Jimmer Fredette and 10 NBA Rookies That Are Already Looking Like Busts

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It's way too early to call a rookie a bust, as we clearly don't have any Hasheem Thabeets in this year's NBA draft class. 

But it's not too early to say that some of them are starting to look like they could be busts. 

If I had to place bets on most of these players, I'd bet that they'll break out of their early-season slumps and at least become serviceable players at the sport's highest level. 

With that caveat in mind, let's move on to the 10 NBA rookies who are looking like they might end up being busts. 

Bismack Biyombo, Charlotte Bobcats

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Position: Center

Per-Game Stats: 11.5 minutes, 2.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 1.1 blocks, 0.1 steals

PER*: 7.96

 

Bismack Biyombo was billed as a terrific interior defender with limited offensive skills. While he's partially lived up to his reputation on the defensive end of the court, Biyombo has been so putrid on offense that he's not giving the Charlotte Bobcats many reasons to leave him on the court.

Biyombo's offensive rating is a pathetic 84, well below the league average of 100.  

*PER -- Player Efficiency Rating. LeBron James, by comparison, rates at 33.24. 

 

Alec Burks, Utah Jazz

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Position: Shooting guard

Per-Game Stats: 10.8 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.1 blocks, 0.3 steals

PER: 16.65

 

Alec Burks has been good, just not great so far. The problem is, he hasn't given any indication that he's going to be a stud, and that's what the Utah Jazz were expecting when they drafted the former Colorado Buffalo at No. 12 in the 2011 NBA Draft. 

Burks has shot just 40.5 percent in the limited minutes he's received, but he's failed to make an impact in any other area. 

Jimmer Fredette, Sacramento Kings

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Position: Point guard

Per-Game Stats: 24.2 minutes, 8.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.0 blocks, 0.5 steals

PER: 9.01

 

I hate putting Jimmer Fredette on this list because I'm still convinced he's going to break out in a big way, but he undoubtedly belongs so far as he has massively failed to live up to the hype. 

Jimmer may be scoring more than a lot of the other rookies in the NBA, but he's taking way too many shots and playing way more minutes than his competitors. 

Andrew Goudelock, L.A. Lakers

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Position: Point guard

Per-Game Stats: 7.0 minutes, 1.4 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.0 blocks, 0.0 steals

PER: -3.72

 

The Los Angeles Lakers made the inexplicable decision to keep Andrew Goudelock ahead of Darius Morris on the depth charts at the beginning of the season.

Let's just say it hasn't worked out and they've finally realized it, giving Morris his first action of the season this week. 

See that negative sign in the former Charleston floor general's PER? That's not good. 

Reggie Jackson, OK City Thunder

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Position: Point guard

Per-Game Stats: 10.2 minutes, 4.7 points, 0.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.0 blocks, 0.3 steals

PER: 14.68

 

Reggie Jackson is brimming over with confidence but that hasn't translated to on-the-court success quite yet. Part of the reason for that is that the former Boston College guard is stuck behind a better version of himself in the form of Russell Westbrook. 

Even though he's playing well on both ends of the court, he's trapped in a situation with no light at the end of the tunnel. 

Enes Kanter, Utah Jazz

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Position: Power forward

Per-Game Stats: 13.2 minutes, 4.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.6 blocks, 0.2 steals

PER: 15.9

 

Enes Kanter has been good, especially on the boards, but he hasn't been good enough to justify being selected at No. 3 in this past draft.

Kanter's offensive rebounding rate is particularly impressive. There's just no telling yet if he'll be able to keep that pace up when he receives more action.  

Marcus Morris, Houston Rockets

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Position: Small forward and power forward

Per-Game Stats: 5.7 minutes, 1.7 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 blocks, 0.0 steals

PER: -4.03

 

Marcus Morris hasn't really gotten his fair shake quite yet. He underperformed during his 17 minutes on the court and got sent down to the D-League. 

He's absolutely dominated the inferior competition, but lottery picks shouldn't be floundering away in the minor leagues. 

Josh Selby, Memphis Grizzlies

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Position: Point guard

Per-Game Stats: 14.8 minutes, 4.5 points, 1.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.0 blocks, 0.3 steals, 0.3 misdemeanors

PER: 8.81

 

Do you see the 0.3 misdemeanors per game? That's rounded up from 0.25 per game, but still. 

Josh Selby is shaping up to be a bust on and off the court (pun intended). 

Chris Singleton, Washington Wizards

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Position: Small forward

Per-Game Stats: 23.2 minutes, 5.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.4 blocks, 1.3 steals

PER: 10.56

 

Chris Singleton has been hailed as one of the better defensive prospects in quite some time. He was supposed to come into the league ready to play the role of perimeter stopper for the Washington Wizards. 

But much like everything else about the team in the nation's capital so far, he's been a monumental disappointment. According to Singleton's offensive rating of 100, his defense has been perfectly average and nothing more.

It's not like his offense is helping to make up for it though. 

Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors

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Position: Shooting guard

Per-Game Stats: 17.9 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.1 blocks, 0.2 steals

PER: 6.15

 

In almost 18 minutes per game—a significant amount more playing time than most rookies have received thus far—Klay Thompson really hasn't shown that he has much skill on the court, especially for a player with supposedly unlimited range. 

When Thompson does loft up a shot, it's tended to miss so far. He's actually hurt the team quite a bit more than he's helped it on the offensive end of the court.