The 10 worse High Profile Hawks of All time....

[frosgrim]

How can we forget Reggie Theus. That guy wanted the ball all the time and killed the chemestry of a team that took Boston to one of the greatest game 7s ever played.

[Yeti]

Number 2 was Jorge Gonzales

Name: Jorge Gonzalez

Position: Center

Height: 7-7 (2.31m)

Weight: 403 (182kg)

Int. Team: Canada De Gomez (Argentina)

Nationality: Argentine

Birthplace: Formosa, Argentina

Birthdate: 1/31/1966

Drafted: Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the third round (54th pick overall) of 1988 NBA Draft

I'm not sure he belongs on the list. I think he was more of a publicity stunt than a real prospect.

[Diesel]

The second oldest of 4 brothers, Jorge Gonzalez’s life started off anything but famous. Growing up in the small town of Colorado in Formosa, Argentina Gonzalez’s height became the talk of the town. At the age of 14 he was already the size of a grown man standing at 6-2 and weighing more than 200 pounds.Many local residents of Formosa couldn’t help but to stare in amazement.

By the time he was 16, he stood 7-1 and many of the local basketball clubs started to envision dreams of a dominate center. Because of his body still adjusting to his tremendous growth spurts, Gonzalez had a very hard time with coordination. After years of training with local basketball clubs and the National team, Gonzalez suddenly started to become less mechanical and more fluid in his movements while building up his stamina. In 1987 he joined the professional team Canada De Gomez. But as fortune would have it he could only play 4 games of the season due to a knee injury. The very next season he remained healthy enough to develop into the center many expected the year before. A scout of the Hawks who had seen Jorge called them with an amazing story of a player who was 7-6 and mobile. On July 28th, 1988 Gonzalez became the first Argentinean ever selected in the NBA draft.

Ted Turner, the owner of the Hawks, immediately sent representatives to enter into talks with his Club. After negotiating Gonzalez out of his contract with his club, Canada De Gomez, the Hawks immediately brought him into their camp to work out with the team. But the Hawks soon saw their plans had backfired as he was too slow and mechanical. This forced Atlanta’s Coach Mike Fratello to face the fact that he was not NBA material.

In his best year (his last year playing for Canada De Gomez), he played in 28 games, scored 22.3 ppg, and 10.9 rpg while shooting 68%. I don't think it was a stunt.

[Sothron]

He was a better wrestler than player. And he was beyond horrible as a wrestler.