Milk Carton All-Star of the Week

Basketball has dominated this blog space over the last few weeks like Purple Drank dominates JaMarcus Russell's medicine cabinet. You would think that would give us pause to award this week's Milk Carton All-Star to a warrior of the hardwood. You thought wrong.

Dana Barros was the 16th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, back when 5'11 point guards were the thing to do in pro basketball. With all the focus on Miami, New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Cleveland, we thought it would be best to opt for someone outside of the spectrum. Plus, Barros wasn't that bad of a point guard for a short stretch in his career.

Barros started his career with the now-defunct Seattle SuperSonics. After a few years of weak production(his best season being his rookie year when he averaged a measly 9.7 points and 2.5 assists), Barros was dealt to Charlotte for fellow Milk Carton All-Star Kendall Gill. Barros wouldn't last long in Charlotte though. Two days after being dealt to the Hornets, Barros was traded yet again, this time to the 76ers for Hersey Hawkins. In Philly, he would have his best season, averaging 20.6 points and 7.5 assists a game in the '94-'95 season. Following that breakout year, Barros filled out another change of address form. This time, he was headed to Boston as a free agent. Barros' first stint with the Celtics was respectable but it paled in comparison to his final season in Philly. His scoring averaged decreased every year in Boston and never topping the 13 points per game he averaged in his first season with the C's. In 2000, the Celtics got tired of Barros' taking up space on their roster, so they dealt him to Dallas in a four-team blockbuster chock full of nobodies(some of the names in the deal: Robert Pack, Adam Keefe, "Hot Rod" Williams and former LeBron running mate Donyell Marshall). Just like with the Hornets, Barros wouldn't last very long with the Mavericks. A month after landing in Dallas, Barros was shipped to Detroit for Loy Vaught. As a Piston, Barros stunk up the joint once again, averaging no more than 8 points per game in two seasons. After a year out of the NBA, Barros resurfaced with Boston for one last hurrah but he still couldn't muster up more than a putrid 6.7 points per game(which was the product of playing all of ONE GAME in Boston, in which he was on the court for all of 11 minutes. That's right. In his final season in the NBA, Dana Barros lasted half as long as it took LeBron James to announce his decision to play with the Heat in yesterday's one-hour special). Barros' career totals after 14 seasons: 10.5 points, 1.5 assists per game

So let's give a round of applause for the T.J. Ford of his time.....Dana Barros, everybody!