Sam Bowie
American former basketball playerWikipedia
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Oct 13, 2026
Nick Van ExelGUEST
He did.
Nick Van ExelGUEST
I had James Worthy, Sam Bowie, Vlade Divac.
Nick Van ExelGUEST
I had some pretty, pretty good vets.
Nick Van ExelGUEST
And like I say, I was just blessed enough to go to a situation where, you know, they wanted to rebuild.
David ShepherdGUEST
How did that work out for Greg Oden with the Portland Trail Blazers? I can go on and on.
David ShepherdGUEST
How did that work out previously with the Portland Trail Blazers 25 years prior to Greg Oden with Sam Bowie? Point is, go with the best player.
David ShepherdGUEST
Stop going with the foundational big man.
David ShepherdGUEST
It doesn't always work out.
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After he got ruled out for the season and only played 31 games in three years, the bust label started to get thrown around.
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Embiid was supposed to become the next Hakeem Olajuwon, but he kept looking more like Sam Bowie.
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When he became an All-Star in 2018, Embiid talked about the tough times he had with injuries.
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"'With me missing my first two years, everyone calling me a bust and saying all this stuff about me, it's so much sweeter to actually be here now with all the All-Stars.'" However, while some players don't reach their full potential because of injuries, others fail due to franchises sabotaging their progress.
Rich RubinHOST
So Portland Trailblazers are even worse at us picking player position instead of who's best.
Rich RubinHOST
Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan.
Rich RubinHOST
Greg Oden over Kevin Durant.
Rich RubinHOST
Lulu Martin over Bob McAdoo and Dr. J.
Knoxville NateHOST
It was, um-
BartPANELIST
Sam, Sam Bowie
Knoxville NateHOST
...
Knoxville NateHOST
Elijah.
BartPANELIST
Sam Bowie.
BartPANELIST
Sam Bowie.
Knoxville NateHOST
Elijah Muhammad.
Eric BoggsHOST
Sam-
Toby RowlandGUEST
Like, the Fletcher's Corny Dog-
Stephen HartzellHOST
You got Sam Bowie.
Stephen HartzellHOST
[laughs]
Toby RowlandGUEST
Yeah.
Heath CummingsPANELIST
Mm-hmm.
Adam AizerHOST
And Famous Sams in honor of Sam, our other producer.
Heath CummingsPANELIST
Why not Famous Toms? [laughs]
Adam AizerHOST
[laughs] That's next week.
Adam AizerHOST
Uh, Quarterbacks, Flexes, and Famous Sams.
Adam AizerHOST
Heath, I assume you won the last game, so your board is yours.
Heath CummingsPANELIST
Uh, let's do Famous Sams for 200, please.
Adam AizerHOST
The second pick in the 1984 NBA draft, he wasn't as good as the player-
Cam'ronHOST
Yeah.
Cam'ronHOST
Sam Bowie.
Ma$eHOST
Yeah.
Cam'ronHOST
Kwame Brown.
Jay MoorePANELIST
Sorry.
David KaplanHOST
[laughs] Let's see Sam Bowie up there.
Jonathan HoodHOST
Do it.
Jonathan HoodHOST
I- are you all right with this?
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