7. Eddy Curry

Date: 2005-2010
Straight out of high school, Eddy Curry had potential. He had the size, the low post moves, and the youth, but his weight and motor were always an issue. Zeke thought he could fix him and mortgaged the Knicks future on the young big man. Thomas traded Jermaine Jackson, Tim Thomas, Mike Sweetney, two unprotected first round picks, and two second round picks for Curry and Antonio Davis. He then signed Eddy to a 6-year/60 million dollar deal with a player option for the final year. Oh, and those two first rounders sent to Chicago turned into LaMarcus Aldridge and Joakim Noah. Along with his lack of production, Eddy has had many personal and legal troubles as well. His former girlfriend and their daughter were murdered in 2009, he and his fam were tied-up and robbed at gunpoint, and his limo driver tried to extort him by saying Curry made sexual advances at him. Hard to go through all that and still perform in the media capital of the world.