The NBA draft each year can serve as a tremendous opportunity for teams to add a cornerstone player to their respective rosters that can contribute for several years into the future.
Teams over the years have had some excellent luck on draft night and added players that turned into Hall of Famers or multiple-time All-Stars in the NBA. Drafting the right player can transform teams into playoff contenders seemingly overnight.
Unfortunately, the draft can also set franchises back several years.
For every Tim Duncan or Dirk Nowitzki success story, there are also dozens and dozens of players that were taken high in the draft that ultimately failed to live up to expectations for a variety of reasons. Those players have become infamous for being draft busts.
Rookie Wire took a look at the biggest draft busts for every team in the NBA over the years and those players that largely underperformed after being high picks.