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NBA: 25 Least-Deserving NBA All-Stars

By Phil Watson

February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of the opening tipoff as Eastern Conference forward Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls (16) and Western Conference center Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (33) during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden.Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of the opening tipoff as Eastern Conference forward Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls (16) and Western Conference center Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (33) during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden.Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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BOSTON – MAY 12: Jason Kidd #5 of the New Jersey Nets talks to Antoine Walker #8 of the Boston Celtics in Game four of Eastern Conference Semifinals during 2003 NBA Playoffs at the Fleet Center on May 12, 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Nets won in double overtime 110-101. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
BOSTON – MAY 12: Jason Kidd #5 of the New Jersey Nets talks to Antoine Walker #8 of the Boston Celtics in Game four of Eastern Conference Semifinals during 2003 NBA Playoffs at the Fleet Center on May 12, 2003 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Nets won in double overtime 110-101. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

10. Antoine Walker, 2003

How Chosen: Reserve

Antoine Walker made three All-Star appearances in his 12-year NBA career, the last of which came in 2003.

Eastern Conference coaches selected Walker from the 27-22 Boston Celtics based on counting numbers of 21.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. They chose to overlook the .393/.346/.616 shooting line.

There were other decent candidates in the East, such as Carlos Boozer of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Donyell Marshall of the Chicago Bulls and Shareef Abdur-Rahim of the Atlanta Hawks.

Or there was the antithesis of Walker, power forward P.J. Brown of the New Orleans Hornets.

Brown was doing all the little things for a newly relocated New Orleans squad that got to the break at 26-24. He was averaging 10.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game while shooting .531/0-for-2/.851 when the break arrived.

Walker played just nine minutes as the East lost a 155-145 double-overtime decision at Atlanta’s Philips Arena and finished with six points and a rebound on 2-of-4 shooting, including 1-of-3 from deep.

Brown never made an All-Star game in his 15-year career. Walker never made another appearance.

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