Al Thornton Was Supposed To Be THE ONE! Out In 4 Years! Stunted Growth
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- Today’s feature was the definition of a natural athlete with all the physical tools to be a cornerstone player for a franchise. That franchise was thought to be the Clippers when they took Al Thornton 14th overall and the last lottery pick in a highlighted 2007 draft class for its good and its bad. Thornton became an all rookie performer after his first season, giving the Clippers high hopes they selected a sleeper at the end of the lottery. In his first and second year Al was having a better career than arguably any pick in front of him not named Kevin Durant, and looked primed to take the tweener forward position to new heights. What I liked most about Al’s game was he made up for all his deficiencies by having one of the most explosive first steps, and once he got by you there was no stopping his athletic finishes at the rim. For any team looking for a wing that seemed tailor made for transition, up and down basketball look no further. I as many, were shocked to see the clippers trade him mid way through his third season, but at the time the clippers were in complete rebuild mode and soon figured out Al Thornton for them, wasn’t it. His next team the Wizards found that out quick after 73 games and the Warriors in just 22. All bottom feeding teams at that time that Thornton should’ve made great strides with and become one of their key pieces going forward. Instead his NBA career lasted just 4 years with 3 different teams before embarking on his overseas journey at 27 years old and entering what should be a basketball player’s prime. Al Thornton Was Supposed To Be THE ONE! Out In 4 Years! Stunted Growth
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Had all the physical tools to be a solid NBA player. With some skill development Al Thornton could've been an all star.
Al Thornton was a great rookie. Thought he would average 20ppg the next year
Do Michael redd please
@@user-mp5hq5fh4t No. Michael Redd was a 2nd Round Pick that became an All-star and Olympian. He far exceeded his expectations
Todd Day
@@absolute95allah7Now you're talking. Should've been Rolando Blackman or a poor man's Ray Allen
I’m sorry but @stuntedgrowth should easily have over 1 million subscribers with how interesting, knowledgeable and professional his videos are, genuine knowledge. Thank you man keep this up!!
Al Thorton!!! I Used To Get Buckets With Him On 2k8!
It's funny how many people remember these guys from their "performances" on video games. There's a soccer game called _Football Manager_ where you can find retrospectives online about wonderkids who didn't pan out but became legendary to some people simply for how good they became in that game.
He used to come in and COOK off of the bench… hated him lol
It’s crazy how easy you forget how crazy it was that Kevin Durant was drafted all the way back in 2007. It seems like out Thorton was in the NBA way before Kevin Durant crazy just to think about it.
Completely forgot about this dude, I remember thinking he had major potential
Can you do a spurt growth for Lu Dort,
From Undrafted
To a two way contract
To a fully guaranteed contract
To drop 30 on James Harden in a game 7 while locking out the best guards of the NBA
To a second contract
Damn, this is old-school AL Thorton!! I remember as a teenager watching out Thorton. That’s some old-school shit. Thanks for doing what you do man we love your videos they give me through the long workday or long bullshit day, whichever one.
I love this channel because it's nothing but "I remember that guy! What the hell happened to him?"
He was like Finney Smith without a Jumper, but with a crazy motor and Athleticism
Remember on 2k for the the psp he'd had a 99 rating on offensive rebounds. Reggie even was the same.
I forgot about this guy🤦🏽♂️
1. What killed his career was being drafted by the Clippers organization. People truly forget that along with the Sacramento Kings, that's usually where careers went to die in the 1990s and 2000s.
2. He had no defined position. He could slash past power forwards, but couldn't defend them in the paint. He could defend small forwards, but couldn't stretch the floor with his shooting and had a suspect handle that negatively affected his passing and caused him to turnover the ball a lot.
3. He never improved any aspect of his game as was stated in the video. He was overly reliant on his athleticism. Once he started having injury trouble, that severely hindered his game and he was out of the league soon thereafter.
Yeah, I remember when he was drafted, Jay Bilas said "I don't know if anyone plays harder than Al Thornton", but it seemed like when he got to the league, got the big contract and such that he didn't put the same work in, which happens a good amount with pros. Plus, the injuries really did take their toll on him. His athleticism really was his best asset as a pro, but when that began to slip due to the injuries, he really had no place in the NBA
As a Filipino, I enjoyed watching Al Thornton and his scoring prowess in the PBA. Probably my favorite import of all-time in the PBA.
Summer League legend - Qyntel Woods
This a good one, I low key forgot about Al Thorton
His efficiency was never bad, at least from the field. 43% as a rookie, not great but not awful. 45% his 2nd year, 47% his 3rd year & 48% his 4th and final NVA season.
24 is super old for a draft pick. How much can you really develop? After 2 years or so in the NBA, you are who you are at 26 years old.
Can you do one on Sean Williams from the new jersey nets I remember he had some potential and hype to him but he never could keep it together and was out the league within 5 years
Oh man, Boston College's finest!!! That was a really good Era for BC...Him, Sean Marshall, Jared Dudley, Louis Hinnant...they had some really good teams in the ACC...Sean was a first round pick and was SUPER athletic, but yeah, he just never amounted to anything in the NBA
I literally thought about Thronton. after watching the Jan Vesely video.
Cap
I love Al Thornton. Should've been a Jimmy Butler type
I forgot all about him. Appreciate the flashback 💯
One of my fav players growing up. He was nice on the Clippers🔥
Was one of those guys who had all the tools to be a super star except the being a super star part of the game haha. Always made him a star in the early 10s NBA live and 2ks tho.
Daaaang - you're in your bag with this one! Completely forgot about buddy
Still waiting on the Scotty Thurman profile
I really liked him as a player. Thought he was gonna take up the mantle for Corey Maggette on the Clippers.
Hello, how about you make a video about Romeo Travis, LeBron's teammate in high school. Thanks 🙏
Do Scottie Reynolds next ‼️‼️
he grew up not far from me 🫠
Yeah, I played some street ball against him when we were younger, right before he hit his growth spurt. I'm from Warner Robins GA, but I knew his family. My aunt played HS ball with his sisters..
Everytime i see this thumbnail i think its Pascal Siakam lmaoooo
I just subscribed to this channel. Can we please get a story on Greg Odom?
Yoooo I was just thinking bout him
Al Thorton and Thaddeus Young.
Hey @stuntedgrowth have you ever covered Khalid El-Amin?
Man that thumbnail 😂😂😂
what is a 2 finger release??
He was a very good player...injuries set him back
Bro TYRUS THOMAS
Marcus Thornton was a Bucket! Do him next!!!
He did already.
@@Ez3s u right
🫡💯 Al from my 478 .
Do one for Patrick McCaw, as what Jerry West said, they’ll be sorry they didn’t take him. Been out of the league since 2021.
Real original 💀
The nba is one big predetermined drama. Guys like Al threatened the script.
You gotta do Austin Daye next
Do one on Travis Outlaw
Do A Stunted Growth on Danny Fortson
Do DJ Strawberry
Have u ever done Michael Dickerson??
Todd Day
You should do my homeboy Ricky Clemmons from NC
Thornton would kill it in the current NBA. I think they just didn't know how to use him. Also his basketball IQ may not have been as high as others.
How would he kill now he can't shoot or run an offensive system like Draymond?
@@andrebryant5081 huh
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As usual, getting drafted by the Clippers is the doom of any player who needs a bit more attention and care to develop. Didn't help that they got Blake a year or two later and went all in on the Lob City vision. Would have been interesting to see how he could have developed on a more competent franchise.
David Greenwood. #2 after Magic in1979.
Do Bol bol NEXT
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B.J Elder
He was drafted in his prime. He wasn’t going to get any better.
He only played 24 games w Washington
Definitely a "ball hog" but a solid player from what I can tell. Salute to him...
I felt like Al Torton had a chance to be a quality starter but with his injuries and playing for an organization like The Clippers didn't work in his favor.
That’s BS claiming someone has no career because he’s out of a fkn show league (that’s what the NBA definitely is) If you think the NBA is the only professional league to have a remarkable career in might just show how limited the horizon of American people is. I think Al had enough competition in all his teams & leagues he played in, maybe even more fun, success and money. Cheers
Btw I forgot to mention: your clips are fire anyway, I watch them all :) go on
Peyton siva
Again sorry but dunno this guy ,
Still playing b-ball at 38 yrs old ??? HOPE he's putting some money away and investing it also. The next chapter of his work in the REAL world is shortening,best to leave b-ball before a-MAJOR-injury takes place,which affect his ability to hold down an actual job.
Jesus is King!
You do know everyone aint supposed to make it big in the nba right? I understand maybe the first yr of doing this but now its like lets pick anyone who was halfway decent and make a video on why their not a 10 time all star man stop it 😂😂😂
Don’t get me wrong, I like Gilbert Arenas but some of these Wizards teams should have been better. Hella talented but no maturity
Stunted growth- “yares and carares” it’s years and careers bud let’s learn how to say it right
Love your vids tho man ill never stop watching