KWAME BROWN

 Kwame Brown was the number 1 pick for the Washington Wizards, drafted by Michael Jordan back in 2001. Kwame never lived up to the expectation and ended up playing for eight teams in his 12 yrs career. He retired after the 2012-13 season with the Philadelphia Sixers and set up his YouTube channel that year. His YouTube channel had less than 1,200 subscribers between 2013 and 2021 until in May of 2021 when he went viral. Below is chart showing the growth after going viral.