NBA: Top 10 Forgotten Draft Busts Of All-Time
By Mark Wilson
6. Bobby Hurley, Sacramento Kings
Drafted: 7th Overall Pick, 1993
College: Duke, ’93 All-American
Bobby Hurley was to become the next great point guard in the NBA. He was a basketball GOD while attending Duke University. National Championships, All- American honors, great handle, court vision, great defender, finisher, shooter – and the list can go on.
It wasn’t like he faced sub-par competition in college, either. Hurley squared off against the Fab Five, Larry Johnson and that deadly UNLV team, Sam Cassell, Travis Best and many others – and held his own. His game was definitely NBA-ready, but it doesn’t always go the way it should when you hit the big leagues.
| Season | Tm | G | MP | FG% | 3P% | eFG% | TRB | AST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | SAC | 19 | 26.3 | .370 | .125 | .377 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 7.1 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 68 | 16.3 | .363 | .276 | .400 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| 1995-96 | SAC | 72 | 14.7 | .283 | .289 | .330 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 1996-97 | SAC | 49 | 12.9 | .368 | .311 | .424 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| 1997-98 | TOT | 61 | 14.3 | .391 | .227 | .401 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| 1997-98 | SAC | 34 | 12.3 | .409 | .267 | .426 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| 1997-98 | VAN | 27 | 17.0 | .374 | .143 | .378 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| Career | 269 | 15.5 | .353 | .272 | .384 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/17/2015.
Once drafted by the Kings, he never seemed to find his niche. He was to be the starter, but he couldn’t handle the duties of a 30-plus minute NBA point guard, where the opponents were not only quicker but seemed to have a mental advantage over him as well.
He was involved in a car accident his rookie year, managed to come back, but his game was never the same once he left Duke. Hurley fizzled out of the NBA after six seasons.
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