Who are your most underrated players of all time?

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Mine:
•Mark Aguiree. He was averaging 29.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, and 4.5 apg in his prime. He has career averges of 20 ppg, 5 rpg, and 3.1 apg. He is one of the best Mavericks players in history, I never hear anyone talk about him. 
•Domimique Wilkins. A lot of people basically think he was just a smaller Blake Griffin, they are wrong. Wilkins could score whenever he wanted and he was a good rebounder for his size. He had to battle teams in one of, if not the touhest era in NBA history. His prime was in the 80s and he had to deal with the Lakers (Magic, Kareem, Worthy), Celtics (Bird, McHale, Parish), Pistons (Zeke, Dumars, Rodman, and Laimbeer), Knicks (Ewing), Rockets (Hakeem), Bulls (Jordan and Pippen), 76ers (Julius Erving, Charles Barkley, Mosses Malone), ect. Nobody could guard Wilkins. He was a great free throw shooter, had a solid outside game, and he could attack the rim whenever he wanted. He is the greatest dunker of all time and he is #11 all time points.
•Moses Malone. In my opinion, the 6th best center in NBA history and he is the biggest steal in NBA history. He actually went undrafted, then turned into a great legend. Moses is #7 all time in scoring, #5th all time in rebounds, NBA champion, finals MVP, and he has 3 MVPs. He was one of the stongest and touhest players also.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Steve Smith
Rod Stricland
Gary Payton
Dennis Johnson 
Alex English
Mark Aguirre 
Shareef Abdur Raheem 
Xavier Mcdaniel

Are a few in my lifetime

The rainmaker · Answer

Dwyane Wade, 3 x champion, finals MVP but he just happened to play in the Kobe ERA which is why he only has 2 all nba first team awards and 3 all defensive first team awards even though he has been a great defender over his career.  Wade has always been near the top of the league in PER his entire career, has rings, awards, accomplishments, and was once a bonafide top 3 player in the league Yet you rarely hear his name come up in these conversations of all time greats. A sure fire top 20 player of all time when he hangs em up.  

Mitch Richmond, 6 x time all star, 3 x all nba second team, was one of the best shooting guards of his time but was overshadowed by Drexler and Jordan. Mitch was the 4th best SG behind those 2 and Chris Mullin at the time, and he was  better than Reggie Miller who is already in the hall of fame.  Meanwhile he is not even a hall of famer yet.  

George Gervin, probably one of the top 3 scoring guards of all time. Once the Iceman was inside the arc, he was a threat to score from anywhere. Whether it be his finger rolls or floaters in the paint, no one could guard this cat. He also possessed a good mid range game to complement his scoring game.  Before MJ, Gervin was the gold standard at the SG position. He won 4 scoring titles within a span of 5 years during the late 70s-early 80s.  For his career he averaged 28.1 points per 36 minutes while shooting over 50 percent from the floor. Michael Jordan who is considered the best scorer of all time averages 28.3 points per 36 minutes at just under 50 percent shooting from the floor.

? · Answer

Dominique is not underrated, he is overrated...volume scorer, not a great passer, and not much range outside of 10 feet...not once in his career did he make an ECF...probably the Carmelo Anthony of the 90's

Underrated
-Isiah Thomas...this guy is top 15 easily...avg 19 ppg, 9 apg, 3 rpg and won 2 rings in the most competitive era, beating Magic, Bird, AND Jordan...only guy ever to beat these 3 legends

-Moses Malone...agree with everything you said about him

-Fat Lever...not a very long career, but the guy came close to averaging a triple double 3x in the late 1980's

Kyle S · Answer

this main sound shocking but big shot rob! robert horry has 7 rings he wasnt flashy nor was he an elite player but he made shots when they counted and isnt that all that matters?

Laurent · Answer

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