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How Rockets’ Alperen Şengün Can Rebound From Most Overrated Player Rating

SI·Brigid Kennedy·27 days ago
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On Wednesday, The Athletic revealed perhaps the most long-awaited (and controversial) result from its infamous NBA player poll : who is the most overrated athlete in the league? Last season, you'll recall that Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton won (lost?) the accolade, then led his underdog team to a seven-game series in the NBA Finals, which they very well could have won had Haliburton not torn his Achilles early on in Game 7 against the Thunder. This season, Alperen Şengün was the unlucky recipient. The Rockets center received 12.3% of the vote for that section of the poll, followed by Rudy Gobert and Trae Young, who were tied at 8.6% each. Subsequent mentions included the Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns, the Magic’s Paolo Banchero and the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant, among others. One can assume that Şengün is not exactly pleased.…

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