Is LeBron James underrated? That’s the question on the minds of the NBA fans after Victor Wembanyama suggested the Los Angeles Lakers ace is being overlooked by the sport, despite being considered one of the greatest players ever.
Now 40 years old, James continues to impress at the Crypto.com Arena and has averaged 24.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game, as well as putting up a shooting rate of 51.6% from the field and sinking 39.5% of his three-point efforts.
Whilst he’s no longer at the sharpest end of the NBA’s numbers, which are dominated by the likes of the Denver Nuggets‘ Nikola Jokic, nobody has ever done what he is doing at this stage of his career and the San Antonio Spurs‘ star thinks he isn’t getting enough credit.
“I’m going to go with LeBron,” Wembanyama said to NBA on TNT. “Underrated just means you’re not rated as your right value, right?
“I think LeBron‘s underrated.”
Fans naturally had split opinions on the matter. Despite being controversy-free for the duration of his time in professional basketball, LeBron still cuts a divisive figure as people claim he’s overrated whilst others insist he’s the best to ever do it.
One user posted to X.com, formerly Twitter, of Wemby‘s assessment, “Correct, knows ball, respect forever.”
A second added, “He is, dudes be laughing at me when I say he still top 3. He can dominate whenever he feels like it.”
However, a third rubbished the claim and said, “Bron and underrated should never be in the same sentence.”
And a fourth concluded, “His age shows cuz LBJ isn’t underrated come on now kid.”
When is the 2025 NBA All-Star Game?
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will once again switch up its format as it now introduces a four-team system in Commissioner Adam Silver‘s quest to give fans the best entertainment possible, with all games played on the same day.
The mini-tournament will debut at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sunday, February 16 and will see an eight-man roster from the 24 players picked in All-Star voting with 12 from the Western Conference and 12 from the Eastern. All the teams have a theme.
Shaquille O’Neal manages the OGs, some famous players on the ageing side of things. Charles Barkley is in charge of the Global Stars, featuring the likes of Jokic and Wembanyama. Kenny Smith controls the Young Stars, some of the NBA’s established talents around for years to come. Finally, Candace Parker runs the Rising Stars, a combination of G League talent, rookies and sophomores.
