James Harden

James Harden's regular-season scoring titles mask a postseason collapse rate unmatched by any other MVP in the top 10, with his playoff field-goal percentage dropping to 42.8% in elimination games. In the 2018–19 season, he averaged 36.1 points per game, but his teams have lost four out of five Game 7s when he plays, a 20% success rate. Compared to #2-ranked Kevin Durant, Harden's efficiency plummets by over 8% in these high-stakes matchups, while his foul-baiting style—generating 11.8 free throws per game in his prime—alienates teammates and stalls offensive flow. This one-dimensional output makes him the most overrated superstar of the 2010s.