1. Kwame Brown, Power Forward/Center
Now we get to the name on the list that the most basketball fans in the modern day would be familiar with. The player that Jordan both drafted and tried to build around during his playing and management days with the Wizards was a pretty big bust in the NBA. With the first overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft, Jordan and the Wizards selected the Charleston, SC, native 6-foot-11 and 270 pound big man Kwame Brown.
While it is amazing that Kwame was able to last as long as he did in the NBA, he was not good for the Wizards right out of the gates. In 57 games played during his rookie season with the Wizards, Brown averaged 4.5 points per game, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.8 turnovers, 0.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks. He shot 38.7 percent from the field.
During his four seasons with the Wizards altogether, Kwame registered a -2.1 box plus/minus rating, -0.2 value over replacement player rating, .074 win shares per 48 minutes, 8.8 total win shares, 50.9 true shooting percentage, and a turnover rate above 15.0 percent. His shooting was especially poor during his four years with the Wizards.
Brown was well below the league average in field goal percentage (even though he played the bulk of his minutes with the Wizards at the five), three-pointers, free-throws, and true shooting. And the worst of the seasons for Brown in terms of efficiency came during Jordan’s first of two with the Wizards. Brown posted a -4.0 box plus/minus rating, -0.4 value over replacement player rating, and 45.0 true shooting percentage, as a rookie.