Not worthy of his reputation? A list of 7 players among the top NBA 75 stars who have never played in the finals. Lillard is on the list

As we all know, the NBA championship is the ultimate goal of every player, and to realize this dream, the first thing to do is to stand on the stage of the finals. In this playoffs, stars such as Alexander, Edwards, Brunson and other stars will have the opportunity to make the finals for the first time. However, although these players are still very young, they still have to cherish such opportunities. In such a fiercely competitive league as the NBA, the teams can not guarantee such excellent competitiveness every year. Like Paul, the former "point guard god", he was the first point guard in the league at his peak, but he didn't touch the floor of the division finals for the first time until his 13th season of his career. He has now played in the NBA for 20 years and has only reached the Finals once. However, compared with the following seven stars who are also selected as the top 75, Paul is much lucky because these seven people have never even entered the finals in their careers. So let’s see who they are!

7. Malawic has reached the playoffs for 4 times for the best record: Western Conference Semi-Finals

As a Hall of Fame star, Malawic has played in the NBA for 10 seasons. During this period, he was selected into the All-A-Series 4 times and was elected as the scoring leader in 1977 with a performance of 31.1 points per game. However, in the playoffs, Malawic's performance is not very satisfactory. He not only reached 4 playoffs, but also reached only 1 semi-final in the middle.

6. Davebin reached the playoffs 5 times, best record: Davebin entered the NBA in 1966. He played in the NBA for a total of 12 seasons and was selected for 2 All-Team 1 times. During this period, Davebin scored in the playoffs with the Pistons and the Wizards, but he only broke through the first round once in 1997. At that time, his decline was already very serious, and he averaged only 4 points per game in the entire playoffs.

5. Wilkins reached the playoffs 10 times and best record: Wilkins at his peak in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, not only was he selected as the All-Star Game 9 times, but also was selected as the Best Team 7 times. In 1986, he not only was selected as the Best Team, but he also won the regular season scoring champion. However, in Wilkins' 16-year career, his best record in the playoffs was only in the semi-finals of the division, and he only had one record, which was in 1988. However, at that time, Wilkins also tried his best against the Celtics series. He averaged 31.3 points per game and scored 47 points in the tiebreak, but the team was better off not able to stop the Celtics.

4. Lillard has reached the playoffs 10 times and has made the best record: Western Conference Finals

Active in the NBA Lillard is the only 75-strong star on the list. He entered the league in 2012 and has been selected for the All-Series and All-Stars many times in his career, and in 2018 he was also selected for the All-Series. Not only in the regular season, Lillard also left many famous scenes in the playoffs, with G5 scoring 50 points in the first round of 2019 and performing a final victory, G5 scoring 55 points + 10 assists + 12 three-pointers in the first round of the 2021 playoffs, etc.

However, in Lillard's career, he only reached the Western Conference Finals once, which was in the 2019 playoffs. Originally, Durant in the opponent's lineup was injured and could not play this series, so the Trail Blazers still had hope of advancing. As a result, Lillard performed poorly in this series. In 4 games, he shot less than 40% from the field in three games, and the team was swept. Lillard is now playing for the Bucks. He thought that his team would win the championship with Antetokounmpo, but the team fell in the first round for two consecutive years due to injury, and Lillard's Achilles tendon was torn. Considering his age, it should be not far from his retirement.

3. George Gerwen scored 9 times to the playoffs

Best record: As one of the best scorers in the history of the Spurs, Gerwen won four regular season scoring awards in his 10-year NBA career. During his peak year, he averaged 33.1 points per game. Under the leadership of Gewen, the Spurs have reached 9 playoffs in total. During this period, the one they worked together to go the farthest was to reach the Eastern Conference Finals in 1979.

And that year the Spurs were only one step away from the finals. In the seven games with the Wizards, Gerwen played an excellent personal performance, including 40+ twice. In the tiebreak, he also scored 42 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals with 16 of 31 shots. Unfortunately, the team finally lost to his opponent.

2. Nash has reached the playoffs 12 times and has won the regular season MVP award for two consecutive years. The key reason why Nash got two MVPs is his ability to lead the team. Under his leadership, the Suns have always been in the top three in the West. During this period, they also had the record of being the first in the league, but even in their strongest period, the team has never made it to the West.

Nash scored the second time in 2006, and his opponent was his former club, the Mavericks, and he played for the team he played for the first time in the Western Conference Finals. In the 2006 Western Conference Finals series, Nash averaged 20.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 10.2 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 51.7%. Unfortunately, the team was still 2-4 lost to his opponent and was eliminated. Later in 2010, Nash led the team to the Western Conference Finals again, this time they lost to their former losers, Lakers. He averaged 17.7 points and 11.8 assists per game in this series..

1. Anthony reached the playoffs 13 times and best record: After Anthony led Syracuse to win the championship in 2003, he participated in the NBA draft, and then he was selected by the Nuggets with the third pick in the first round. Anthony averaged 21 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the rookie season. Under his leadership, the Nuggets successfully returned to the playoffs, but they were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round that year. Later, with the help of Anthony, the Nuggets made it to the playoffs for seven consecutive seasons. During that time, the team went the farthest year in the 2009 playoffs. At that time, they reached the Western Conference Finals. Anthony averaged 27.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.8 steals in the entire playoffs. In the end that year, they lost to the championship that season, the Lakers, who were defeated 4-2.

Later Anthony left the Nuggets, and his record in the playoffs has declined even more severely. Since leaving the Nuggets, Anthony has also scored six playoffs, and he has only won one round of the series during this period. In the first round of the 2013 playoffs, Anthony averaged 29.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In the end, the team advanced to the semi-finals with a big score of 4-2. Later, Anthony never broke through the first round. Even though he joined forces with Westbrook and George in 2018, the team still lost to the Jazz led by rookie Mitchell.