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Why is Reeves on the list of the most overrated players?

5:29pm, 2 August 2025【Basketball】

Who is the most overrated player in the NBA? Such topics are one of the most popular topics to cause heated discussion during the offseason every year. Last year, the player voted Halliburton as the most overrated player in the league. As a result, "Harry Magic" changed all the way to the NBA Finals last season, slapped the questioners in the face. This has also made similar topics more popular this year. The most overrated players listed by the well-known media Bleacher Report this time are five of the Hornets' "three goals" La Melo Ball, Heat defender Taylor Herro, Grizzlies' "3J" Jaren Jackson Jr., Lakers defender Austin Reeves and Spurs defender Dalong Fox. After seeing this list, I roughly recognized that only one person on the list seemed unreasonable.

It has been five years since 3 goals entered the league as Tanhua. So far in his career, he averaged 21 points, 6 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.5 steals. The data still looks gorgeous. But behind the data is the incredible attendance rate. In five seasons, three goals have played a total of 231 games, with an average of only 46 games per year. With $230 million in five years, he has never led the Hornets to the playoffs. He has never played more than 51 games in a single season except for the second year of his career. He has no other honors except for the best rookie and the All-Star. He does not meet the fans' high expectations for the Tanhua Show.

Hirot entered the league one year earlier than three goals, his attendance rate was not bad, he played 50 games in the playoffs, was elected the sixth man, and became the All-Star this year, barely qualified for the defender with the 13th overall pick. However, Herro's problem is that his playoff performance is far worse than that of the regular season. He has averaged more than 20 points per game for four consecutive seasons in the regular season, and has not reached 18 points in the highest year in the playoffs. I had tasted the taste of two finals with Butler before. Butler didn't play last year and was traded this year. The Heat only won one playoff game in two years, swept by a gentleman in one year, and swept by a year. As soon as the playoffs arrived, Herro's offensive power was reduced, and his defensive end was even more targeted by substitutes like Jerome. I'm really sorry for the Heat's determination to trade Butler to straighten him.

3J is a rare insider in the small ball era. In addition to offensive ability, he is also very covered in defensive end. He has won the best defensive player and has been selected as the All-Star twice. But as the No. 4 pick, the Grizzlies' most trusted player, and as a star player who has just signed a five-year, $248 million contract, 3J's actual ability obviously does not meet this value and fans' expectations. He has no killer moves on the offensive end, cannot beat his opponents, and his defense is not as good as he imagined. He cannot handle traditional big centers with a low post and averages only 5.5 rebounds per game in his career. Like Herro, his playoff performance has shrunk significantly compared to the regular season. His average of only 15.7 points in his playoff career, and his shooting percentage as a big man is only 39.6%, which is really a terrible sight.

Fox is a dedicated player, averaging more than 20 points per game for six consecutive seasons proves that he has strong offensive firepower. However, in his eight-year career, he led the team to the playoffs in only one year, and the result was also an out of the first round. After coming to the Spurs, he was injured and reimbursed after 17 games. His personal honors so far in life are just three teams and one All-Star. It is a bit a bit reluctant to rank Fox to the most overrated player, but based on his salary and his experience of being trained by the Kings as the boss, it does not meet the expectations of fans.

But the last Reeves, the most overrated one, is intriguing. Reeves was the first to lose the draft, earning less than $13 million in salary, but he averaged 20.2 points per game for the Lakers and hit key goals many times at critical moments. Can such a player be asked for more? That's right, his performance in the playoffs was not as good as the regular season, with 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists per game, but don't forget his salary and undraft status. Doncic and James should assume the core responsibilities and rank Reeves among the most overrated players, which is suspected of taking the blame for the core players.

In fact, there are many people who are more suitable to enter this overrated roster than Reeves. Let me give you a few examples, Garland of the Cavaliers, Lavin of the Kings, Barnes of the Raptors, and Green, who was just traded to the Suns. Whether the difference in salary and actual performance or whether the ranking meets expectations, no matter which angle, they are more overrated than Reeves. It is not the turn of Reeves to enter this list!

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