Who are the 5 biggest wastes of talent in NBA history

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Discuss.

[robert_shaww]

Melo Anthony
Allen Iverson
Grant Hill
James Harden
Vince Carter

[dr.hee]

Melo Anthony
Allen Iverson
Grant Hill
James Harden
Vince Carter

So you're just listing the few big name player you actually know?

Here are names that make more sense:

Derrick Coleman
Lamar Odom
Isaiah Rider
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Shawn Kemp
Antoine Walker

[robert_shaww]

So you're just listing the few big name player you actually know?

Here are names that make more sense:

Derrick Coleman
Lamar Odom
Isaiah Rider
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Shawn Kemp
Antoine Walker

coleman and baker in my opinion didnt have that much talent.

odom is nba champ and kemp had a good carrer...

isaiah rider and marbury are great picks (maybe could add sprewell also)

[Im Still Ballin]

jonathon bender

injuries

[dr.hee]

coleman and baker in my opinion didnt have that much talent.

[Beastmode88]

robert shaw at it again.

[Rooster]

So you're just listing the few big name player you actually know?

Here are names that make more sense:

Derrick Coleman
Lamar Odom
Isaiah Rider
Vin Baker
Stephon Marbury
Shawn Kemp
Antoine Walker

This a good list.

Also

Steve Francis
Oliver Miller
Darius Miles
Roy Tarpley
Richard Dumas

[Nash]

Oden

[Unbiased_one]

Discuss.

Len bias.

[JohnnySic]

Derrick Coleman. Could have been the best 4 ever, better than Malone and Barkley. Probably not better than Duncan but then Duncan is a center.

[SilkkTheShocker]

People that say Vince Carter are beyond stupid.

[hateraid]

What is the criteria? Is it injuries? Laziness? Death? Attitude?

Also Iverson should not be on any list he was all heart.

For me the biggest waste of talent was Shaquille O'Neal. He had potential to be the most dominant force and greatest player of all time. If he put the time in and kept peak physical condition no telling what he could have achieved. To me he is the combination of attitude and laziness.

Also Earl Manigault due to attitude.

[WolfGang]

I"m not old so I'll do recent history.

Brandon Roy
Danilo Gallinari
Hasheem Thabeet
Tracy Mcgrady
Jermaine O'neal

Edit: This could be a starting line up.

[Kingwillball]

Hmm Darius miles is one Jonathan Bender another. There have been plenty though like Greg oden, thebeet, kwame brown , darko milicic, sam Bowie ect