7 NBA Players Who Disappeared Too Soon

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Published 2024-04-30
Have you ever thought about an NBA player that was in the spotlight one moment and then seemingly overnight you never heard their name again? While you might hear little snippets of info here and there about the players mentioned in this video, nowadays these guys don't have spots on NBA rosters for various different reasons. These are 7 NBA players that disappeared from the league suddenly.
All Comments (21)
  • @Bigedub101
    Man Cousins has to be unlucky as hell, he joins the GSW the year after they win and is cut the year before Denver wins their championship
  • @KobeNJordans
    Hassan Whiteside was a beast on the blocks I don't see how you got spot for Robin Lopez still either but I thought Hassan was a future All Star
  • @AT-fw8zy
    I could name probably 7 teams Cousins could currently start on and 30 he could come off the bench for.
  • @burekevan
    boogie cousins came back in those same playoffs after tearing his quad and played in the finals
  • @leungkeith614
    No offense, if people thinks that Whiteside should be in the NBA, they definitely only watch his highlights and stats only
  • @Cameron439
    Mesenkomaha is back with a new picture, love the vids
  • @FlibbenMcg
    This is just by my understanding, not saying this is in stone perfect logic. Cousins: Couldn't defend the pick and roll by the end, constantly attacked in playoffs. Also not a reliable personality historically. Howard: Good player still but was a frustrating locker room presence who if I recall correctly was in a dispute with the NBA about following rules in the bubble and was almost dismissed from the playoffs. Whiteside: Bad locker room guy, great defensive stats but terrible results guy who chased blocks and gave up tons of points off cutters and offensive rebounds. Kemba: By the end his knees were so bad he couldn't guard anybody and was a complete liability. Stevensons: Both were just notoriously difficult personalities on and off the court. Summary being, these guys were all difficult to deal with, which is fine when they are at their peaks, but once the talent drops off they aren't worth the trouble.
  • @HighWoody
    Cousins would be the best back up for today’s nba.
  • @jctheking9580
    I can see the Suns picking Boogie or Dwight up in the off-season they neeeeeeed center depth
  • @TBCLINQ
    Whiteside only improved if he has a paycheck.
  • @CJ_8911
    Howard and Cousins were killing it in T1 because the quality of players is not good
  • @geniuse8332
    I tore my quad once before. It really is slow to fully heal. A month or two and you’ll be fully active again. The problem is how easy it can be to re-injure yourself afterwards.
  • @derangethought
    It's funny that this video popped up in my feeds because I was wondering what had happened to these guys myself.
  • @jbthestoner5504
    Dwight Howard was out of the league quick after the lakers championship because of his attitude. He put his head down and worked hard as a solid role player that year, but then immediately started complaining about touches and playing time and other crap you should not be hearing from your 35 year old backup center. We thought he had left that attitude behind when he joined LA, but it seemed he was just putting on a face for a year. His attitude is not worth having him on a roster spot, even for a minimum. He would just be taking a roster spot from a player who's much younger and still more mature than him. Dont feel bad for him, at least he got the ring. Honestly attitude issues killed a lot of these guys' careers. Teams are gonna choose the 25 year old with a good attitude and work ethic over the 35 year old with a bad attitude and entitlement issues every time.