7 Most Disappointing Trail Blazers of All Time

The Portland Trail Blazers have had their share of bad luck with draft picks and injuries lately (Greg Oden) and there have been several notably huge disappointments added to the roster over the years. 

Although players such as Bill Walton and Clyde Drexler have adorned Blazers' red and black, so have less noteworthy players like Qyntel Woods and Ha Seung-Jin.

The following seven players were the most disappointing Trail Blazers of all-time. 

7. Rudy Fernandez

With Blazers: 9.1 ppg, 36.4% 3pfg

Career: 9.1 ppg, 36.0% 3pfg

"Ruuuuudy" turned into "boooo" at the Rose Garden last season after the sporadic Spaniard suffered through another disappointing season in Portland.

In his rookie year Fernandez averaged 10.4 points per contest and shot nearly 40 percent from three-point range. His next two seasons were steps in the wrong direction, as Fernandez averaged 8.1 and 8.6 points and shot 36.8 and 32.1 percent from downtown, respectively. 

He started out a fan favorite and developed into a goat, ending his stint in the Pacific Northwest after a sub-par performance in the 2011 postseason.

6. Martell Webster

With Blazers: 8.5 ppg, 37.2% 3pfg

Career: 8.5 ppg, 37.6% 3pfg

The Blazers used the sixth overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft on high school phenom Martell Webster. He was a great spot-up shooter with athleticism and huge potential, but unfortunately he never panned out in Portland.

His biggest downfall was when he injured his left foot and missed all but five minutes of the 2008-09 season.

Webster didn't play terribly, but the fact that he got drafted so high implied high expectations which he surely didn't live up to. 

5. Sebastian Telfair

With Blazers: 8.1 ppg, 3.5 ast, 39.4% fg

Career: 7.6 ppg, 3.7 ast, 38.8% fg

Strangely enough, the Blazers took another high school prospect the draft before Webster's. With the 13th pick in 2004, Portland took point guard Sebastian Telfair to help rebuild the team.

His rookie year was underwhelming as Telfair seemingly never made a shot, and the next season wasn't much better. Portland and Telfair cut ties after the 2005-06 season.

4. Shawn Kemp

With Blazers: 6.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg

Career: 14.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg

The Reign Man lost the throne in Portland, recording the worst two seasons of his NBA career.

Kemp was coming off his 10th straight season scoring at least 15 points per game and fell so far off the table with the Blazers it spelled the end to his pro playing days.

He entered drug rehab during his first season in Portland, and the situation never got better, as he was waived prior to the start of the 2002-03 season.

3. LaRue Martin

With Blazers/Career: 5.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, four seasons.

LaRue Martin is considered the worst No. 1 overall pick in NBA history. The center from Loyola lasted just four seasons in the NBA and was picked ahead of Hall of Famers Bob McAdoo and Julius Erving.

He retired partially due to Bill Walton's success and narrowly missed out on Portland's championship of 1977. 

2. Greg Oden

With Blazers/Career: 9.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 82 games in five seasons.

The above image has been one seen all too often ever since Greg Oden was drafted No. 1 overall in 2007.

The Blazers recently received more bad news on Oden. He will undergo yet another microfracture surgery on his left knee.  

When Oden is on the court he looks like he has game and has played well. But the unfortunate fact is: he hasn't been out there hardly at all.

The seven-footer can only hope to play again in the NBA, and his story and situation are truly sad, both for him and the Blazers. They passed on Kevin Durant who has won two straight scoring titles and is the best player for one of the best teams in the league.

This could be the last year for Oden in Portland, as the organization simply can't afford to pay him when there's little chance he'll play.

Blazermania wishes Greg well and hates the Thunder.

1. Sam Bowie

With Blazers: 10.5 ppg, 8.1 rpg

Career: 10.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg

In terms of opportunity cost, it doesn't get any worse then Sam Bowie. He was taken second overall in the 1984 draft, one spot ahead of Michael Jordan. 

Bowie put up decent numbers in his time with the Blazers, but the big man couldn't stay healthy. He looked fairly promising after his rookie season, but then appeared in just 63 games over the next three seasons. 

It has been ranked as the worst draft pick in sports history, and his name will forever live on in sports infamy as the guy that got picked before MJ.

Another unfortunate page in the Trail Blazers' draft saga.