1989 NBA Draft Remix

by Jeff Fox It appears that Kobe Bryant knew what he was doing when he switched his jersey from no. 8 to no. 24. After doing countless NBA Draft Remixes it was become clear — the number eight is cursed! Don’t believe in curses? Then explain why the following players all were picked at no. 8 in the Draft: Bo Kimble, Mark Macon, Shawn Respert, Adonal Foyle, DeSagana Diop, Chris Wilcox, Rafael Araujo, Channing Frye, Brandan Wright and Joe Alexander. And, of course, the 1989 NBA Draft wasn’t exempt to this rule, as pick no. 8 Randy White is the bust of this class. So the No. 8 pick produced a bust 11 out of the 19 Drafts from 1989 to 2008 (although Frye and Wright still have hope). So, did the curse hold true in the 2009 Draft? Pick no. 8 was Jordan Hill, who is riding the pine this season for the Knicks. But Randy White shouldn’t be singled out as the only bust of the 1989 Draft — the top 10 is a who’s who of NBA Draft busts — Pervis Ellison, D...