Milwaukee Bucks veteran Jared Dudley has labelled New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony the most overrated player in the league.

Dudley also made headlines in the same interview by stating that Kobe Bryant puts free agents off joining the Los Angeles Lakers.

"The reason why I say Carmelo [Anthony] is because Carmelo is viewed as a top-five player. He's viewed in the NBA as a top-five," Dudley told The Herd.

"LeBron [James], with that roster, LeBron would have gotten them to the playoffs. They would have been at least the eight seed."

Anthony suffered with a knee injury for a significant part of last season, in which the Knicks failing to make the playoffs.