NBA: 20 ridiculously obscure NBA All-Star seasons that we totally forgot

20: Theo Ratliff (2000-01)

Season Stats: 12.4 points, 3.7 blocks per game

Theo Ratliff was a remarkable shot-blocker, with the ability to swat any shot away like he was playing Volleyball, and that’s basically the best he could bring, so why was he an All-Star?

Maybe we were a little harsh there. Ratliff was a great player, he was able to dominate as a shot-blocker and on the post defense. But come on, he really wasn’t that great. You don’t think about an All-Star nod when you think of Ratliff.

Maybe they added him because he was teammates with only the hottest commodity, Allen Iverson. The NBA obviously knew how popular The Answer really was, so who says no too adding his taller, and much less popular teammate. Once again, Ratliff was a fantastic player, and he was able to stop shots with ease, but this just feels undeserving.

But you can’t rely complain and winge when Antonio Davis was on the same All-Star team, which is worthy of being on this list. But it’s no one’s fault here, the Eastern Conference was truly lacking some superstar centers, You could argue that Dikembe Mutombo was the best, but that’s truly it.

Still, no disrespect to Theo here, he was a superb shot-blocker, and the credit should be where it’s due. But adding Ratliff to the All-Star would be like adding Myles Turner to the 2020 game.

To end our list, Ratliff is the epitome of undeserving, unlikely, and finally, the worst All-Star in the NBA’s history.