Worst NBA Draft comparisons in history

#1 DeShawn Stevenson [Comparison: Michael Jordan]

DeShawn Stevenson featuring in the Big3 League recently

Unlike any other players in this list, DeShawn Stevenson was a fairly decent athlete. He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft and went on to average double figures for five seasons during his 15-year NBA career. In fact, Stevenson even played a crucial role in the NBA Finals win with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. So why is Stevenson here?

Well, unfortunately for him, popular site NBA Draft.net billed him as the next Michael Jordan due to his immense ball-handling skills and superb scoring ability in HIGH SCHOOL. To be fair, Stevenson was good in high school. He won the McDonald's High School Dunk Contest and got offers from popular schools including Kansas.

While Stevenson turned out to be a good player, comparing a high school star to MJ was just too much to handle for a 17-year-old kid. Like it or not, this just goes to show that hard work beats talent in the NBA any day of the week.