Most Overrated NBA Stars Today
NBA is a marketing monster and some of these players just don't deserve the stardom that they have receive from a basketball standpoint.
Carmelo Kyam Anthony is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. Wrong, absolutely wrong. he is one of the most pure offensive threats in the league, can shoot from anywhere with a silky jumper that is also deceptively quick. The only thing that held melo back was melo, he just gave up at a certain point, but initially in the NBA he actually played D and distributed the ball. I Just don't really see how he fits the bill as overrated anymore because nobody really talks about him, I mean he's on the knicks what is there to talk about. he may be overpaid but it's not his fault New York threw all that money at him. I'd like to see him get a second wind before it's all said and done, I know if he was actually surrounded by talent alongside good coaching and attitude he would go back to being one of the best in the current league.
Absolutely agree. Melo plays no D, he is just like James Harden. Lazy on D, and demands the ball constantly. Everyone else just has to stand there and watch him take shots. Then moans when a team mate does the same. When a teammate misses, he complains, when he chucks up a brick, nothing. He just goes back down and does it again. Then complains to his own players for not d'ing up, why he's standing there playing no D at all. I hate watching Melo. The Knicks need to trade him. He is all about himself, not the team. If the team loses, he blames his team and not himself.
His true shooting percentage, which calculates how effectively a player gets his points (counting 2point FG%, 3point FG%, and FT%) ranks him #203 among all the current NBA players this season. Jeremy Lin (who Carmelo didn't want to share the spotlight with) ranks #173. And Danilo Gallinari, who the Knicks traded among others FOR Carmelo, ranks #52. While Melo will get his points, he's not effective enough in getting them, and his poor defense will mean that he will never get a championship unless the 2nd or 3rd option and can play off-ball effectively with solid defense.
I'm 49 yrs old and Carmelo Anthony is not just the most overrated basketball player, but the most overrated ATHLETE of my lifetime. Shoots less than 45 %, doesn't distribute the ball, and is outrageously inefficient. Thus, he performs the almost impossible feat of scoring 29ppg and yet still manages to be a less-than -average OFFENSIVE player. Add the fact that he plays zero defense, and you have a guy who is a net liability. Not even close to being a top 50 player in the league.
Dwight David Howard is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. Shell of the player he used to be
Dwight is out of his prime
Past his prime! Not good
He is not good
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. LeBron has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Lakers. He's the greatest Small Forward of all time but I can agree with his detractors when they say he has problems. He can often disappear in crucial moments and has not been utilising his jumpshot this year, but he won a ring!
5 final appearances and only 2 wins. Lost twice with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. every time I see Lebron in a clutch moment. It ends up with a turnover or an air ball.
LeBron lays out of games, then expects praise from everyone. No wonder, he makes the finals every year. He's always rested.
LeBrick thinks he's the goat but he will never be as good and kobe or Michael Jordan or any other of those guys the only thing he is king at is king of overratedness
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. Wade is a great player but I am getting sick of his acting. He jumps into other players in order to get fouls and when he doesn't get the call he throws a tantrum. It is really childish
Lebron James has carried his team to the playoffs with much less talent around him than Wade, yet the Heat are one of the worst teams in the league... still.
D-wade isn't over rated he's one of the best stars ad the I'm sure are then you they on a championship you didn't you don't wanna meet D-wade in a dark alley
Wardell Stephen Curry II is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest shooters in NBA history, if not the greatest. He is one of the most beloved stars in the NBA today, as well as one of the most controversial. He has a good team, so the defense can't just focus on him. On a team with only one good player, such as the Pelicans, the teams turn their attention to mainly Anthony Davis. Without Curry, the Warriors would still be a really good team.
To say Curry has no talent is flatout wrong. Although I certainly agree his skill is clearly not what the media says it is, he lost to Lebron this year
Curry this curry that mostly every golden state "fan" goes for curry he is nothing without the team
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, nicknamed Shaq, is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA. He is known for his fun, friendly personality, and is one of the most beloved athletes of all time. Nah, Oliver Miller is the fattest.
The guy is the fattest
Lance Stephenson, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. What! He's not even famous. In fact he's underrated
He's not in the NBA anymore.
Just like Lewis, he's a one-dimensional player that is probably one of the most selfish players in the league. He makes Iverson look like John Stockton.
James Edward Harden, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. This fool barely made it to the playoffs and only gets assists for stats which shows because his teammates never scores. He better of in a beard contest than the NBA.
Can't play defense to save his life...
James Harden plays no defense.
That picture is epic lol
People used to call him a superstar the best player on the hawks I mean he's good but so overrated. People think he was a superstar I just don't understand
A versatile player, but not as good as some lesser names like John Salmons.
Kobe Bryant (1978 - 2020) was an American retired professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Kobe Bryant has won 5 NBA championships with the Lakers and was the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. ...read more. I'm sure he would have a lot more votes here, but he is retired now and nobody considered him very good the past few years anyway. But if you look at the list of top players ever, he is listed #3 in the history of the game! That makes him by far the most overrated ever. Overshooting the ball and not getting along with teammates resulted in a lesser career than he could have had. This past Lakers season, in the name of honoring Bryant by trying make him their scorer (he had the NBA's worst shooting percentage among qualified players), was the most egregious example of tanking I've ever seen.
Kobe is like steve novak. He is loved by players b/c he shoots the ball. People say he is top 10 all time while he's not a team player, twice was top 5 in defensive player of the yr voting yet he is like what a 9* all D 1st team. Never shot over 500 in 1 season. Plus he was drafted on to a playoff team and his 1st season was shaqs 1st in LA. He always had big men around him 4 rebounds. Top 20 all time but not top 10
He is a very lazy defender and a volume shooter. He takes very low-percentage shots and is praised on those rare makes. His clutch play is also very overrated, as his FG% in clutch time is 32%. His team has had more success when he shoots the ball less. He has always needed elite big men to contend. When he didn't have one, he failed to just lead his team to the playoffs in 2005. He also underperforms in the finals.
Simply not that great! A very good player, a very selfish persona and a lucky man to have had the best coach and the best players to play with. When I hear he's next to Michael, or that he's top 5 or top 10 all time, makes me puke a little. So disrespectful to all the legends.
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, and the Nets.
He was MVP of the 2017 and 2018 NBA Finals.
Derrick Martell Rose is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. The man made out of glass. Honestly, his failure up to this point is not his fault. Before his knee exploded like a hand grenade, he was gonna win a ring. I think he would have gotten one with the way he played. In my opinion, currently, he's a washed up guard who relies on his terrible jumpshot far too often.
Kyle Lowry is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. One of the most inconsistent players ever if not the most! He was good last season but one season doesn’t mean anything
Joakim Simon Noah is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association. Past his prime and in his prime he was only decent!
Definitely overrated. Useless on the court
Kevin Maurice Garnett is a former professional basketball player who played for 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association, for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Boston Celtics, and Brooklyn Nets. He went from someone who couldn't carry his Wolves team to some saying he's one of the best players in history. I like Garnett but if he didn't have Pierce or Allen, he still would be without a ring.
Without Garnett the Wolves would have been a 20 win team every year. Management couldn’t find anybody else who wanted to play there with him. While with the Celtics, he would have won three titles if not for injuries.
Not dominant at his position. would be d'd up by real stars at smaller positions(lbj, durant)
Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association. He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, and the Nets. In 2k13 I can sit and drain 3's with him all day, I piss my cousin off cause Kyrie Irving is my main player I think Kyrie is better than Lebron James in 2k13
Monta Ellis is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. The league is trying to make him a star player, but he just isn't one. He'll suffer the same fate as other combo guards like Luther Head, Quincy Douby or DJ Strawberry.
Kevin Wesley Love is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.
Stephen John Nash, is a Canadian retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. Great players can do it on both ends of the court. Magic, Kidd and Payton were all great defenders as well as team players. Nash couldn't defend this chair I'm sitting in.
An amazing Point Guard who had bad luck when it came to the NBA Finals, so of course people think he is overrated
He has Vince Carter and Channing Frye on his team and they give credit only to him.
Too old to play like he used to! Get over him! He's about 40!
Russell Westbrook Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Doesn't pass, inconsistent jump shot, and commits too much turnovers.
He'd better played chess instead of basketball because he wouldn't have commited so many TOs if he'd played chess.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. This is stupid he beat the big three in their first year by himself he also has one of the hardest shots to defend. Let's not forget his shooting abilities