Far worse on the league's draft-bust scale were Chris Washburn, who lasted just four seasons and averaged 3.1 points a game after going third overall to the Warriors in 1986, and Nikoloz Tskitishvili, a center from Italy who averaged 2.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in a five-year career after he was picked fifth by the Denver Nuggets in 2002.
You see, the NBA already had a rookie wage scale system in place which essentially outlined what every 1st round draft pick was going to earn by draft position for their first 3-4 years in the league.