First let’s all look back to 2003…
The Pistons, despite being one of the elite teams in the NBA that season, had the 2nd pick in one of the most talent-loaded drafts in history thanks to a trade with the Vancouver (now Memphis) Grizzlies. The first pick was Lebron James and with the second pick the Pistons had their choice of Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, or some 7 footer from Serbia named Darko who nobody had ever heard of. The Pistons pulled the trigger on Darko, passing up 3 of the best players in the game for a player who has not averaged over 10 points a game in his 7 NBA seasons.
Well, now Darko plays for my Minnesota Timberwolves, making an absurd 5 million a year, to do this:
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As if the Timberwolves weren’t already bad enough at stopping people from scoring that they needed to score for them. Sigh.
Now if only destroying your own uniform with your bare hands was a coveted basketball skill, Darko would be up there with the...
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