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Who is the most overrated NBA player of all time?

by YPB Team

Nobody on this list was bad at basketball — that is the whole argument. Ring counts, efficiency numbers and highlight reels all pull in different directions.

  1. Kobe Bryant — ranked #11
    Kobe Bryant
    Five-time champion whose volume shooting and 44.7 percent career mark keep the GOAT debate loud.
  2. Carmelo Anthony — ranked #22
    Carmelo Anthony
    A pure scorer with ten All-Star nods, one conference finals run and a long first-round exit list.
  3. Allen Iverson — ranked #33
    Allen Iverson
    An MVP and cultural icon who shot 42.5 percent from the field across a high-usage career.
  4. Russell Westbrook — ranked #44
    Russell Westbrook
    Triple-double record holder whose efficiency and playoff results split the analytics crowd.
  5. Dwight Howard — ranked #55
    Dwight Howard
    Three-time Defensive Player of the Year whose offensive ceiling never matched the Superman billing.
  6. Vince Carter — ranked #66
    Vince Carter
    The dunk contest legend whose highlight fame outran a career with few deep playoff runs.
  7. Tracy McGrady — ranked #77
    Tracy McGrady
    A two-time scoring champion remembered as unstoppable, with no series win until his final years.
  8. Derrick Rose — ranked #88
    Derrick Rose
    The youngest MVP ever, a title that gets re-litigated every time the 2011 vote comes up.
  9. Steve Nash — ranked #99
    Steve Nash
    Back-to-back MVP whose two trophies are the most disputed pair in modern award history.
  10. Dennis Rodman — ranked #1010
    Dennis Rodman
    A rebounding and defense specialist whose Hall of Fame case leans on two dynasties.
  11. Bill Russell — ranked #1111
    Bill Russell
    Eleven rings in a league of eight to fourteen teams, which is where every era argument starts.
  12. Wilt Chamberlain — ranked #1212
    Wilt Chamberlain
    Owner of the wildest stat lines ever, put up against much smaller opponents in a thin league.
  13. Ben Simmons — ranked #1313
    Ben Simmons
    A Rookie of the Year and All-Defensive pick whose jump shot never arrived.
  14. Blake Griffin — ranked #1414
    Blake Griffin
    Lob City's face, marketed as a superstar while the numbers said very good instead.
  15. Chris Bosh — ranked #1515
    Chris Bosh
    The third Miami star, often listed among all-time bigs on the strength of two team titles.
  16. James Harden — ranked #1616
    James Harden
    An MVP and scoring champion whose regular-season numbers rarely survived the second round.
  17. Reggie Miller — ranked #1717
    Reggie Miller
    A clutch-shooting legend built on a handful of unforgettable minutes across eighteen seasons.
  18. Rajon Rondo — ranked #1818
    Rajon Rondo
    A playoff savant by reputation, with stretches where teams struggled to keep him on the floor.

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Comments

He shot 44.7 percent over twenty seasons and took 50 shots in his farewell game, which is charge and defence at once: https://youpick.best/articles/kobe-bryant-ranked-many-ways

YP
ypb-team·Aug 21·

Both of them are on this list for opposite reasons: two titles in fourteen seasons, against fifteen points a game and no scoring title: https://youpick.best/articles/wilt-chamberlain-vs-bill-russell-ranked

YP
ypb-team·Sep 6·
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