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Allen Iverson is casually known for being the Beacon of Inefficient Scoring.

Looking at Iverson through his overall Regular Season Career 2PT converted Points Per Shot or rTS%, his relative TS% is -0.9% TS+ 98. Here are former & current players who more inefficient scoring the basketball than Allen Iverson in their respective careers: ■Isiah Thomas: relative TS% -2.1% TS+ 96 ●Peak Scoring – 1986: 22PPG IA/75 on +1.3 rTS% ●Scoring Efficiency was Below league average every year of his Regular Season Career outside of 1986.

■Mahmoud Abdul Rauf(Chris Jackson): relative TS% -2.7% TS+ 95 ●Peak Scoring – 1995: 23.4PPG IA/75 on +0% rTS% ●Scoring Efficiency was Below league average every year of his Regular Season career outside of 1995.

■John Starks: relative TS% -1.8% TS+ 97 ●Peak Scoring – 1994: 23PPG IA/75 on -1.2% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency was Below league average 11 out of 15 years of his career.

■Latrell Sprewell: relative TS% -1.1% TS+ 98 ●Peak Scoring – 1997: 24PPG IA/75 on +3.4% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 10 out of 13 Seasons in the NBA.

■Jason Kidd: relative TS% -2.3% TS+ 96 ●Peak Scoring – 2003: 22PPG IA/75 on +0.7% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 14 out of 18 Seasons in the NBA.

■Chris Webber: relative TS% -1.4% TS+ 97 ●Peak Scoring – 2002: 30PPG IA/75 on +2% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 10 out of 15 Seasons in the NBA.

■Jermaine O’neal: relative TS% -1.2% TS+ 97 ●Peak Scoring – 2003: 24PPG IA/75 on +2% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 13 out of 18 Seasons in the NBA.

■Metta World Peace(Ron Artest): relative TS% -2.3% TS+ 96 ●Peak Scoring – 2003: 20PPG IA/75 on +1% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 16 out of 18 Seasons in the NBA.(Averaged 16 FGA per 75 from 2003-2009; Below League Average Efficiency every year except 2005 where he only played 7 games due to Season long suspension)

■Nick Van Exel: relative TS% -2% TS+ 96 ●Peak Scoring – 1998: 18PPG IA/75 on +1.4% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 11 out 13 Seasons in the NBA.

•Former Players with Similar Career Efficiency: ■Tracy Mcgrady: relative TS% -0.9% TS+ 99 ●Peak Scoring – 2003 35PPG IA/75 on +4.5 rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 11 out of 15 Seasons in the NBA. TS+ was never above 102 or rTS of +1% outside of 2003

■Pete Maravich: relative TS% -0.7% TS+ 99 ●Peak Scoring – 1976 26PPG IA/75 on +2% rTS ●Scoring Efficiency Below League Average 7 out of 10 Seasons in the NBA. Led the league in Scoring in 1977 averaging 31.1 ppg on -1.9% rTS

•Active Players ■Donovan Mitchell: 2018: -1.5% rTS 2019: -2.3% rTS 2020: -0.7% rTS 2021: -0.3% rTS 2022: +0.6% rTS 2023: +3.3% rTS Career -0.2% rTS

■Dejounte Murray: 2017: -4.9% rTS 2018: -7.1% rTS 2020: -4.1% rTS 2021: -6.3% rTS 2022: -3.3% rTS 2023: -4.1% rTS Career relative True Shooting: -4.7% rTS Career TS+ 93

■Pascal Siakam: 2017: -2.9% rTS 2018: -0.7% rTS 2019: +6.8% rTS 2020: -1.1% rTS 2021: -2.5% rTS 2022: -0.1% rTS 2023: -2.6% rTS Career relative True Shooting: +0.0%

■CJ McCollum: 2014: -2.1% rTS 2015:: +0.0% rTS 2016: +0.3% rTS 2017: +3.3% rTS 2018: -2% rTS 2019: -0.7% rTS 2020: -2.4% rTS 2021: +0.5% rTS 2022: -1.3% rTS 2023: -4% rTS

Career relative TS+ 99

Any player’s Efficiency you’re surprised by?