NBA Draft: Every NBA team’s worst draft pick

17. Sacramento Kings – Jimmer Fredette (2011)

For as crazy as Linsanity was, it doesn’t hold a candle to Jimmermania. Here’s a cautionary tale of a player who had a storied college career, became a lottery pick, then flamed out in less than three years in the pros.

Having played at BYU for four years, Jimmer Fredette broke countless records and was the talk of the nation during his senior year. Multiple outlets named him the Player of the Year in 2011, a year where he averaged 28.9 points per game and had Obama singing his praises. The holes in his game should’ve been obvious, as he only averaged 4.3 assists and 3.4 rebounds.

All told, it was enough to see him get picked ahead of guys Klay Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, and Isaiah Thomas. Milwaukee was the team that initially selected him, but Sacramento fell head over heels for him so much so that they traded John Salmons, Beno Udrih, Shaun Livingston, Corey Maggette, and Stephen Jackson to get him. And sure, that’s not the biggest loss considering none of those guys really panned out either, but at least one of them went out and got a ring. To date, Fredette’s career high in points is 24, and he endured a nasty breakup with the Kings when they bought out the remainder of his contract.

He currently plays for the Westchester Knicks of the D-League, but if New York is ever feeling desperate enough, they will sign him to a 10-day contract. It’s become sad, more than anything, whenever he suits up.

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