Ron Mercer
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Ron Mercer made the All Rookie team as the sixth pick of the 1997 draft for the Boston Celtics, scoring 15 points a game in his first season as things got off to a good start. He matched or beat that total each of the next three seasons but still bounced from Boston to Denver to Orlando to Chicago, failing to carve out a role or find a home in the NBA despite his scoring ability.
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Perhaps it was the career 47% true shooting hidden behind all those inefficient points for a wing player that never learned to shoot a three and never had an offensive rating of 100 after his rookie season. But Mercer wasn’t the only Kentucky Wildcat bust drafted by the Celtics.
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