NBA: 25 Least-Deserving NBA All-Stars

16. Alvin Robertson, 1988

How chosen: Reserve

Alvin Robertson of the San Antonio Spurs had been an All-Star in each of the previous two seasons and that apparently made it easy for Western Conference coaches to rubber-stamp a third straight bid in 1988.

It’s not that Robertson was having a poor season—far from it. At the break, he was averaging 20.4 points, 6.9 assists and 6.3 rebounds on .473/.279/.771 shooting for a Spurs squad that was in waiting-for-David-Robinson mode at 18-23.

But there were some Western Conference guards who weren’t as high on the radar at the time who were also having fantastic seasons, such as Derek Harper of the Dallas Mavericks, Terry Porter of the Portland Trail Blazers, Dale Ellis of the Seattle SuperSonics, Byron Scott of the Los Angeles Lakers and, particularly, John Stockton of the Utah Jazz.

It’s hard to imagine Stockton being under the radar—the man was a Hall of Famer, a 10-time All-Star and the game’s all-time leader in assists and steals.

But in 1987-88, he was in his first full season as a starter for the Jazz and had no reputation around the country as of yet.

At the break, he was averaging 13.2 points and 2.6 steals per game and was leading the league with an average of 11.4 assists a night for the 22-22 Jazz, while shooting .545/.276/.835.

Robertson played 12 minutes for the West in a 138-133 loss at Chicago Stadium, scoring two points with two steals and an assist on 1-of-3 shooting.

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He would make one more All-Star appearance in 1991 while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks before his career faded because of back problems.

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