There have been some lousy Detroit Pistons players over the years. Especially during the team's current streak of six straight seasons missing the playoffs.
Ben Gordon and Charlie Villanueva were disappointing high-priced free agents. Brandon Knight struggled mightily when given more responsibility than he was ready for. Allen Iverson's short tenure was a disaster. But none of them came close to Josh Smith in his 105 games with the Pistons.
The exclamation point to just how bad Josh Smith was for the Pistons came December 22 when the team waived Smith less than halfway through his 4 year, $54 million contract.