LeBron James Publicly Disagreed With NBA Peers' Pick For 'Overrated' Player

LeBron James made it clear he disagreed with his fellow NBA stars after they selected a particular player as the league's most overrated in an anonymous survey.

James is one of the biggest stars in the NBA thanks to a storied career on the court which has spanned more than two decades.

The 41-year-old has become NBA Champion four times across a career which has seen him represent the Cleveland Cavaliers across two spells, Miami Heat and now the Los Angeles Lakers.

He has also been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player on a quartet of occasions, while he also has four NBA Finals MVP accolades to his name.

James is currently in the final year of a two-year, $104 million contract, and there has been speculation over whether he will stay with the team next season, having exercised a $52.6 million player option to remain with the Lakers throughout 2025/26.

He is currently the oldest active player in the NBA and with 23 seasons under his belt, the small forward boasts the record for playing the most editions of the competition in history, as well as the most minutes in league history.

James is not shy of voicing his opinion and last year gave his verdict on a recent poll undertaken with many of his NBA peers that he disagreed with the result of a particular question.

LeBron James. (Image: Getty)

Last year, The Athletic ran its latest edition of an anonymous player poll, in which its team of NBA writers spoke with more than 150 players - more than a third of the league - with all 30 teams represented.

Opinions were sought on several subjects, including the MVP in the league, its best and worst organisations, the most underrated and overrated players, among many other categories.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was voted as MVP, with the Boston Celtics tipped to win the title, and Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons voted as the NBA's most underrated player.

The title of the NBA's most overrated player was given to Tyrese Haliburton of the Indiana Pacers with almost 15% of the vote, followed by Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks.

But James made it clear he disagreed with the selection of Haliburton being voted as the NBA's most overrated player with a blunt statement on social media.

Accompanied by basketball and brain emojis, he wrote: "Hali f** hooping!!! Where the lames who said he was overrated??!! Quiet as hell.

"That boy NICE and even more someone everyone would love to play with!"