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Minnesota Timberwolves star center Rudy Gobert probably won’t want to hear this.
According to his peers, Gobert is the second-most overrated player in the entire NBA.
Rudy Gobert voted NBA’s Second-Most Overrated Player by his Peers
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Gobert was recently voted as the second-most overrated player in the entire NBA by other players in an anonymous poll from The Athletic. 81 total players voted in the poll and Gobert received 8.6 percent of the vote, which was tied with Washington Wizards guard for the second-most. Houston Rockets star center Alpren Sengun was voted as the league’s most overrated player with 12.3 percent of the vote.
Other players to receive multiple votes include Karl-Anthony Towns, Paolo Banchero, Ja Morant, Scottie Barnes, Deni Avdija, Luka Doncic, Pascal Siakam and Dillon Brooks, among others.
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Michael Kaskey-Blomain Michael Kaskey-Blomain is an experienced sports media member covering the NBA and NFL for Heavy. He has been in the industry for well over a decade with previous stops including the Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS Sports. Michael also serves as a Philadelphia 76ers reporter and insider for ESPN 97.3 and an NBA and NFL contributor for The Sporting News. More about Michael Kaskey-Blomain