The 10 Worst NBA Players of all time

2013 NBA Draft
The 10 Worst NBA Players of all time

#2 Sun Yue

Los Angeles Lakers v San Antonio Spurs
Los Angeles Lakers v San Antonio Spurs

In pursuit of the next Lamar Odom, this time of Asian origin, the Lakers thought it worth their while to expend a second-round pick on Chinese import Sun Yue. Yue had earlier played for the Beijing Olympians in the Chinese Basketball Association from the tender, young age of 17, and it was expected that his experience of pro basketball would come in handy as he adjusted to the pace and space in the NBA.

After looking somewhat competent in a short D-League stint, the Lakers offered Yue a platform to see what he could do for the purple and gold at the NBA level. It didn't go well. Following a debut in which he collected four fouls and two turnovers in five minutes, Yue would go on to accumulate more fouls (10) than points (six) and as many turnovers (three) as assists and steals combined. Ten games was all it took for the Lakers to realize that Yue simply wasn't an NBA player.

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Edited by Abhinav Munshi
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