was quite a setback. That contract extension doesn't look so good atm.
As a thunder fan part of me would offer up Dort instead of Giddey, he plays well sometimes but he is SO DAMN INCONSISTENT FROM 3, sometimes he makes 80% and sometimes he makes 10% it's so frustrating.
This narrative has the stop especially when Giddey has been way more inconsistent than Lu. Lu does have does moment but majority of the season he been a 40% shooting the only month he was that was January when he shot 31 but every other month he shot 38 or higher plus people need to understand if you trade dort you have to replace what he does and teams are not gonna just give up there elite perimeter defender just to swap
As a Nets fan. The most disappointing part of this season is that we don't even own our own first round pick this year. We gave that to Houston in the James Harden trade
in Dyson Daniels’s defense, he plays in New Orleans.. he has to beat out CJ, Jose Alvarado, and JHawk just to get PG minutes. add in Herb Jones, TM3, and Naji Marshall just to get guard minutes in general. we just have so much depth in the guard spots so it’s hard to get everyone to get minutes
Yeah. The depth on the Pelicans is insane, but Daniels has been slightly disappointing which kinda leads him with less minutes compared to the other guards.
as a rockets fan, I would go with Dillon Brooks, he looked good early on, but as of late it seems like his defense regressed and his shot isn't falling as it once was
Scoot started extremely rough. He’s shown tons of improvement and I’ll think he will be good eventually but I understand why he’s on here. I said if he can get to 40% by the end of the year from the field I won’t be worried and he’s at 38% with a couple weeks left
For the Celtics, if I HAD to pick somebody who has been disappointing, I would probably say Payton Pritchard, but only in the earlier part of the season. In most of the games we lost in the earlier and mid-season months, they were close games in which he played significant minutes and was extremely inefficient from the field, with little to no points, which made it seem like he was a primary reason we lost. Also we're paying him a decent chunk of change that he essentially demanded, and those games (notably the IST game against Indiana, the regular season game against the Thunder on Jan 2, and the Cavs game on Mar 5, just to name a few) really made it seem like he wasn't worth the investment, especially given how much money the Celtics are already spending on their primary 6 players. Still tho, very happy with everyone on the squad.
Tyler has definitely been the most disappointing this season for the heat but tbf he was averaging ~25ppg before his first major injury of the season. The backup big position has actually been one of the best for us as of late. TB is an absolute dawg and while K Love has recently returned from injury, the past couple of games for him have been more than solid cause with Herro out and Duncan underperforming as of late, we need all the shooting we can get. I still have hope herro can return and prove to be valuable in the playoffs but judging by his track record, it isn't looking good rn.
Clippers: would’ve done with PJ Tucker. Not too far removed from being a strong role player on playoff teams to an absolute trainwreck Grizzlies: Would’ve gone with JJJ, hard to think he was DPOY and an allstar last year. Heat: Gotta be Caleb Martin here, played out of his mind in the playoffs last year he’s making that run look like a fluke.
JJJr has actually been quite good considering his USG increase on offense in to being the #1 guy for a huge portion of the season. The blocks are down, but he’s still playing solid DEF. It’s good to see his foul rate go down, his FTr is solid, FT% good. He’s over 30% USG which is bonkers for him, and he’s got a higher TS% than 21-22. No real playmaking on this team, he’d actually gotten a bit better at passing, etc. You obv hoped his 3P would be higher but eh. PJ is super super old and Philly salary dumped him. I think Mann has been p disappointing actually. Low volume from 3 yet he’s 34.4%, not great. Agree with Caleb.
As a Heat fan I agree on tyler herro being extremely disappointing. He needs to be traded in the summer we're paying this hefty contract for 2 games played per season
No not garland..no no no no. That's such a bad take. How in the world is it not Mobley? He refuses to inprove at all. Imo garland is a modern day lowry great player if he never improves he is going to be very good. Mobley however is borderline useless outside of defence. Cant shoot, cant creat his own shot, barely passes, ball stopper etc. Theres a reason why he got exposed in the playoffs. That's an all time bad take.
Garland chokes frequently. Forget choking in the playoffs, this dude can’t play basketball in the 4th quarters of regular season games. Though yeah I would agree Mobley is probably the right answer
Suns should be Eubanks or Gordon. Both were expected to be able to snag starting spots and both have been played off the court either by Bol Bol or Royce O’Neale
Josh Giddey is now equal to his 2nd year.....in most all categories, even slightly better.. I didn't expect him to make a huge jump...with the emergence of Jdub and adding Chet.. The thunder are a surprise team...and giddey is a key to that.
Jru Holiday been coasting. Gonna have to justify that extension. Can he even stop Jalen Brunson over the next 3 years of his deal? They will miss Marcus Smart in the long run. Aren’t Holiday’s numbers down across the board this year. He should be called out for the Celtics
Why did you say that Dyson Daniels would be out for the season all the while he's playing right now ? Is he really injured and playing through, or did you make a mistake ?
As a 76ers fan I can agree Harris has been SO inconsistent ever since we chose him over Jimmy. I never know what he’s going to do in the game because me day he drops 35 and the next game against a possible Pistons he only goes for 10 😂
Keldon Johnson is an example of a player who was able to average 20+ ppg on a terrible team. He is too short to be a wing and too slow to be a guard. He cant guard anyone and we should have traded him in the offseason.
I still think the Gabe Vincent deal was an overpay on the Lakers' part. I never really liked it to start with. Probably in the minority but I think his playoff run was a massive fluke, especially seeing how he fell apart in the final few games of the Finals.
Scoot's field Goal rate isnt surprising. It was clear for everyone with Basketball knowledge that His First 1-2 years gonna Look Like this. U could even Hear this before the season in many bb podcasts
completely disagree with the bulls, vucevic has been pretty solid for us getting us 20 and 10 alot, my pick would be LaVine only averaging 19 when he was playing, he clearly didnt want to be there and his relationship with the team has gone downhill. zach lavine has been very dissappointing this season.
for the clippers it has to be PJ Tucker, when the Harden trade went down everyone thought that he would be a solid defensive rotation player, but he's been just trash
It sucks to say this because he's my favorite player, but as a Clippers fan, I think it's Paul George. His efficiency has been TERRIBLE since the All Star Break :(
Draymond has been the most disappointing Warrior this year. Wiggins has played less minutes and taken 40% less shots than previous years, but his stats are otherwise similar and he's been going thru personal issues again. I expect him to step up as he always does in the playoffs - he's already been much better since returning to the team.
Giddey has went from second option too fourth i believe his minutes are down also and now he seems too be playing better beacause it looks like he found a his role
Wiggins is not as bad as you all think.. he had a really bad start into the season, but like the last 30 games he is pretty good again, but everyone just stick to the "Wiggins is bad" narrative
Bol Bol is a much bigger disappointment for the Suns then Beal. Bol Bol is only 24 in his 5th season averaging 5 Pts and 3 Reb. Beal was dealing with multiple injuries.
Dude who had expectations for Bol Bol? Hes actually been kinda useful at points which is more than I expected that’s for sure. Thinking he was gonna be some top 7-8 rotation player is crazy. I thought Yuta was disappointing for sure tho, thought he’d at least be able to defend and hit corner 3s.
For the wolves it's definitely McDaniels thought for sure he would take a jump on offense but bro got worse which makes zero sense but maybe we get it next year although wolves don't exactly give him alot of shots he's gotta give wolves at least 15 ppg once that extension starts cant be getting 25 mill & only putting up 10 ppg he's gotta be better especially with Kat hurt
Huerter 100% for the Kings. Bad enough that his offensive production is waaay down, it's his defense that's really the problem. Every game he was getting targeted, and just can't cut it on D. He went out and suddenly the Kings started playing good defense. Hope he gets traded this off-season.
27, 8, 5, 47% FG, 38% 3FG 34, 9, 10, 49% FG, 38% 3FG Averaging 7 (SEVEN) more points, on better efficiency, with 5 more assists and rebounding the same. Tatum is good, but he's just not at that level yet and that's okay. We know who the real MVP is
Mikal Bridges is a damn good complimentary player. That said, anyone who thinks he has ‘go to guy on a great team’ potential has been DEAD WRONG since the start.
Yup. Even the most optimistic possible person would’ve thought hey maybe he can be a 2B or something with a superstar, another top 30 player, and a ton of depth. I thought, and still think that he’s an elite #3. I think he could average like 18ppg for a very good team, be a 3&D+ guy who attacks close outs and occasionally creates his own offense, makes the right pass/keeps the ball moving, defends 1-3 at a high level, and plays mostly off ball w high efficiency. I think BKN is crazy for not at least rly talking to HOU and negotiating. If they could’ve gotten their ‘24/‘26 1sts and ‘25/‘27 swaps back, AND Jalen Green (without hindsight, using the view of him around the draft or early in the year) you have to do it. Even if they had to give up their two 1sts in last years draft (21/22) that’s fine. They could’ve had full control over their picks, an extra 5-6 1sts, a cpl young guys, and some role players they could go any direction with. If I were them I would’ve done Mikal, P21 in ‘23 draft, and let’s say PHI’s 1st for Green, 24/26 FRPs, and 25/27 swaps. It would’ve given them soooo much flexibility.
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Lillard has gone from a superstar to borderline inefficient shot chucker.
Marjon went from barely playing to barely playing.
Cant be disappointing cause he didnt improve that's ridiculous.
Dame is way more disappointing.
Agree
Agree. Everyone was hyping up the Giannis and Dame duo, saying stuff like "pairing Giannis with an elite shooter like Dame is going to be unstoppable, Dame is going to get so many open shots"
What we got in reality was a guy who takes like 10 3s a night and most nights he's hitting 3 or less.
What's also notable is that right next to Dame there's Portis, taking a 3rd of his shots and being much more efficient because they would just rather give it to Dame
@@vascocarvalho2451 as a bucks fan it's actually messed up what's happening. This whole thing was meant to also mean Giannis had more rest and could chill in the regular season which hasn't happened cause dame has been shit.
And we can't even feed a player like Portis who's playing so well. Absolutely ridiculous.
I reckon we win a playoff series or two but I doubt we do any real serious damage
Beauchamp would have benefited from a 4 year college experience. His basketball i.q. is not the best . But he's a good kid , still with a good upside .
He averages 24 pts on 42% fg and 36% from 3.
Thats kinda average for him so i wouldn’t call him an inefficient shot chucker
Vooch is also the worst defensive player I’ve maybe ever watched in my life
How does that man start over Drummond
Yeah also his head looks like a square bro needs to get back in mine craft
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@@Embiidisthebestplayeritl Billy Donavon doesn't adjust at all
He was really good in Orlando tho
As a Spurs fan, Zach Collins has been the most disappointing player in my opinion. He signed an extension that will $16.7mil next season and $18mil the following year, and his production this year doesn’t inspire me to believe he’ll be worth that money.
i like him as a player but he’s not showing it much in games
He’s garbage. We gotta drop him the second we get a chance
Honestly everyone talks about Wembys on off defensive numbers but no-one talks about how Zach Collins is his back up and gets cooked every time he comes on for Wemby which definitely boost his numbers, not that Wemby isn’t a defensive stud, it’s just something to note
I definitely agree, he shows no energy, turnover prone via moving screens, mediocre offence more like inconsistent, very bad 3p shooting, defence is somewhat bad, not really physically strong neither a fast player, gets outrebounded by smaller players... hope he bounces back next season or that Barlow gets more chances over him.
As a Blazer, I feel you
I feel like Giddey gets a bad wrap this season. Yeah he hasn't been putting up the numbers compared to last year, but he also hasn't had to. Last season he was putting up great numbers while Shai was being shut down late in the season and good for the rest. This season he's 4th in line now Chet is back and JDub has advanced, possibly 5th on some nights with how well Dort has been shooting 3s. Now Shai's out again he's showing he can do more.
He's been fine the last month and pretty much the best player the last 3 games, he's doing great of late for sure. But still, if he's gonna do this list he's gotta give it to someone on OKC and he's the best candidate for sure. Let's hope he can keep shutting people up though!
He did not even need to score for them. Of course, he must improve in making those open shots. But they need his court vision, passing abilities, size, defense, etc. I mean, he should bring more to the table, I guess, but scoring is almost irrelevant for his role. OKC has so many scorers, so I believe his perfect stat line should look like ~12-9-9. He needs his confidence back (off-court troubles obviously hit him hard), and they will be fine as a team (they are regardless, lol).
Last night proved your point, a nice triple double
Yeah I’d say he’s a must have on any team. He consistent and always seems to fill the gaps in their play.
Jazz fan and Kessler fan here. I had him as my sleeper DPOY coming into the year. I think a lot of his struggles are confidence related and I blame Steve Kerr for not playing him in the world cup when team USA's biggest needs were defense and rebounding. I think that specific tournament broke him and he clearly hasn't been the same since.
Pure lunacy
Sixers should try to trade for bridges again
I agree, or the Knicks
Ben Simmons is the most disappointing player in the league let alone the Nets. I don’t think anyone thought of Bridges as a #1 option at any point.
The Nets did...they wouldn't even give him up for 4 picks😅
The nets should just go back to New Jersey if you see their game vs the Knicks you know why
Green is not disappointing at all. Ever since he came back from his last injury he was great until this latest one.
I was wondering who the Mavericks player was gonna be but tbh who else would have chosen?
@judith678 yeah fair. I would just still go with Timmy. Idk if disappointing is the right word, but he is consistently frustrating to watch.
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@@flash333MC honestly ur right lol Hardaway started off as a lock for six man of the year and he’s been terrible the last couple months
Idc 11 good games out of 80 is not good.
I like Mikal a ton, he’s obv not a #1, and he’s not a #2 on a championship contender. He could be an amazing #3 tho if you have two higher USG guys where he doesn’t have to score a ton or be relied on for playmaking, etc. If he could just be around a 16-18PPG guy that can focus way more of his energy on defense, playing off the ball a lot more, just being an elite 3&D guy who can attack close outs, make the smart pass, create offense occasionally, (maybe 2nd units more) guard like 1-3, and shoot 38%+ 3P on around 6att PER 36 that’d be ideal.
I personally didn’t think that 27g sample in BKN was near sustainable tbh. He went from around 19% USG to over 30%, yet his TS was still over 60%. The FTA was the biggest red flag to me, but also the % from floater range and he seemed to make every tough middy. Especially without much playmaking around him, and teams being able to have him #1 on their scouting report every night. His DEF was bound to fall off, you don’t just increase your offensive workload that much without having any defensive fall off. We saw it a bit last yr but way more this season.
I do think the increase in 3P volume while sustaining 37%+ is impressive at least, and he’s clearly good from 10-16ft. As long as he can fit back in to a more ideal role, this stint in BKN probably helped his overall game. Idk what the HOU offer was for him, but BKN reportedly not even rly listening seems crazy to me. If HOU offered their ‘24/‘26 picks back and ‘25/‘27 swaps plus Green…you do that all day long. Even if it’s just ‘25/‘27 swaps, ‘26 1st, Green, and one more solid piece I’d still do it, and that’s without the hindsight of knowing Jalen would start playing like this.
Since JG’s value wasn’t immensely high, and it’d just be two swaps and one 1st (and your ‘24 1st would likely end up being rly good after moving Mikal) I don’t think it’d be crazy to have asked for say Cam Whitmore if these talks happened at the draft or a little after it. Maybe BKN gives up P21/P22 (HOU could’ve possibly moved those for a future 1st from a 3rd team) + Mikal for all of their picks/swaps back & Green?
I just think if there was any way to get back their ‘24/‘26 1sts and ‘25/‘27 swaps, on top of Green who still had very high upside is something you HAVE to really explore and try to get done. It would’ve allowed them to go younger, maybe move DFS for a FRP as well. They already had PHX 1sts in ‘25/‘27/‘29, PHI 1st, ‘28 PHX swap, and ‘29 DAL 1st. It’s not like they were gonna compete with Mikal, CamJ, Dinwiddie, DFS, etc. and if they got their own picks/swaps back AND Green…they would’ve had all of their own, plus 5 extras and a swap, prolly 6 if you trade DFS. It would’ve given them the flexibility to go in any direction they wanted, it’d be like the KD/Kyrie/Harden stuff never happened (beside Simmons contract but that’s done after next season) except you have a ton of extra picks plus a cpl other assets.
So yea to not at least strongly consider it, and negotiate with HOU to see what they could’ve gotten…that’s just a mistake straight up.
He is NOT a #2 on a championship contender
@@Goodnnhuwhy did you repeat what he said?
I agree with your point about Josh Green… but it’s definitely THJ 😂
I think the Bruce Brown one is correct but I think a lot of that has to do with his usage rate in the beginning as well as the reliance on the fast break by the Raptors. You could see he was quite frustrated when he first got traded and then didn't always get the opportunities he should have had with the group of players. It wasn't until injuries started creeping up that he started looking more comfortable and has definitely been playing better as of late.
with this outbreak I am not disappointed in anyone on the Rockets, the only one I'd stretch to would be Tari and by no fault of his own just the fact that I love watching him play and he's a great glue guy
Can’t wait for Healthy Tari the roster competition will be super competitive next year between Tari Bari and if we draft a wing like Holland or Buzelis Cody Williams then there’s also guys like Brooks Tate and Jeff Green
I don't think Giddey for OKC can be mentioned anymore with what he's doing as of late. His numbers were down because he's getting less minutes this year and also because of the emergence of Chet Holmgren who is getting some of his looks and also with SGA and JDub getting significantly better. The issue with that girl caused problems psychologically for him much of the year but that's completely over now. Gordon Hayward would be the one with OKC who's the only player I would call disappointing.
Honestly Wiggins has been pretty good since mid January, it’s hard to really bring those scoring averages up when he spent the last two months being about 5-6th in touches per game despite how efficient he’s been in that stretch. They’ve been looking for him on offense a lot more recently and it’s not a coincidence they’re on a win streak now with impressive wins over the Magic and the Mavs
I remember being told that scoot was better than Brandon miller and that the hornets should’ve drafted scoot instead😂
Okay? It's literally their rookie seasons, calm down
Miller and Scoot will be good
Miller has basically had the entire year to chuck on a bad team.
Scoots been hurt but shown flashes and he's a point guard with more responsibility
Hopefully he has a leap next year
i remember being told that scoot was better than wemby 💀
😂😂😂
Scoot is a mega bust already
Damn perfect went to my dining hall and saw this was uploaded
AJ GRIFFIN IS ADRIAN GRIFFIN’S SON? How did I not know this?
JD Davison may be a disappointment for Boston. He played well in the summer league and g-league, but he can't even find a few minutes with the main team.
there’s just no room for him to get minutes on this team, like who could he possibly play over?
Jalen Green *was* the most disappointing up until March for the Rockets. Now, I don't know. Tari Eason missing most of the season with leg injuries?
Nope
We don't really have a most disappointing player this season now with Jalen and Jock playing better as of late. Closest thing might be Jabari though. He's been solid, but I was hoping for a bigger breakout following his really good summer league performances
The thing with Bari is it’s his second season. He is still finding his role and with Sengun on he’s adjusting to a new play style late in the season. I say we let him cook for now
For the Jazz, I think they are really suffering because of the lack of an experienced point guard. I think that is what is hurting walker kessler's numbers and new guys like Taylor Hendricks
As a Bulls fan I have to say that you're wrong. Vooch is not a disappointment in a sense that 90% of our fanbase knew that his extension is a terrible idea and he kinda sucks. So no surprise there. You should have picked Zach, our so-called franchise player. Huge contract (which makes any potential trades difficult), injured, efficency fell of a cliff and generally a guy who just doesn't want to be with the team anymore.
Josh Green from the Mavs dont NEED to make that jump, he's required to stay consistent doing what he is already doing before. And I think he has gotten better. Also he's injured right now, right?
I liked guys like Jaden McDaniels and Keldon Johnson after their jumps last year but knew they've been quiet so thank you on updating me on guys
As a Diehard Spurs fan, Thank you for putting Keldon lol 🤣.
My top players to either trade/buy out/ either way to get rid of:
1. Keldon Johnson
2. Zach Brick can't grab rebounds Collins
3. Devonte 12m Bench warmer Graham
4. Charles (love his potential) Injured alot Bassey
5. Julian starting spot stealing Champagnie
6. One of the other Malaki Branham/Blake Wesley (i love potential of both, But we won't be able to pay Wemby, Devin, Sochan, Wesley, And Branham) At this point i want to keep Wesley over Branham (better defender)
You are right about T-Mann for the Clips.
I'm a Spurs fan. Keldon is not disappointing. The reason all his shit is dropping is because last year Devin was injured and they didn't have Wemby. He was forced to be that number 1 option. Now he's like a 3rd option. In my opinion, Sochan is the most disappointing player. Drops 33 then drops, 0, 2, 4, 12, 10. Dude is never consistent
Sochan is not consistent offensively because he is a defense-first player. Keldon however is bad defensively and not consistent offensively.
Yup
Excellent List. You hit it right on the head with Jaden Ivey.
"rookie guard tend to be inconsistent" thats another reason why 2019 roty battle between luka and trae was legendary. not to mention both of them putting up all nba number on sophomore season
Bulls gotta be Pat Will - biggest Pat Will fan in the world 🥲
Can guys stop shortening names lol it’s Patrick Williams
@@spidamitchell8311look at your username bro 😂 irony at its finest
Lavine was more disappointing. Injured a lot and when he wasn't, he was just stinking up the court
@@spidamitchell8311you are no fun
Bro Markelle Fultz is a great player. When he had that breakout year the only big stars he had to contend with was Vuc at center. The team he is on right now has players like Banchero, Franz Wagner, Cole Anthony and Jalen Suggs. It's a whole new team with different roles to fill. If anyone has been disappointing for the Magic it's definitely Anthony Black.
Now do a video detailing the surprising or impressive, or promising players on each team, doesn't have to be the team's best player (but could very well be).
Although you're right about Wiggins on the season, he's actually finally getting back into his groove recently. Fingers crossed he can keep this pace straight through to the Olympics.
The Celtics have been beyond great this season and for the most part they really are looking unbeatable. I think Tatum still should have made this list. Brown has been doing great as a second option regardless of how much you hate his contract. Tatum is the one who disappeared in most of their losses and is pretty much saying "I'm taking a backseat for everyone else to shine" but doesn't step up when everyone else can't.
As a Celtics fan the only player you could possibly critique is Tatum in clutch time, I really thought that he’d prove those doubters wrong in this season but he’s struggling in the 4th once again, still the #1 team in the league tho can’t complain
Jrue I’d say is the only Celtic who’s underperformed
@@odoaiden3525 buddy he is a 5th scoring option hes job is not to drop 30 pts games... jrue is perfect in his role
@@Vito154 I’m not saying he isn’t a good player I’m just saying he’s been a belt below expectations
Doodoo efficiency too
Why? @@odoaiden3525
This years Celtics is so overpowered that every player has equal efficiency in their role and I love it
i tried so hard to find one disappointing player but you really cant name one, they have all looked great. i mean jrue holiday took a step offensively but did we really
expect him to be a top 3-4 option for the celtics
As a Celtics fan, I see why you didn’t say anyone, but if coachs were allowed on this list, you could talk about Joe Mazzula’s habit of not calling a timeout during crucial moments in games. Every time it’s clutch time and he doesn’t call a timeout, I curl up into a ball.
He’s not a good coach just has a good team
That's his thing lol been a problem since last year. I get you wanna trust your players but sometimes they need time to get composed
Brad would have already won a title with this team
Nah last year Mazzulla was horrible but this year he’s improved so can’t really hate on a 2nd year coach
Dray hasn’t been disappointing this year, tbh he actually supprised me, and is one of the positives on the team (at least when he isn’t out with a tech)
A lot of Houston fans were a little disappointed by Jalen Green in the beginning of the year to say the least. His month of March he went ballistic, so it will be interesting to see if he can keep this consistently up going into the next season. He definitely made a lot of us have to buy back in.
As a Spurs fan, I’m happy with Keldon’s performance this year. He was the 1st option last year and with him being the 6th man this szn, ofc his stats will go down. But he does bring great energy to the team which will be valuable going forward imo as they learn to play together and optimising Wemby
The actual disappointment was Collins
@@alfredogonzalez7250 true dat. Hopefully it was just an season shooting slump for him and he gets back to the level he was before for next szn
Nailed it...KJ went from #1 option to 6th man, so these stat drops are totally expected. And the biggest disappointment was 100% Zach, although his injury was quite a setback. That contract extension doesn't look so good atm.
As a thunder fan part of me would offer up Dort instead of Giddey, he plays well sometimes but he is SO DAMN INCONSISTENT FROM 3, sometimes he makes 80% and sometimes he makes 10% it's so frustrating.
This narrative has the stop especially when Giddey has been way more inconsistent than Lu. Lu does have does moment but majority of the season he been a 40% shooting the only month he was that was January when he shot 31 but every other month he shot 38 or higher plus people need to understand if you trade dort you have to replace what he does and teams are not gonna just give up there elite perimeter defender just to swap
21:47 Kessler is splitting minutes with John Collins bringing his stats down
As a Nets fan. The most disappointing part of this season is that we don't even own our own first round pick this year.
We gave that to Houston in the James Harden trade
nice vid :) maybe do most surprising players for every team
in Dyson Daniels’s defense, he plays in New Orleans.. he has to beat out CJ, Jose Alvarado, and JHawk just to get PG minutes. add in Herb Jones, TM3, and Naji Marshall just to get guard minutes in general. we just have so much depth in the guard spots so it’s hard to get everyone to get minutes
Yeah. The depth on the Pelicans is insane, but Daniels has been slightly disappointing which kinda leads him with less minutes compared to the other guards.
You can’t put marjon on here when he doesn’t even play
as a rockets fan, I would go with Dillon Brooks, he looked good early on, but as of late it seems like his defense regressed and his shot isn't falling as it once was
Lavine was much more disappointing than Vuc, got injured sure, but even when he was healthy he was playing so bad
Not really when he came back he was doing better and defensively was better. Easily Jevon Carter has been our most disappointing player. By far
Scoot started extremely rough. He’s shown tons of improvement and I’ll think he will be good eventually but I understand why he’s on here. I said if he can get to 40% by the end of the year from the field I won’t be worried and he’s at 38% with a couple weeks left
For the Celtics, if I HAD to pick somebody who has been disappointing, I would probably say Payton Pritchard, but only in the earlier part of the season. In most of the games we lost in the earlier and mid-season months, they were close games in which he played significant minutes and was extremely inefficient from the field, with little to no points, which made it seem like he was a primary reason we lost. Also we're paying him a decent chunk of change that he essentially demanded, and those games (notably the IST game against Indiana, the regular season game against the Thunder on Jan 2, and the Cavs game on Mar 5, just to name a few) really made it seem like he wasn't worth the investment, especially given how much money the Celtics are already spending on their primary 6 players. Still tho, very happy with everyone on the squad.
0:02 He said "really" like a little boy wearing PJ's who still sucks his thumb
Tyler has definitely been the most disappointing this season for the heat but tbf he was averaging ~25ppg before his first major injury of the season. The backup big position has actually been one of the best for us as of late. TB is an absolute dawg and while K Love has recently returned from injury, the past couple of games for him have been more than solid cause with Herro out and Duncan underperforming as of late, we need all the shooting we can get. I still have hope herro can return and prove to be valuable in the playoffs but judging by his track record, it isn't looking good rn.
Clippers: would’ve done with PJ Tucker. Not too far removed from being a strong role player on playoff teams to an absolute trainwreck
Grizzlies: Would’ve gone with JJJ, hard to think he was DPOY and an allstar last year.
Heat: Gotta be Caleb Martin here, played out of his mind in the playoffs last year he’s making that run look like a fluke.
JJJr has actually been quite good considering his USG increase on offense in to being the #1 guy for a huge portion of the season. The blocks are down, but he’s still playing solid DEF. It’s good to see his foul rate go down, his FTr is solid, FT% good. He’s over 30% USG which is bonkers for him, and he’s got a higher TS% than 21-22. No real playmaking on this team, he’d actually gotten a bit better at passing, etc. You obv hoped his 3P would be higher but eh.
PJ is super super old and Philly salary dumped him. I think Mann has been p disappointing actually. Low volume from 3 yet he’s 34.4%, not great.
Agree with Caleb.
As a Heat fan I agree on tyler herro being extremely disappointing. He needs to be traded in the summer we're paying this hefty contract for 2 games played per season
bro dallas josh green is being very good but dwight powell
No not garland..no no no no.
That's such a bad take. How in the world is it not Mobley? He refuses to inprove at all.
Imo garland is a modern day lowry great player if he never improves he is going to be very good.
Mobley however is borderline useless outside of defence.
Cant shoot, cant creat his own shot, barely passes, ball stopper etc.
Theres a reason why he got exposed in the playoffs.
That's an all time bad take.
Garland chokes frequently. Forget choking in the playoffs, this dude can’t play basketball in the 4th quarters of regular season games. Though yeah I would agree Mobley is probably the right answer
Draymond Green is going through some midlife, bro's getting paid to lose his mind on players.
Got more rings then your momma
as a rockets fan i’d say it’s either nobody or bari, even landale has been playing really good lately
Suns should be Eubanks or Gordon. Both were expected to be able to snag starting spots and both have been played off the court either by Bol Bol or Royce O’Neale
Josh Giddey is now equal to his 2nd year.....in most all categories, even slightly better.. I didn't expect him to make a huge jump...with the emergence of Jdub and adding Chet.. The thunder are a surprise team...and giddey is a key to that.
Bro doesn't know there's an R in forward.
Fo-word lol
Jru Holiday been coasting. Gonna have to justify that extension. Can he even stop Jalen Brunson over the next 3 years of his deal? They will miss Marcus Smart in the long run. Aren’t Holiday’s numbers down across the board this year. He should be called out for the Celtics
Why did you say that Dyson Daniels would be out for the season all the while he's playing right now ? Is he really injured and playing through, or did you make a mistake ?
Mistake, read an initial report that it was feared. That’s on me
As a 76ers fan I can agree Harris has been SO inconsistent ever since we chose him over Jimmy. I never know what he’s going to do in the game because me day he drops 35 and the next game against a possible Pistons he only goes for 10 😂
Jaden McDaniels is just playing his role to be fair. They just need his perimeter defense
Scoot now has the NBA record for worse plus minus EVER at -58..."don't settle"😅
Keldon Johnson is an example of a player who was able to average 20+ ppg on a terrible team. He is too short to be a wing and too slow to be a guard. He cant guard anyone and we should have traded him in the offseason.
I still think the Gabe Vincent deal was an overpay on the Lakers' part. I never really liked it to start with. Probably in the minority but I think his playoff run was a massive fluke, especially seeing how he fell apart in the final few games of the Finals.
HELL NO jalen green is AMAZING not disapoint us at all
Scoot's field Goal rate isnt surprising. It was clear for everyone with Basketball knowledge that His First 1-2 years gonna Look Like this. U could even Hear this before the season in many bb podcasts
completely disagree with the bulls, vucevic has been pretty solid for us getting us 20 and 10 alot, my pick would be LaVine only averaging 19 when he was playing, he clearly didnt want to be there and his relationship with the team has gone downhill. zach lavine has been very dissappointing this season.
The kings sre better with keon Ellis instead of huerter anyways.
A Celtics criticism you could make is Joe Mazzulla still not understanding how to take timeouts in at the end of the 4th that force OT 😓
for the clippers it has to be PJ Tucker, when the Harden trade went down everyone thought that he would be a solid defensive rotation player, but he's been just trash
Literally everyone knows he was thrown in for salary no one expected him to be good
Scoot next year is gonna be crazy
It sucks to say this because he's my favorite player, but as a Clippers fan, I think it's Paul George. His efficiency has been TERRIBLE since the All Star Break :(
Giddey, when given the green light is carrying them points wise.
Idc what anybody says…Mark is the most disappointing in OKC. He’s ruining Aaron Wiggins 😔
Wiggins has been getting better lately
I ain’t forget y’all said Mikal was better than LaVine over a 25 game sample size lmao
Draymond has been the most disappointing Warrior this year. Wiggins has played less minutes and taken 40% less shots than previous years, but his stats are otherwise similar and he's been going thru personal issues again. I expect him to step up as he always does in the playoffs - he's already been much better since returning to the team.
Coming from a Chicago fan, it's Patrick Williams.
Yeah you’re trippin. Coming from a Chicago fan
Giddey has went from second option too fourth i believe his minutes are down also and now he seems too be playing better beacause it looks like he found a his role
Beauchamp deserves another chance
wasn’t sure who you were going to say for raptors. bruce brown 100%. we turned down a FRP for him too which is very disappointing.
Vucevic lost "a step" on defense? If he lost a step on defense, he'd be moonwalking.
Wiggins is not as bad as you all think.. he had a really bad start into the season, but like the last 30 games he is pretty good again, but everyone just stick to the "Wiggins is bad" narrative
Great video !
Bol Bol is a much bigger disappointment for the Suns then Beal. Bol Bol is only 24 in his 5th season averaging 5 Pts and 3 Reb. Beal was dealing with multiple injuries.
Dude who had expectations for Bol Bol? Hes actually been kinda useful at points which is more than I expected that’s for sure. Thinking he was gonna be some top 7-8 rotation player is crazy. I thought Yuta was disappointing for sure tho, thought he’d at least be able to defend and hit corner 3s.
@@BOnYTB no its not, Shaq literally compared him to Wemby but called him lazy.
scoot started killn after the first part of the season. he jus locked in, besides defense
For the wolves it's definitely McDaniels thought for sure he would take a jump on offense but bro got worse which makes zero sense but maybe we get it next year although wolves don't exactly give him alot of shots he's gotta give wolves at least 15 ppg once that extension starts cant be getting 25 mill & only putting up 10 ppg he's gotta be better especially with Kat hurt
What did you expect mikal to do with a team with ben simmons?😅
Ben Simmons played 15 games.
Garbage Bin Simmons sucks
Huerter 100% for the Kings. Bad enough that his offensive production is waaay down, it's his defense that's really the problem. Every game he was getting targeted, and just can't cut it on D. He went out and suddenly the Kings started playing good defense. Hope he gets traded this off-season.
Wiggins is not disappointing, he had to deal with family issues during the season.
Saying jaden mccdaniels is disappointing is hilarious, they clearly would rather him focus on his defense then score
It should have been Tatum for Boston. He should have averaged 100, 30, and 30 if he truly wanted MVP
Y’all salty he’s not playing up to the mvp candidates
27, 8, 5, 47% FG, 38% 3FG
34, 9, 10, 49% FG, 38% 3FG
Averaging 7 (SEVEN) more points, on better efficiency, with 5 more assists and rebounding the same.
Tatum is good, but he's just not at that level yet and that's okay. We know who the real MVP is
@@vascocarvalho2451as a Celtics fan it’s jokic
Knicks: it was RJ Barrett. So we traded him. I guess after the trade, it’s gotta be Bogdanović-he is AWFUL
Jaden McDaniels is really good bruh even if he's not here anymore Shake Milton should have been there
Mikal Bridges is a damn good complimentary player. That said, anyone who thinks he has ‘go to guy on a great team’ potential has been DEAD WRONG since the start.
Yup. Even the most optimistic possible person would’ve thought hey maybe he can be a 2B or something with a superstar, another top 30 player, and a ton of depth. I thought, and still think that he’s an elite #3. I think he could average like 18ppg for a very good team, be a 3&D+ guy who attacks close outs and occasionally creates his own offense, makes the right pass/keeps the ball moving, defends 1-3 at a high level, and plays mostly off ball w high efficiency.
I think BKN is crazy for not at least rly talking to HOU and negotiating. If they could’ve gotten their ‘24/‘26 1sts and ‘25/‘27 swaps back, AND Jalen Green (without hindsight, using the view of him around the draft or early in the year) you have to do it. Even if they had to give up their two 1sts in last years draft (21/22) that’s fine. They could’ve had full control over their picks, an extra 5-6 1sts, a cpl young guys, and some role players they could go any direction with. If I were them I would’ve done Mikal, P21 in ‘23 draft, and let’s say PHI’s 1st for Green, 24/26 FRPs, and 25/27 swaps. It would’ve given them soooo much flexibility.
@@BOnYTB exactly. Ideally he is a second or third option but his presence is felt throughout. Maybe Brooklyn has an ace or two up their sleeve.
You definitely got the dallas pick correct....dude supposed to be peaking right now and he just not even starter worthy