Charles Barkley reveals one NBA player who disappoints him every year

Jarrett Allen is one of the best young centers in the NBA.

The Cleveland Cavalier star is coming off a season in which he averaged 16.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 blocks per game in 77 games while shooting 63.4% scored on the field.

Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley was a recent guest The Jim Jackson Showand he revealed that Allen is the NBA player who disappoints him the most every year.

Barkley: “This one guy drives me crazy and I’ve been waiting for him, I’ve been bragging about this guy for five years and he disappoints me every year. Jarrett Allen… I thought he was a 20, 10 guy and now an All-Star… He should be the second option on this team. He is the second best player on this team.

Barkley clearly has high hopes for Allen, so his comments are as much praise as criticism of his game.

The Cavs finished last season as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 48-34.

They lost to Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA playoffs (in five games).

Allen missed the final eight games of the playoffs and did not appear in the series with Boston.

The Cavs will play their first game of the 2024-25 regular season on October 23 when they visit the Toronto Raptors in Canada.

Allen is entering his eighth NBA season (and his fifth with the Cavs).