6. Smush Parker
The years just after Shaq left were some of the Los Angeles Lakers’ tougher seasons to get through. The team went from being the best in the league to basically Kobe becoming a one-man show without much help.
No player is more symbolic of that era than perhaps Smush Parker, who Bryant has even called publicly for being “the worst.”
Parker realistically outperformed his expectations because he was unknown before they signed him and turned into an actual starter for them. However, that is not saying much because he was easily one of the worst starters at the point guard position in the league at the time.
Apparently, Smush and Kobe still haven’t settled their feud and take jabs publicly at one another from time to time.