He’s also smart enough to find holes in a teams defense leading to easy dunks and layups. If he can avoid foul trouble, he’ll get more playing time and become a better center.
22) Andris Biedrins—Golden State Warriors
Biedrins is one of the most active bigs in the league, scrambling around, blocking shots, and rebounding defensively, while slipping screens and collecting tip-ins offensively.
However, Biedrins is too lean to be a good individual defender, and he has no offensive game to rely on. There are better hustler/scrapper types out there.
23) Eddy Curry—New York Knicks
When Curry is able to catch the ball with a foot in the paint, he’s unstoppable.
However, that’s seriously all he can do. He can’t run, he can’t jump, he can’t pass, he can’t move, he can’t fight for position, he can’t score unless he’s six feet or closer to the hoop, and until he improves those deficiencies, he can’t be higher than twenty-third on my list.
24) Brendan Haywood—Washington Wizards
If Haywood is supposed to have a big-time post game, how come he never shows it off? If Haywood is supposed to be a good rebounder, how come 7.2 is his career high, set on a team with no other rebounders?
He’s not an impact defender, and often falls into foul trouble, curtailing his minutes and production. Haywood’s fool’s gold, and not worth the time.
25) Rasho Nesterovic—Indiana Pacers
Nesterovic is large enough to give post scorers a big bang and push them farther off the block than they’re accustomed. If he’s slow, he’s sturdy, and smart enough to move to the right help spots on defense, and open areas on offense when his defender turns his head.
There are far worse options than having to rely on Nesterovic as a starter—though in a perfect world, he’d be a good backup on a good team.
26) Joel Pryzbilla—Portland Trail Blazers
Pryzbilla is a big, strong, cumbersome creature able to defend in the shadow of the basket, and rebound on the defensive glass. Foul trouble is part of his repertoire, but offensive skills aren’t. He doesn’t do much, but he does it well.
27) Erick Dampier—Dallas Mavericks
The word “Dampier” in the dictionary is listed as a synonym for “foul trouble.” Sure Dampier is big, sure he’s strong, but he can never stay on the court, and isn’t as tough as he looks.
This can be proved by examining how Tyson Chandler pushed him around with ease during last year’s playoffs, forcing Dampier to reaffirm his toughness by shoving Chris Paul late in a blowout Game Three loss.
Dampier is consistently unreliable.
28) Darko Milicic—Memphis Grizzlies
Milicic is slow, he’s lazy, he’s defenseless, he’s hands are made of concrete, he blames others instead of working to improve himself, and he always takes short cuts.
Clearly, Darko is one of the biggest losers in the NBA.
What saves Milicic is the fact that he’s stronger than some NBA creampuffs, and is able to sometimes execute bulky and mechanical hooks and step-throughs against the league’s weaker players. That’s it.
29) Nene Hillario—Denver Nuggets
Nene has the talent to be higher up on this list. He’s got a quick first step and is athletic when facing the basket. He has crude but effective moves with his back to the basket. He’s an earnest rebounder and a willing defender.
Unfortunately for his sake, he simply can’t stay healthy enough to show off his talents.
30) Sean Williams—New Jersey Nets
Williams is still learning the ins-and-outs of the NBA, but he’s a fantastic athlete with often spectacular shot-blocking skills. Unfortunately, he’s deficient in just about every other area of his game.
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