Giannis is CLEARLY the most overrated of all-time
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 3:58 pm
I hope Giannis FC doesn't come into the GB just like it has spread into PC. It used to be so small. Now Giannis is getting so overrated.
Like genuinely this man has done nothing to deserve the praise he gets. Like bro, this man is the most overrated basketball player of all-time, on both ends.
I am starting this just because we caan't get more people into Giannis FC. Bro isn't even top 15 in this century for peaks, primes, or careers.
This is my analysis of Giannis' prime:
2019: Not top 5, below Curry, KD, Kawhi, Harden, and Embiid/Bron. Not even top 10 offensively, and Embiid/Gobert/Draymond all wipe him defensively. This is a strong prime Giannis year and he's not even top 5 in the league.
2020: A top 2 Giannis year, not even that good (people call it top 3-7 of 2000s, and top 20, when it's not even). Below Bron, Harden, AD, Kawhi, and unlikely, but Luka has a case. Fringe top 5 player. Not top 3 defender in the league, behind Gobert, AD, and possibly Bron (in his defensive peak). Not top 10 offensively in the league either.
2021: A top 3 Giannis year, not even a top 5 player in the league. Curry, KD, Jokic, Luka, and Embiid are all better this season, with an argument to be made for CP3 as better. Not top 5 offensively in the league, and behind Gobert, Draymond, Bam, AD, and Embiid on defense. Fringe top 5 defender. This is the most overrated season in NBA history.
2022: The best Giannis year IMO, this is finally a year where he cracks the top 5 players. Jokic, Embiid, Luka, Tatum are all still better than him, so he's only #5 though. Still isn't a top 5 offensive in the league, and Draymond, Gobert, JJJ, Bam, AD, and Embiid is all better defenders this season. An overrated season, but not as overrated as 2021. Finally cracks the top 5.
2023: That was the last year he was cracking the top 5, ever. He's not even over Jokic, Embiid, Curry, SGA, Tatum, Luka, Butler, and maybe Bron is all better in this season. This is a mid defensive year, so now he's outside the top 5 defenders for good (AD, JJJ, Mobley, Embiid, Dray is a LOCK over him defensively). Along with this, you have him being just as bad at offense the previous year, not top 5 (everyone I named over him is better offensively).
2024: MASSIVE drop-off on defense. Now he's horrible at it. Jokic, Embiid, Luka, SGA, Tatum, Brunson, and yes, even Ant (who himself is extremely overrated) is better. Probably Lebron and Haliburton as well. Again, not top 5 in the league offensively, and I wouldn't even say he's top 10 defensively in the league (Wemby, Gobert, Bam, AD, Dray, Caruso, Herbert, Jrue, White, JJJ, Embiid, Tatum, Chet, and JDub are all better defenders).
2025: Even though this is his peak offensively, he was horrible defensively. He might drop out of his prime after this (I'll be glad), and that was a horrible prime.
He might not even be a top 15 player this year. Jokic, Shai, Tatum, Luka, Wemby, Brunson, Steph, KD, Hali, AD, Lebron, JDub, Chet, and Ant is all better this season. Not top 5 on offense and not top 20 on defense.
Giannis is bad at basketball. Before we start putting him in these sorts of conversations let's get him out of Manute Bol tier first.
Like genuinely this man has done nothing to deserve the praise he gets. Like bro, this man is the most overrated basketball player of all-time, on both ends.
I am starting this just because we caan't get more people into Giannis FC. Bro isn't even top 15 in this century for peaks, primes, or careers.
This is my analysis of Giannis' prime:
2019: Not top 5, below Curry, KD, Kawhi, Harden, and Embiid/Bron. Not even top 10 offensively, and Embiid/Gobert/Draymond all wipe him defensively. This is a strong prime Giannis year and he's not even top 5 in the league.
2020: A top 2 Giannis year, not even that good (people call it top 3-7 of 2000s, and top 20, when it's not even). Below Bron, Harden, AD, Kawhi, and unlikely, but Luka has a case. Fringe top 5 player. Not top 3 defender in the league, behind Gobert, AD, and possibly Bron (in his defensive peak). Not top 10 offensively in the league either.
2021: A top 3 Giannis year, not even a top 5 player in the league. Curry, KD, Jokic, Luka, and Embiid are all better this season, with an argument to be made for CP3 as better. Not top 5 offensively in the league, and behind Gobert, Draymond, Bam, AD, and Embiid on defense. Fringe top 5 defender. This is the most overrated season in NBA history.
2022: The best Giannis year IMO, this is finally a year where he cracks the top 5 players. Jokic, Embiid, Luka, Tatum are all still better than him, so he's only #5 though. Still isn't a top 5 offensive in the league, and Draymond, Gobert, JJJ, Bam, AD, and Embiid is all better defenders this season. An overrated season, but not as overrated as 2021. Finally cracks the top 5.
2023: That was the last year he was cracking the top 5, ever. He's not even over Jokic, Embiid, Curry, SGA, Tatum, Luka, Butler, and maybe Bron is all better in this season. This is a mid defensive year, so now he's outside the top 5 defenders for good (AD, JJJ, Mobley, Embiid, Dray is a LOCK over him defensively). Along with this, you have him being just as bad at offense the previous year, not top 5 (everyone I named over him is better offensively).
2024: MASSIVE drop-off on defense. Now he's horrible at it. Jokic, Embiid, Luka, SGA, Tatum, Brunson, and yes, even Ant (who himself is extremely overrated) is better. Probably Lebron and Haliburton as well. Again, not top 5 in the league offensively, and I wouldn't even say he's top 10 defensively in the league (Wemby, Gobert, Bam, AD, Dray, Caruso, Herbert, Jrue, White, JJJ, Embiid, Tatum, Chet, and JDub are all better defenders).
2025: Even though this is his peak offensively, he was horrible defensively. He might drop out of his prime after this (I'll be glad), and that was a horrible prime.
He might not even be a top 15 player this year. Jokic, Shai, Tatum, Luka, Wemby, Brunson, Steph, KD, Hali, AD, Lebron, JDub, Chet, and Ant is all better this season. Not top 5 on offense and not top 20 on defense.
Giannis is bad at basketball. Before we start putting him in these sorts of conversations let's get him out of Manute Bol tier first.