The All-Star nomination is actually a big honor. Nevertheless, there are years when players are the best in the game who would not have belonged there under normal circumstances. SPOX shows the 15 “worst” All-Stars ever.
There will always be controversial nominations, most recently in 2022 with Andrew Wiggins, who was voted into the team primarily by the fans. As it turned out, however, Wiggins was the third-best player at eventual champion Golden State. This is also why the Canadian is missing from this list (despite good arguments). But now to the “Top 15”.
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15th place: DALE DAVIS (Indiana Pacers) in 2000
Stats: 11,2 Punkte, 10,1 Rebounds.
Putbacks and dunks, plus good defense, that was Davis’ calling card. That was enough for the All-Star participation in the East in a good Pacers team.
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14th place: WALLY SZCZERBIAK (Minnesota Timberwolves) in 2002
Stats: 19,1 Punkte, 5,3 Rebounds.
Szczerbiak has KG and Chauncey Billups to thank for his only All-Star nomination. 19 points wasn’t bad, but apart from throwing the shooting guard did very little.
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13th place: JAYSON WILLIAMS (New Jersey Nets) in 1998
Stats: 12,9 Punkte, 13,6 Rebounds, 0,8 Blocks.
The Nets were an upset, so they needed an All-Star, picking Williams. A year later his career was over after he broke his leg in a collision with teammate Stephon Marbury.
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12th place: DON BUSE (Indiana Pacers) in 1977
Stats: 8,0 Punkte, 8,5 Assists, 3,5 Steals.
In the year following the merger with the ABA, the NBA was more balanced than it has ever been. What was missing were guards, so Buse made it. Was the assist leader that year and one of the better defenders in the league.
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11th place: TYRONE HILL (Cleveland Cavaliers) in 1995
Stats: 13,6 Punkte, 11,4 Rebounds.
Hill definitely had the season of his life, but he was never more than a role player. Was in the finals again in 2001 with Iverson’s Sixers, where the power forward was almost exclusively there to defend.
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10th place: THEO RATLIFF (Philadelphia 76ers) in 2001
Stats: 12,4 Punkte, 8,3 Rebounds, 3,7 Blocks.
Let’s stay with the Sixers in 2001. That’s when their center became an All-Star (he didn’t participate due to injury). Then, a week later, the Sixers shipped Ratliff out for a true All-Star, Dikembe Mutombo.
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9th place: KYLE KORVER (Atlanta Hawks) in 2015
Stats: 12,7 Punkte, 4,3 Rebounds.
Teammate Jeff Teague, who was also voted an All-Star, could also be here. The Hawks just had a magic run, with Korver sinking 52 percent of threes. So he had the momentum and was chosen by the coaches.
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8th place: ANTHONY MASON (Miami Heat) in 2001
Stats: 15,5 Punkte, 9,6 Rebounds.
Became known as a bruiser with the Knicks but was not an accomplished offensive player. In the end he was even allowed to start because teammate Alonzo Mourning was injured.
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7th place: ANTONIO DAVIS (Toronto Raptors) in 2001
Stats: 13,3 Punkte, 10,9 Rebounds.
Vince Carter’s Raptors were a beautiful story, so why not two All-Stars? Davis was only an injury substitute, but his nomination was difficult to justify. In the years prior to that, he was mostly a bench player for the Pacers.
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6th place: BRAD MILLER (Indiana Pacers) in 2003
Stats: 13,9 Punkte, 8,6 Rebounds, 2,7 Assists.
We’ll come back to that later, but the East was very weak back then, especially on Big. So Miller, a solid five, was enough for an average season for the Pacers. But: The following year he became an all-star – in the West with the Kings.
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5th place: BJ ARMSTRONG (Chicago Bulls) in 1994
Stats: 15,8 Punkte, 4,0 Assists, 1,0 Steals.
Jordan had resigned, so the fans just voted like crazy for Armstrong, who even got to start. The guard wasn’t a bad player, but he wasn’t an all-star by any means. His career average: 9.8 points.
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4th place: AC GREEN (Los Angeles Lakers) in 1990
Stats: 13,3 Punkte, 9,0 Rebounds, 1,9 Assists.
Green was a solid role player and ironman with the Showtime-Lakers – but nothing more. The fans voted Green into the team. He won three titles throughout his career and averaged 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds.
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3rd place: JAMAAL MAGLOIRE (New Orleans Hornets) in 2004
Stats: 12,1 Punkte, 9,4 Rebounds, 1,3 Blocks.
The best bigs all played in the west (Garnett, Nowitzki, Shaq, Duncan), while Ben Wallace, Jermaine O’Neal and Magloire were allowed to represent the east. The Hornets finished the season 41-41, but the coaches still picked him for the team.
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2nd place: CHRIS GATLING (Dallas Mavericks) in 1997
Stats: 19,0 Punkte, 7,7 Rebounds.
The Mavs were a laughing stock in the ’90s, and Gatling has been playing plenty of empty numbers this season. Proof: Shortly after the All-Star Game, the Mavs traded him to New Jersey.
1st place: JAMES DONALDSON (Dallas Mavericks) in 1988
Stats: 7,1 Punkte, 9,8 Rebounds, 1,1 Blocks.
The Mavs center only slipped into the All-Star team as a substitute and had no place there. Sure, the Mavs were a good team back then, but probably not because of Donaldson. The New York Daily News also named him the worst All-Star of all time in 2015!
2023-08-16 16:47:58
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