The Most Criticized Players in the NBA (and why)

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[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

The issues we all have with the media is they never apologize nor retract their inaccurate statements. Athletes are ALWAYS labeled "Disgruntled, Diva, Cancer, Bust,". When has the media stated that an Organization/GM was those things??

[@jier65]

@@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju Yea no one has ever talked shit about like, the Knicks and Dolan for example. Never!

[@MarkLaw13]

How dafaq is Kawhi not on the list. You morons criticise him at every point when he plays when he doesn't play then say no one talks about it by talking about it. None of the players you spoke on has been told to retire.

[@wilfredoluna6192]

I think Russ low key redeemed himself though, his only bad season was with the lakers. He was balling with the wizards, and he was a perfect fit for the clippers. He averaged like 24 this year in the playoffs, so I don’t think it’s on Russ as much as it is on Kawhi and PG

[@HomellAlcautor]

Russ reached a new peak with Houston. I was mad asf in the postseason when he came back and played that way, but I'm confident that had not been injured AND caught Covid he would've been balling. Houston Russ sparked conversations of "Is this his best season since 2017? " to "This might be his best season." but that playoff run held him back.

[@ChrisValdez-v6c]

⁠@@HomellAlcautoron everything Russ was goin crazy until he caught covid and got injured 💯 he gon redeem himself again this season he going crazy watch💯🤝

[@trollking4058]

​@@HomellAlcautorCan't even blame him for that postseason. Bro caught covid, then got hurt.

[@somregularguy]

I mean it looks crazy when the lakers where outside the playoff with Russ then all of a sudden they make the WCF

[@wilfredoluna6192]

@@somregularguy they had no more money to sign players to the right contract, they traded for Russ’ contract and weren’t able to sign good players in their prime or even young ones, they were only able to sign veteran players to the minimum, if Russ would have signed with the lakers, then they would have had a better chance at getting more players around Lebron Russ and ad.

[@pclynes7]

I feel like embiid doesn't get the criticism he deserves. You explained why he SHOULD be criticized, but he usually manages to avoid it through other excuses like Ben Simmons, Doc rivers, injuries, James harden. I understand those factors alright, but somehow the MVP, the leader of the team, manages to not take the brunt of the criticism

[@HomellAlcautor]

The fact that he goes from 27 PPG to 24 PPG 50% from the field to 46% from the field and have failed to show up in several series and never make it out of the 2nd round, it still amazes me how there's always something to scapegoat him out of criticism.

[@tysonmaddox1090]

I mentioned this in a jmxy high roller video I think but usually the first options on a team don’t get as much criticism as they deserve until all the options run out or they are extremely profitable for the media to talk about. Kawhi hasn’t gotten nearly as much slack for being injured all the time like ad and embiid have just as an example but that’s just how it is for a first option

[@sadoubarry7150]

This just isn’t true. He absolutely gets the most criticism and hate.

[@tysonmaddox1090]

@@sadoubarry7150 no he does not. In Philly he does cause he’s the star player but nationally he’s gotten less hate while losing that jokic did while winning

[@jonnstewart2023]

Wth are u talking about hes the most disliked player on social media rn, no one ever praises him

[@talesfromthetrip]

When SWISHOUT uploads I’m there

[@jakebash5003]

Most random linkup in history

[@aroundthebout]

@@jakebash5003how is making a comment linking up😂

[@Agent660]

Yo

[@djhogan2119]

Bro I gotta be trippin rn LMAO. NAAAAA-

[@DreyfusLagoon]

He’s lurkin

[@tysonmaddox1090]

I feel like one thing nba fans or player stans need to understand is how to be a fan of a player while being aware of their flaws or how those players could be perceived without their bias. Using myself as an example, I’m a sixers fan so I generally like Joel embiid, however, I understand Joel embiid can be super annoying along with most of his flaws and don’t hold it against people who don’t like him cause it’s fair

[@amai-w8f]

Same can be said about Luka... I try to support him as a fan but i also understand people that talk trash about him not caring about being in shape, crying way too much to the refs and not playing defense to a similar standard of his offense cuz they are absolutely right lmao

[@starjbarrett6329]

This is facts stans act like their players are perfect. My fav player is PG but I can bring myself to say this mfer is always injured and load managing and it’s gonna hurt his legacy.

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

The issue with fans is whenever a player turns 29 he suddenly becomes "Old". Or when he has one bad season he gets called "Washed". Luka, Shai, Jason Taytum, Giannis, Embidd, Ja, and Trey Young will soon become Harden, Kyrie, Kawhi, Anthony Davis, and Westbrook

[@Efrencit017]

It’s called having a brain something most nba fans lack

[@chilldoc9638]

@@Efrencit017and context, which no nba fan includes

[@Yeshuaspupil]

I just found your channel about a month ago man and ive binged about everything since. I dont know why you never were reccomended before with how much basketball content i consume on KZbin, but im glad the channel finally was. love your content man keep it up!

[@sizwed.7579]

What about Kawhi Leonard who gets injured and does not play many games just like AD but when he plays he is arguably the best player on the floor but the thing is we just don't see it.

[@simoncohen9323]

The issue with ad is his inconsistency he can be great one game and then the next shoot 20 percent and get 5 boards

[@vlada]

​@@simoncohen9323that's the story of Harden, Embid, ad, even Lowry: consistency in the playoffs. The greats, the winners, the true stars are the ones that bring it on consistently in playoffs . There's not many of those.

[@vlada]

Kawhi has carried two teams to a title and MVP. He's already been THE guy. Still waiting for AD. That's the difference.

[@simoncohen9323]

@@vlada it's not about playoffs it's about reg season as well ad is never consistent

[@simoncohen9323]

@@vlada i wouldn't say he carried the spurs to the finals but he def kept them Relevant for longer and gave the dynasty warriors a run for the money when he was healthy

[@kodilauren]

As a Harden fan , I have to hold my head down in shame. His already iffy reputation has gone down in the mud completely since he’s left Houston It’s hard out here…

[@danielvasquez3758]

Some of these players are just hated for sticking up for their own interests!! Nothing more nothing less!!

[@EAster33]

Ja hated for doing stick ups 😭😭😭

[@papa_maku]

Don't forget Zion's off the court dramas too.

[@5.kc.5]

wasn’t it just the one

[@enthusiastofcute]

Wasn’t the Zion “drama” entirely one sided though? Like the girl just kept making accusations without real evidence

[@HomellAlcautor]

​@@enthusiastofcute that kinda overshadowed most of it imo. From what I remember, Moriah Mills was the 3rd woman to come out and do that shit. The only difference between her and everyone else is that she KEPT IT GOING, getting him tatted and threatening him publicly. She made the rest go away. 😂

[@BayAreaHoops415]

Zion gets a lot of flack but he's never played a game out of shape before when he plays. He would gain weight when he physically couldn't move or train but always showed up to training camp ready to go

[@culifabrizio1479]

@@BayAreaHoops415bro he didnt play shit in the last season

[@michaelwhite4004]

I figured Russell Westbrook was going to be on that list and obviously ja Morant particularly the last couple of season and the way the Memphis grizzlies have talked there smack.🏀

[@malevxlent3934]

to be honest alot of great players destined for greatness have just been snuffed out by lebron and steph during this era, cant really blame them that they happened to come up during the reign of other greater more ultimate players

[@MCD_AZ]

You know the video is going 🔥 when SWISHOUT uploads

[@twite5462]

I’m rooting for Ben Simmons so hard, but every time I see him in a headline I’m disappointed

[@immrlonelyihavenobody4176]

Same, but I believe that he can bounce back this year, not bounce back better than ever but bounce back to the player he’s been since his rookie year, low but somewhat high expectations for him

[@controversialmann5345]

Hes soft asf if WB can play for the Lakers a 2nd yr then BS coulda came back to Philly

[@jier65]

I too root for lazy weak minded petty and talentless individuals.

[@danielvasquez3758]

Great video as always Swish!!

[@toasty5135]

4:54 If Zion was in the NFL, 29 games played would be good but this is the NBA with 3 games a week for 5 months

[@elijahm1636]

You couldn't say James Harden was unprofessional before? We're talking about the same guy who has his jersey hung in the rafters of a strip club in Houston for how much money he spent there (a lot of those nights before home games)

[@kingdeedee]

I would definitely add Trae Young to this

[@wilfredoluna6192]

Trae had his run in 2021, they just haven’t added players that compliment him. Plus he is hella young too, trae always balls out in the playoffs so I don’t think it would be fair to add him on here

[@kingdeedee]

​@@wilfredoluna6192 I disagree there. I think his 2021 run has since been moreso labelled as a 76ers failure rather than a Trae Young accomplishment. Even looking back nobody actually believed he should've been in the conference finals. That's been further validated by that fact that he's gotten bounced in the first round both times afterwards. He got absolutely destroyed on both ends by my Heat in 22 (if you're a big Trae fan I advise you don't look at his numbers in that series), and even though the recent Boston series had some moments, it was still a 1st round exit where he shot 33% from 3. Outside of that though, his shot selection is still questionable, he's still the worst defender in the league and recently he's had this whole Team USA situation where it's become clear that both players and coaches around the league don't respect his game (AM Hoops recently made a great video discussing this). I'm not a Trae Young hater (those only exist in New York after all), and I'm not even gonna say I necessarily think all his critics are right about him, but that's just the perception around him right now which is why I think he should be in this video

[@culifabrizio1479]

@@kingdeedeebro stfu at least trae got to the conference finals ALONE, EMBIID has a great team and harden and never made it past the second round! Gtfo fanboy casual

[@michaelpappace5610]

@kingdeedee I dont think he’s really criticized, but he’s definitely overlooked as a player. With his numbers youd expect him to be a perennial allstar. His teams have never really been that good so they arent expected to do much in the playoffs, especially when they have to play the #1 seed heat and a stacked celtics squad. To his credit though, hes led his team to a conference final, which is better than what embiid has been able to do with much better teams.

[@wilfredoluna6192]

@@kingdeedee I don’t think it was the 76ers failures honestly, it was literally just Ben Simmons, lol Ben Simmons wasn’t doing good that playoff run, but the 76ers have even proven to choke without Simmons, so honestly they have no one to blame, this is the 76ers over and over again every year. I literally think that just ran into trae god, my man’s average 28 a game that series

[@Onechance_ngl]

AD was inconsistent offensively for literally one stretch of games while he decided to carry defensively and now he just can’t score anymore…y’all are so dramatic with these narratives

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

I think we can all agree that Zion Williamson, Ja Morant & Ben Simmons' criticisms are pretty self-inflicted. Nobody put that gun in Ja's hand but himself, nobody put all that food in Zion's mouth but himself and Ben Simmons seemingly regressed by his own accord. To some extent this is true with Kyrie Irving as he chose to sit out those games and post that tweet, but it wasn't all his fault that Dallas was terrible last season. And James Harden has destroyed his own reputation long before the Philly trade, so does that even matter anymore? KD has an MVP, 2 rings and 2 Finals MVP's, so at the end of the day what can you really criticize him for? And we all knew Joel Embiid couldn't play it all out in Philly anyway.

[@simoncohen9323]

Kyrie didn't choose to sit out those games teg fuck you talking about he was banned from playing

[@muratbilgehan5142]

Are you really and unironically asking why one should criticize KD, a guy who has made the weakest move in the history of sports since sports was invented in our hunmanity? That is ridiculous

[@HomellAlcautor]

Zion's problem isn't even food anymore.

[@zethroth0077]

@@muratbilgehan5142dudes like 10 who just went on basket reference page with no narratives or anything about kd😂

[@chilldoc9638]

0 context at all for the kd part of your comment

[@Yrnevan]

Kat and gobert gotta be one of the most hated duos of all time

[@tropicalsamurai-animations]

Always here for your uploads bro. Great video as always

[@frederickdelius1106]

Swishout! I was definitly looking for him to drop his take on this.

[@manonthemoon379]

It’s the player empowerment, these dudes get paid then try to finesse

[@Jeffersonsteeleflex]

Using the word “Polarizing” 🤝🏾 Swishout

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

Devin Booker is needlessly hated

[@somregularguy]

Imo Harden’s criticism is COMPLETELY warranted every single time he’s made the playoffs he’s lost because of a choke job, the only time you can cut him slack was in 2018 because if CP3 was healthy the rockets would be 2018 champs, and 2021 where he was injured but other than that since 2012 when he’s been eliminated from the playoffs it was because he choked and it’s not even like he had no good players, he had a still star player Dwight Howard, CP3, Russel Westbrook and his infamous Kyrie and KD superteam he was a part of and still no ring to show for it.

[@callmedor7238]

bro always comes thru wit an upload when i’m sparking

[@MikeJay-on5tt]

😮The most criticized players in order 1. KD 2. Harden 3. Embiid 4. Russ 5. Cp3 6. Lillard 7. Giannis 8. Paul George 9. Tatum 10. Luka/Kyrie as a 2fer

[@letstalkbasketball727]

ppl just have a weird hatred for KD and blame him for what MANAGEMENT puts around him randomly bring up the warriors just to continue to talk shit and push narratives. That ain’t criticism y’all just hatin

[@tahja]

Lebron is definitely up there and there's no way in hella that PG gets more hate than Kyrie Irving

[@chilldoc9638]

@@letstalkbasketball727he requests those players… plus he chokes and talks shit

[@adriandantedanosos4146]

As a Laker fan, IDK if Anthony Davis is the guy to build around.

[@OpiumBets]

when swish out posts i’m locked in like bron game 6 vs the celtics

[@jacobjorgensen729]

Thats widow’s pain instrumental is tuff in the background

[@slimbates6242]

Yoooo a new Swish video 😱

[@letstalkbasketball727]

Should’ve left KD off the shit ppl criticize him for is stupid and just nitpicking at its finest and KD was CLEARLY the best player on that warriors team

[@richborn6700]

Dont wake your girl because Swishout just dropped a new vid. She already in his room watching him edit it

[@slangtang6671]

Honorable mention: Julius Randle

[@MutaliMusic]

My man left off Trae 🤔

[@Kagemusha08]

Westbrook deserved some of the flack he got for being so stubborn about his playstyle and not getting why he kept bouncing from team to team but people went overboard. Got to respect his passion for the game. Dude always left everything on the court, which is more that can be said for some of the guys on here.

[@capo9968]

At least get your information righ😂😂 he requested trades from every team

[@jonathanbeltran8656]

Yo bro whats your playlist ? We have really similar taste in music, love all the bg music played

[@DizzyDaDon]

Ima need my man SWISH to start uploading everyday. Atleast twice a week - I b needing these videos bro

[@MNSportsJunkie101]

My philosophy is you can criticize players all you want for their on court production or attitude or off court shenanigans, but don't ever blame the players themselves for the contracts they're given or whatever return is given in a trade for them. In the ladder scenario, the front office is to blame.

[@ing4gi]

8:39 I would say the legend he plays *with. I know everyone who plays with bron basically plays for Bron's legacy but let's not word it like that. They still play for their own, it's one of the reasons why Kyrie left Bron cause it felt like everything was done for Bron. It kinda is like that but let's at least word some stuff better before some reporter asks if AD sees Bron as a father figure lmao.

[@rich3637]

KD probably the most criticized player in the league and for the stupidest reason. Getting criticized for using social media like everybody else, being on good teams, and for playing with Steph like Steph didn’t recruit him is crazy. He’s the guy I feel the most sad for because he really isn’t appreciated despite being one of the NBA’s best ambassadors. Dude literally had people wanting him to lose in the Olympics to prove he wasn’t a leader just for him to carry the team to gold.

[@miraslaukhatsko2201]

Immediately when I saw a thumbnail I shouted “why RUSS?! Don’t blame my guy” out loud. Haven’t watch the whole video yet but he was playing great in clippers and I fell like he finna redeem his carrier this season

[@HunchoAlejandro]

I would say ayton

[@curtiszyr]

The thing kd vs Steph thing is just dumb fanboy stuff. That’s one of the greatest team ever

[@tetsurokuroo3885]

ay man, ik one playoff series dont define a career, or cancel out all the dumb tovs and media drama, but russ rly gave it his all this years playoffs and performed admirably (with his co-stars both out with an injury) edit: kawhi should lowkey be here nowadays

[@michaelwhite4004]

I think some of the media members are hard on Anthony Davis for no reason the Lakers defense is basically truly nothing without him.🏀🤨

[@chrismathgenius]

You're wrong about the no reason part. He's not consistently aggressive, which is frustrating considering how talented he is. I agree with you about his defense though.

[@michaelwhite4004]

@@chrismathgenius appreciate it Chris.🏀

[@shrayesraman5192]

Not disagreeing but lebron is the perhaps the greatest transition defense player ever.

[@michaelwhite4004]

@@shrayesraman5192 I am not going to say that your wrong but he just can't do that on the defensive end sit in the chair as long on defense like he use to but he is still very capable.🏀

[@enjoynetsl]

Don't forget Dillon Brooks

[@oldenoughtowatchify]

glad to see my two favorite NBA-tubers posting today 💪💪

[@oljones31]

Awesome content

[@jo_yb0y913]

Based off what you said in the video Gobert shouldn't be slandered at all he didn't ASK for the Twolves to trade all that shit for him and yea he might be a lil overpaid but WHO GAVE HIM THE CONTRACT we can't get mad at Rudy when the front office are idiots also I disagree on the offense is greater than defense because defense wins Chips its been proven JUST FOCUSING on offense won't get you a ring (unless you build a health superteam)

[@jdapaul1351]

I believe next season, either Poole or Draymond could be in this list.

[@frederickdelius1106]

Ben is the sane as zion. You know they could do so much, cause weve seen em do it, more. I wish this coming season wencan move on from the negative and see new stars in okc, kings, timberwolves, and maybe a team like magic or even brooklyn have a great year.

[@michaelmarowelli6598]

SWISH POST SWISH POST SWISH POST

[@enanebres6481]

Love this content

[@freezy1016]

6 So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. (‭‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬)

[@chilldoc9638]

Amen

[@UraStr]

you forget to mention that he made the point to dodge the Denver match up, just after talking shit :D that was pure greatness

[@recklessnoobing7190]

Please do a part 2🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@NahuelC22]

@swishout I know exactly who you were talking about when you mentioned that someone made a career off criticizing Lebron lol. Skip Bayless forsure

[@mmicb0b]

I’m convinced Zion wants to force his way out of New Orleans but doesn’t want to be public about it

[@aguyfromnz537]

Joel,embiid boutta average 13 with the new flopping rules

[@stevehdd9929]

He peaked Dam near as a rookie 😂

[@controversialmann5345]

As a Laker fan I was embarrassed to be a fan after watching how they treated Russ. Not that Russ didn’t deserve some criticism. But watching the fans treatment of him made watching games less enjoyable. Especially knowing that the Lakers coulda avoided all this had they just worked around the edges.

[@adriandantedanosos4146]

It's not your fault. It's the Bronsexuals that completely destroyed the fan base.

[@03GucciWolf]

i was an advent harden hater when he was in the west but if it’s true the 76ers cucked him out of a contract after taking a pay cut to build around embiitch im taking james harden’s side

[@Faxson11]

What did “TOT” mean at 6:19

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

"Total" I think. That line would show his combined stats because he was on two different teams in the 22-23 season.

[@dedmeems3913]

Kyrie is a Robin that’s why, he’s a Robin that wants to be Batman

[@bigsteppergid]

bron will always be 1 lets keep it real

[@TSierra]

True lol. No matter what he does… good or bad, he’s going to get criticized. Hell he gets criticized for blinking lol

[@multimidnight13]

we have a right to criticize him. I don't know if anyone realizes this but we the spectators are responsible for they're salaries. No fans equals no 💰. We pay to see them perform professionally, and when they don't perform to the standards of what we pay them for, then we are allowed to talk shit about them since we the fans pay they're salary. With praise comes criticism. Can't have one or the other.

[@ajthehandle9126]

They’ll be straight

[@Himskii8ball]

Kd is the only player who should be criticized my opinion tho

[@rob.parsnips]

I think I’m always gonna be a Russ fan, dude just works too hard and supports his teammates too much not to be. Ja though…

[@easymoneyrad]

I’ve never heard of the theee Sss lol but true

[@henrybrown3158]

can’t play kanter moment in the first 39 seconds

[@VIRALUZI]

How did kawhi not get mentioned💀 he can’t keep getting away wit dis😭

[@Noob_Guy2k]

U mean the legend ad plays w

[@unkownr9230]

joker really got robbed

[@bobross3864]

Aight man

[@ALLCAPSNO_SPACES]

swishout 🐐🐐

[@TheAmazingHow]

Yo people HATE James Harden

[@ryanbogart7554]

Julius Randle???

[@enanebres6481]

24k 7h 360k subs

[@heathdavis8658]

I hope he comes back to okc bf he retires 😊

[@vlada]

You couldnt say before now that fat suit & strippers Harden was unprofessional? Strongly disagree.

[@Isaacfrom3]

I’m sorry Harden has not been that guy since leaving Houston, boy is more COOKED than morning bacon 🥓

[@chilldoc9638]

He was amazing in Brooklyn…

[@michaelthomas1087]

The “Westbrook plays hard” excuse is sooooo annoying. NBA players meat ride and literally avoid the tape of his inefficient play and costly offense. Like he’s a great player but he easily a liability on the court with his bad tendencies

[@Jeff_2x]

Why do MOST of these have to do with LeBron 😂

[@PhilHug1]

James Harden polarizing? Doesn't that require at least some people to love him? 😂

[@chrismathgenius]

Clearly, China loves him.

[@junionolet9912]

Lol James harden and success

[@BallinVlogs]

Joel Embiid is too old

[@leespn1243]

Hot take: Jaylen Brown will be the most criticized player in the NBA in the first few months.

[@chilldoc9638]

No

[@tpolk6050]

I. Don’t. Know. Why. Swish out. Talks. Like. This. Bruh just read and stop all them pauses between your words lol.

[@809Mornelle]

Joel is barely criticized lol

[@chilldoc9638]

Wtf… no

[@809Mornelle]

@@chilldoc9638 ok

[@chilldoc9638]

@@809Mornelle he’s criticized everywhere

[@809Mornelle]

@@chilldoc9638 lmao "barely" compared to harden, lebron, KD and westbrook who have had way better careers

[@chilldoc9638]

@@809Mornelleyou haven’t been on social media this playoffs… Embiids been getting way more criticism then harden

[@DreSocial888]

Ayyy finally

[@unknownrage7691]

Why do u act like James is a bad In the playoffs when he averaged 28 and 30 in his peak?

[@chilldoc9638]

Context, per game stats, 4th quarters

[@Bineonem]

Another sponsorship in your video, another dislike 😂

[@kashkaw9015]

First comment 😌

[@chilldoc9638]

No

[@storiesofyonko]

Your takes about Kyrie will always be casual but aye respect

[@aricrudd6579]

When did facts become casual?

[@TT-vp3vu]

first

[@chilldoc9638]

No

[@kvngbraccs7512]

First

[@abmendi8676]

Your life means nothing if you’re proud of this

[@kvngbraccs7512]

@@abmendi8676 and yet you still replied 😂😂😂

[@chilldoc9638]

No