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Rockets' Alperen Şengün Labeled 'Most Overrated' By Players in NBA Poll
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Rockets' Alperen Şengün Labeled 'Most Overrated' By Players in NBA Poll

Houston Rockets On SI·Jed Katz·26 days ago
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A year ago, Tyrese Haliburton was voted the most overrated player in the NBA in The Athletic's end-of-season player poll. That moniker lasted about a day, if it even did in the first place. Exactly two months after the poll was released, the Indiana Pacers were playing in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. In this year's poll , the 'most overrated' label belongs to Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün. The two-time All-Star received 12.3% of the 81 votes cast (10 votes), beating out Rudy Gobert and Trae Young (8.6% each) for the title. Şengün's surface-level numbers don't scream 'overrated,' not at all. He averaged 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game, and while the three-point shooting was underwhelming (30.5%), he still went 51.9% from the field. Written by Josh Robbins, Sam Amick and Joe Vardon, the staff isn't even fully sure why the Turkish big man received the title. However, one anonymous quote from a player may answer that.…

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