All style, no substance. That's what the NBA world thought of LaMelo Ball for the first several years of his career. His carefree playstyle, injury woes, and inefficient shooting marks prevented people from seeing what he truly was: a special, gifted basketball player. The Charlotte Hornets being awful during the first five seasons of his career didn't help. Ball routinely got labeled as the league's most overrated player. NBA player polls are sometimes unkind to the Hornets, though Ball is respected by his peers more often than not. 1.1% of players voted Ball as the most overrated player the last time The Athletic ran a poll. The most overrated section of our annual player poll has emerged as the most controversial. Thoughts on Alperen Şengün coming in at No. 1? pic.twitter.com/OEnG25cbAP — The Athletic (@TheAthletic) May 6, 2026 This time? Not a single player voted for Ball. He has completely removed himself from "overrated" talks. He didn't make his way onto the underrated side, but that's not a surprise.…