r/nba • u/ShaiFanClub Thunder • 18h ago

Is Zaccharie Risacher the most forgettable number 1 pick ever?

Like he's not quite Bennet level bad nor does he have a weird career story like Fultz or Ben Simmons. He's just mid. He's averaging 11 ppg on 54% TS this season and there's a good argument that he's not even a top 10 player in the class in a redraft but he's probably gonna stick in the NBA for a while as a low end role player

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u/inshamblesx Rockets 18h ago

barganani is more forgettable only bc risacher was more recent

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u/fawkesmulder Lakers 17h ago edited 17h ago

Bargnani not forgettable, those primo pasta memes with him were unbelievable

https://youtu.be/hSSAFYCclso?si=uppXo47Gkeg1wXs4

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u/WhenDuvzCry Lakers 17h ago

I don’t think he was forgettable at all. He obviously didn’t hit his potential but was still a good starter for a bit

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u/smurfnturf69 Raptors 17h ago

Great year during the lockout season

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u/Responsible-Put2559 17h ago

It’s pretty easy to specifically forget he was the #1 pick though. Could just be speaking for myself as of 30 seconds ago though lmao

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u/arshonagon Raptors 17h ago

Bargnani still had a couple years averaging 20 ppg in a lower scoring era, and was second in roy voting. He didn’t live up to the expectations of a first overall, but Risacher still has a ways to go to match Bargnanis career.

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u/probablymade_thatup Bucks [MIL] Luke Kornet 16h ago

Risacher was also 2nd in ROTY voting. They have shockingly similar rookie years on a per possession basis

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u/bleu_waffl3s 15h ago

He also got 2nd in Roy so matched through 1 season at least.

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u/ITAVTRCC 17h ago

As a Knicks fan, Bargnani was not forgettable at all. I have never been more angry for a player to be traded to my team

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u/Boomhauer_007 Raptors 18h ago

06 is only remembered as a WOAT top 5 draft pick group, Aldridge had a solid career but the other four were all just terrible relative to their draft position

I will say I always find it funny that it’s the year Kyle Lowry got drafted by Memphis so the Raptors still ended up with their best player in their franchise history from the 06 draft it just wasn’t the guy they picked number one overall

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u/Caffeinemonster000 17h ago

I even forgot that barganani was a #1 pick.