The 10 Worst NBA Players of all time

2013 NBA Draft
The 10 Worst NBA Players of all time

#7 Rafael Araujo

Utah Jazz v San Antonio Spurs, Game 1
Utah Jazz v San Antonio Spurs, Game 1

Taken one pick before 2015 NBA Finals MVP and Olympic gold medal winner Andre Iguodala, few names inspire the level of vitriol and disgust among Raptor fans as Rafael Araujo has over the years.

Marketed as a strong interior force when he was drafted by much-reviled GM Rob Babcock eighth overall in 2004, Araujo immediately looked out of place in the NBA as someone who was neither quick nor strong nor athletic enough to compete at basketball's highest level.

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The Brazilian played a total of 139 regular season games in the league, traded to the Utah Jazz following 2 seasons of disappointment in Toronto during their post-Vince Carter times. The 6'11" center was never able to truly find his place in the NBA, particularly during those dreary, low-scoring mid-noughties.

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