Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony's 28,000+ career points are undeniable, but his impact was hollow compared to any elite scorer. He never reached a conference finals until joining the Thunder as a third option, despite 14 seasons as a primary scorer—a failure rate that outperforms even #3 Allen Iverson's lone Finals run as a non-contributor to sustained success. His isolation-heavy style yielded a career assist rate of just 16.1%, 44% lower than the average forward with similar usage (28.8%). Defensively, he cost his teams an estimated 2.1 points per 100 possessions in his prime, a liability 0.7 points worse than the typical high-usage forward. The 2014-15 Knicks finished 17-65 with Anthony as the lead—the worst record for any high-usage scorer in 20 years. A scorer who never made teammates better is the definition of overrated.