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Has not had a good playoff since 2014 despite his self-imposed nickname. His podcast sure doesn't help either.
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Paul George
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While a transcendent scorer, his style of play was not conducive to winning in the regular season or playoffs, with one conference finals appearance in an 18 year career
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Carmelo Anthony
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While he is one of my favorite players, he struggles without the ball in his hand. His eye-popping stats come at the cost of ridiculous turnover numbers.
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Russell Westbrook
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After winning one championship, this coach was riding high. Several years later, he is now known for his playoff meltdowns with multiple teams.
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Doc Rivers
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Easily the smoothest and one of the most talented players in NBA history. His weak mindset and controversial career decisions hold him back from a true GOAT case, though.
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Kevin Durant
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Statistically, this is the best player in the NBA. Unfortunately, Bill Russell and the Celtics denied his legacy as the most dominant force to grace an NBA court.
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Wilt Chamberlain
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His signature moves include foul baiting, free throws, crying in the hallway, lying to the Cameroonian national team, and the second round playoff exit. He deserved his MVP though.
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Joel Embiid
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Get as mad as you want, but one finals appearance and some cultural changes does not make him a top 20 player of all time. Still really really good, but be for real.
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Allen Iverson
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After an incredible regular season and a fantastic playoff run, this player and his team are known for missing 27 threes in a row in game 7 of the conference finals.
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James Harden
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He is still ringless after getting his trade vetoed, his team's owner being racist, numerous injuries, being traded again, getting injured again, making a finals, then blowing a 2-0 lead.
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Chris Paul
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The NBA rigged a whole draft so a big market team could nab this man. Good thing he led them to two finals losses and 5 playoff series losses to the bulls.
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Patrick Ewing
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Despite his Finals appearances, this man's production fell off historically when he reached the playoffs. Also the all-time leader in technical fouls. And that's not the worst thing he did...
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Karl Malone
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Leading a team to its first championship was an incredible achievement. However, he has played in less than 250 games since then (out of 492). His unavailability lands him on this list.
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Kawhi Leonard
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Oh man it hurts to have him here, but he never even made a conference finals. He was well deserving of his nickname, however, as almost all of his plays were incredible.
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Dominique Wilkins
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The most well payed non-all-star in NBA history. His huge contract in 2019 stopped his team from being able to re-sign another star. His mediocre performances cement his spot here.
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Tobias Harris
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