The Athletic asked players who they think is the most overrated NBA player.
2.5 percent out of 81 respondents, they chose Sacramento Kings leader D. Sabonis.
Frenchman Rudy Gobert took first place in this poll. The Minnesota Timberwolves center scored 13.6 percent. of votes.
Scanpix/AP Photo/Rudy Gobert and Kyle Anderson
Second was Jordan Poole (Washington Wizards) – 8.6 percent, third – Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks) – 7.4 percent.
Dillon Brooks (Houston Rockets, 4.9%), James Harden (Los Angeles Clippers, 4.9%), Bradley Beal (Phoenix Suns, 3.7%) also received at least a few votes. , John Collins (Utah Jazz, 3.7 percent), Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers, 3.7 percent), Julius Randle (New York Knicks, 3.7 percent) , Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves, 3.7 percent), Patrick Beverley (Milwaukee Bucks, 2.5 percent), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers, 2.5 percent) and Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics, 2.5 percent).
Derrick White of the Celtics and Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder are considered by their colleagues to be the most underrated NBA players – they received 10.3 percent each. of votes. Another Celtics defender, Jrue Holiday (7.1%), also made it to the top three.
Reuters/Scanpix Photo/Jayson Tatum and Derrick White
NBA players also answered more questions.
41.8 percent out of 141 respondents, they would choose Nikolas Jokic (Denver Nuggets) as the most valuable player this season, and 36.9 percent. would go to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.
Basketball players consider only Frenchman Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs), who played his first season in the NBA, to be the best defender – 15.2% voted for him. respondents. 12.9 percent voiced by J.Holiday.
Scanpix/AP Photo/Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama (27.9%) and N. Jokičius (27.2%) were the two first choices in the question of which player would start assembling the new team.
Among all basketball players, NBA players would least like to fight with mixed martial arts experienced James Johnson (Pacers, 53.6%), they would like to play in New York’s Madison Square Garden arena the most (34.1%), and they would least like to enjoy coming to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena (16.2 percent).
Scanpix photo/NBA game at Madison Square Garden
The most players who, if given a choice, would play coached by Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra (20.3 percent) or Spurs specialist Gregg Popovich (18.8 percent). Even 46.8 percent the least they would like to be coached by Knicks quarterback Tom Thibodeau, even though his team finished second in the Eastern Conference this season.
Players consider two clubs to be NBA favorites this season: the Nuggets (55.9 percent to win the title) and the Celtics (33.9 percent).
Finally, players were asked about their favorite non-NBA athletes.
13 percent they chose Lamar Jackson, representative of the American football club “Baltimore Ravens”. 6.1 percent chose women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark, who will soon make her WNBA debut, and 4.3 percent. named Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Scanpix photo/Novak Djokovic
3.5 percent also received attention. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, NFL star and multiple champion Patrick Mahomes and legendary boxer Mike Tyson received votes.
Three football players were also named – Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Neymar each received 1.7 percent. of votes.
