NBA: 3 under-appreciated players in the NBA today

By Luke Duffy | Apr 25, 2020

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The NBA is full of stars and well-known individuals, but these three guys fly under the radar despite being quality basketball players.

As now is a time of reflection in the NBA, be in haircuts, jerseys and the like, we should also shine a light on the tier of players in the league who are of genuine quality and play at an All-Star level, but who do not get the love and appreciation that they should.

With The Last Dance currently taking up all of our lockdown lives as well, as a whole we are getting a new appreciation for players like Scottie Pippen (and in time Steve Kerr and Toni Kukoc as well), who were really good at what they did and contributed to the Chicago Bulls winning six championships in eight years alongside that guy who wore 23. He was pretty good too.

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It is also true to say that every basketball fan has those players that they like or believe in more than the average fan, for whatever unique reason suits them, and while the following list isn’t quite that, it comes into play as well. Certainly, guys get lots of love (the Nick Youngs and J.R. Smiths of the world), while others do not.

So really what we’re looking to do here is shine a light on some of the players who get plenty of recognition in small pockets of NBA fandom, but do not get the kind of larger attention that their play warrants. As we’ll see there are different reasons for this, but with the games having stopped, let’s give them their moment.

There are plenty more that could be added to this list, but this is a good place to start, because of the different ways these individuals are not talked about as much. A look at their numbers and impact on the organizations they play for, however, and it is clear they deserve more plaudits.