New entries to the Pistons all-time draft bust starting lineup

Forward: Sekou Doumbouya (15th pick, 2019) 

I’ve had some fans argue with me that Doumbouya shouldn’t be on this list since he was taken just outside of the lottery, which is a fair point. 

It’s also fair to point out that he was a low floor/high ceiling prospect, so it shouldn’t be that surprising that he didn’t work out. 

But he was barely able to get on the floor in two seasons on a team that won a combined 40 games. There were endless developmental minutes for Doumbouya, and he wasn’t good enough to even get those on a team that was trying to lose.

He was essentially out of the league after two seasons (he did play two games with the Lakers), which is not normal for a first-round pick who was considered to be a raw prospect. They can usually stick around to a second contract on hope alone, so it shows just how hopeless Doumbouya was, as he was out of the league before he could legally buy a beer. 

Pistons fans were hoping we got the next Giannis, but instead we got Thanasis, and unfortunately for Sekou, he didn’t have a superstar brother to get him a job. 

Doumbouya was eventually spit out of the G-League and is now playing in France.