The 5 Most Overrated Players In The NBA

Carmelo Anthony

He doesn’t defend, isn’t a leader, and kills ball movement. His only skill as an NBA player is scoring, and when his shooting is off, he straight up can’t be on the court. Im sorry, but mid range post ups aren’t an effective way to score the ball in the NBA anymore.

The Thunder should have benched him a long time ago to let the younger, better scorers do their thing. People talk about this guy like he’s in the same class as Lebron, D Wade, CP3…. he’s not even close. But since thats the banana boat crew, people look at Carmelo like he’s on the same level.

His points per game have bounced everywhere from 18 to 28 on mediocre shooting percentages since he was 19. He hasn’t been relevant since he lead the Nuggets to the conference finals in the 2008-2009 season.

Carmelo Anthony does not deserves to make the Hall Of Fame.

Tristan Thompson

Jalen Rose slammed the Cavs’ forward’s relationship with Khloe Kardashian back in June 2017 “I want to say what every body’s thinking,” Jalen Rose said on ESPN. “There are three things in life that are certain to me: Father-time, gravity, and the curse of the Kardashians. Tristan Thompson had zero points in two of the three [finals] games.”

Mark Jackson & Jeff Van Gundy ripped Jalen Rose for this comment, but he was right. Sure it was a joke, but what Jalen was really calling out was his mindset. He got his money and then he went Hollywood. Thompson’s recent cheating scandal is the least of his worries. I'd understand if you go through a slump, but Tristan Thompson has pretty been the worst center in the NBA since the beginning of last year's playoffs.

That cannot happen when you are in the midst of an $82 million contract. LeBron James likes to complain about what moves his GM makes, but Tristan Thompson is on this team because of him. He strong armed Dan Gilbert into putting him on the team and giving him this ridiculous contract. This ones on you Bron Bron.

Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes is not the savior of the Dallas Mavericks. He shouldn't even be considered a central building block for the team, that goes to Dennis Smith Jr.

Serving as a volume scorer isn't easy, particularly when faced with an overabundance of defensive attention. He has been exposed the past 2 years since leaving the Warriors, and I don’t think its that surprising.

That 2016 summer was so crazy with the ridiculous contracts being given out, and Barnes shouldn’t be getting paid even close to what he’s making. Barnes contract has set the Mavericks back as a franchise, and at best he is an average starter in the NBA.

Hassan Whiteside

I honestly think he’s drunk, there is something going on with this guy. His facial expressions are so lackadaisical its bizarre. He cares more about snapchat fame than being a good basketball player. He is ungrateful, never accepts blame, and is a bad teammate. He was totally embarrassed vs the 76ers and any team that trades with us and takes on his horrendous contract is a fool. He brings nothing to the table, a complete joke.

Russell Westbrook

I don’t care if he has averaged a triple double in back to back seasons, I don’t care if he’s the reigning MVP, I don’t care if he’s the most athletic point guard in the NBA. Playing on a team with Russell Westbrook is difficult. He doesn’t make players around him better and cares way too much about his own stats.

The most under talked about thing in my opinion is that Russell Westbrook CANNOT play off ball. He has to be the primary ball handler on whatever team he plays on and that puts a cap on his effectiveness.

Heres the way I think about it…. Russell Westbrook is considered a Top 5 Player In The NBA, but lets replace the top teams in the NBA’s Point Guards (or at least primary ball handlers) with Westbrook. If you swapped Westbrook for Curry would the Warriors be a better team? No. If you swapped Westbrook for Kyrie Irving would the Celtics be a better team? No . If you swapped Westbrook for Chris Paul would the Rockets be a better team? No. If you swapped Westbrook for Ben Simmons would the 76ers be a better team? No. Quite frankly, if you swapped Westbrook for Ricky Rubio, Im not sure the Jazz would be a better team. TEAM is the key word. I don’t think he is capable of playing within the flow of a team system.

It has already been proven that when players leave him they are better. Oladipo is suddenly a superstar, & the combination of Harden & Durant have gone onto becoming MVP’s without him (Yes Harden is winning it this year). Paul George has had his worst NBA season this year, and he isn’t going to stay. Thats 4 superstars he has played with, and he didn’t make it work with any of them.

Even though the beef between KD and Westbrook is supposedly over, theres a new story everyday about how KD is liking pictures on Instagram or Twitter of people bashing Russell as a selfish teammate I think that speaks volumes.

Let me know what you think of my list!! Am I missing anyone?