Tyson Chandler and the 10 Worst Early New-Team Busts in the NBA

This year's NBA free agency period happened rather quickly thanks to the lockout, and like every other season, there are many more free agent busts than there are productive signings.

With having to assemble a roster quickly this time around, many teams rushed to sign players that, quite frankly, aren't earning their money at the moment.

Here's a look at 10 early-season busts through the first few weeks of the 2012 season.

Tyson Chandler

Let's start right off the bat with Chandler, who the Knicks signed to a huge contract in the offseason.

His signing potentially gives New York one of the best frontcourts in the NBA, but he hasn't had the impact in New York that he had in Dallas.

Chandler's presence hasn't improved the defense, as the Knicks are still among the worst rebounding and defensive teams in the league.

If Mike D'Antoni doesn't get the Knicks to commit at the defensive end as a team, then signing Chandler was pointless to begin with.

Over $14 million a season for a guy that isn't making an impact is a lot of money for nothing.

Lamar Odom

When the Mavericks acquired Odom from the Lakers for next to nothing, it looked like a steal for Dallas, but Odom has been awful so far for the Mavs.

He's scoring eight points less than his career scoring average and grabbing almost five rebounds fewer.

Odom's definitely not producing as the same player that helped Los Angeles to multiple NBA championships.

Vince Carter

After being released from the Suns, the Mavericks scooped up Carter and his career 22.1 points per game average.

Now, coming off the bench is an adjustment to Carter, but he's done next to nothing so far in Dallas.

He's not shooting the ball consistently, and if he's not scoring, Carter doesn't offer much value to a team in other areas.

Jason Kapono

The Lakers signed Kapono in what amounted to a lackluster offseason for them. They needed to add some backcourt scoring punch off the bench, and so far, Kapono has been a disappointment.

He's averaging only four points per game, and it looks like his role will be limited.

Kapono isn't the shooter he once was, and if he's not, he's nothing more than just a bod off the bench.

Shane Battier

Battier has been banged up, but he's not bringing to Miami what he has brought to every other team he's played for in his career.

Naturally, his scoring would be down in Miami, but every other thing that makes him the player that he is is down across the board as well.

He's not rebounding, and all his numbers on the defensive end are down as well.

Battier isn't off to a typically good start, but he could ultimately pick things up.

Stephen Jackson

Milwaukee acquired Jackson thinking they were acquiring a guy who's averaged over 20 points per game in three of the past five NBA seasons.

Right now, he's not performing like a guy that can carry an offense, scoring only 12.4 points per game so far as a Buck.

In comparison, one of the guys Milwaukee traded to Charlotte, Corey Maggette, is averaging the same amount of points and outproducing Jackson in every other category.

Mehmet Okur

New Jersey acquired Okur after losing Brook Lopez to injury, but he's struggling with his new team, as are the Nets.

Okur is averaging half of the 13.6 points he's averaged throughout his career and isn't doing much to help replace the loss in production from Lopez.

Shawne Williams

Williams turned down a deal with the Knicks to sign a two-year deal with New Jersey, but to date, he's not providing anything that made him valuable in New York.

He's only averaging slightly over two points per game in over 15 minutes of action a night.

Williams has failed to adapt to New Jersey's offense, and until he does, it looks like another bad New Jersey signing.

Mike Bibby

The Knicks need guard play badly, and Bibby has the opportunity to revive his career, but all he's shown so far is that he's got very little left in the tank.

He's been an absolute nightmare on defense on a team that can't stop anybody to begin with.

All Bibby has really shown is that there isn't much gas left in the tank.

Glen Davis

Big Baby was one of the guys Dwight Howard handpicked for the Magic, and they signed him to a big deal after the sign-and-trade with Boston, but Davis hasn't helped his new team out much.

He's been upstaged by Ryan Anderson, and the seven points and four rebounds a game he's produced so far aren't exactly what the Magic are paying for.