Players or sets that were once hot but now are not

[pwaldo]

Michael Olowokandi

The guy was the #1 pick in a draft with Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, and Dirk. His stuff was hot out of the gate but quickly faded as he wasn't #1 material.

[bigdaddymcqueen]

Michael Olowokandi

The guy was the #1 pick in a draft with Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, and Dirk. His stuff was hot out of the gate but quickly faded as he wasn't #1 material.

Oh man! great choice. His girlfriend was even on "Basketball Wives".

[bdoody42]

So many draft busts....just crazy how some people just never panned out.

[wrigleyfield]

So many draft busts....just crazy how some people just never panned out.

Yeah, definitely. This list is bigger than guys who actually made it and sustained it.

[pwaldo]

For sets I remember the 1997-98 Fleer Ultra set being hugely popular at the time because of a new feature: short printed rookies. The Tim Duncan and Keith Van Horn booked for $40-$50 each. This obliterated any non short print rookies just like how #D rookies took the wind out of the sails from the sp ones. Now I don't think anybody even cares about a rookie card unless it is #D no matter how short printed the card was since all the non numbered rookies have taken a huge tumble in value.

[cardcollectorman]

Post any players or sets that were once hot and were what everyone wanted but are now either ice cold or sell for a fraction of what they once did.

How about all these busts?

Kwame Brown
Darko Milicic
Keith Van Horn
Greg Oden
Adam Morrison

Van Horn was never a bust.

[DunkingDurant35]

Bust might be too harsh of a word, but he certainly did not live up to the Larry Bird hype he got at the time.

[bdoody42]

Bust might be too harsh of a word, but he certainly did not live up to the Larry Bird hype he got at the time.

Everytime a white guys gets the Bird comparison they struggle. Van Horn and Morisson lol

[Jazzer540]

I dont think J. Kidd or S. Nash EVER were hot for some reason