It’s draft week, so we’re going to talk about a major bust in Michael Olowokandi, who wasn’t so much bad as he was disappointing. Olowokandi was the #1 overall pick in the 1998 draft by the Los Angeles Clippers just 3 years after playing his first organized basketball game. What could go wrong? --- An NBA history podcast about bad teams, bad luck, and bad decisions. Hosted by Lew @L0GICMASTER Please follow the show on Twitter/TikTok @backfiredNBApod Stats from Basketball Reference, NBA.com, and Sports Reference | Transactions from prosportstransactions.com | “The Candy Man Can” copyright Warner Bros. Pictures, Ernie Johnson audio copyright NBA and TNT Other sources: Boston Globe, ESPN, Los Angeles Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sacramento Bee, San Luis Obispo Tribune, SFGate, Sports Illustrated, St. Cloud Times, UseNet NBA Mock Draft