Who is the most underated player in NBA history?

I would have to say Nate Thurmond. Not many people know how great he was, but to give you an idea of his dominance, here are some of his better seasons and accomplishments:

(Numbers beside

7-time NBA All Star

50 greatest

42 rebounds in a game

1963-64 NBA All-Rookie

1968-69 NBA All-Defense (1st)

1970-71 NBA All-Defense (1st)

1971-72 NBA All-Defense (2nd)

1972-73 NBA All-Defense (2nd)

1973-74 NBA All-Defense (2nd)

Rebounds Per Game (Numbers beside equal rank that year in league)

1964-65 NBA 18.1 (3)

1965-66 NBA 18.0 (4)

1968-69 NBA 19.7 (2)

1970-71 NBA 13.8 (9)

1971-72 NBA 16.1 (4)

1972-73 NBA 17.1 (2)

NBA 15.0 (5th all time)

1974-75 NBA 2.4 (3)

NBA 2.1 (22)

College stats:

17.8 PPG

17.0 RPG

Best NBA season: 18.0 PPG

17.3RPG in 1971-1972

In my opinion Thurmond is Bill Russell without 11 rings, and if he was put into Russell's situation, he would have been almost as, if not more, successful than Russell

Who's your most underrated player of all time?

Who is the most underated player in NBA history?nba lottery

I like your presentation of Thurmond's numbers but I do not think he is the most underrated player in NBA history. To be underrated, it means that your contributions must have been fairly unrecognized. Thurmond was named one of the NBA Top 50 greatest players of All-Time. To me, it seems like he is pretty rated...An underrated player has to lack the accolades that Thurman received (few all-stars and few all-defensive honors). In my opinion the most underrated player in NBA history is James Worthy. People talk about how MJ needed Pippen, in essence, Worthy was the sidekick to Abdul-Jabbar and Magic. The Showtime Lakers needed someone on the wing to finish at the rim, make timely mid-range jumpers, and be a decent perimeter defender and Worthy fit the mold. His accolades are shown below:

* All-NBA Third Team twice (1990, '91)

* NBA All-Rookie Team (1983) as he averaged 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game

* NBA Finals MVP (1988)

* NBA All-Star seven times (1986-92)

* All-time record for highest field goal percentage in a five-game series (.721) (1985)

* Highest field goal percentage for a rookie in Laker history (.579)

* Averaged 17.6 ppg and 5.1 rpg and 3.0 apg in 926 career games; averaged 21.1 ppg and 5.2 rpg in 143 career playoff games

* In Laker history, he is fifth in scoring (16,320 points), second in steals (1,041) and sixth in field goal percentage (.521)

* Retired as the 54th leading scorer in NBA history with 16,320 points

* One of seven Lakers to have his number (#42) retired

* NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team (1996)

Worthy is rarely talked about in the same sentence of some of the games greatest small forwards like Elgin Baylor and Larry Bird but he was great.

Who is the most underated player in NBA history?nba champs ,nba teams

For me it's Kevin Johnson. Career numbers are 17.9 PPG and 9.1 APG. In the Playoffs it's 19.3 PPG and 8.9 APG. Kevin Johnson is my all time favorite Suns player. Even though STAT is starting to change that. Report It


Connie Hawkins. If he had not been relegated to the Globetrotters, ABL, and ABA before his NBA career (because of an unwarranted gambling stigma) he would have owned the league with his talent. Report It


Kobe!

Ooops I thought you meant over rated.
Scottie Pippen

Michael Jordan is just a "bald-headed Dominique Wilkins" without him
pippen
First of all Thurmond was a great player but to suggest he was Russell's equal, or even better, once again shows a lack of understanding of Russell's contribution. Russell was, and still is the best, because he had a greater desire to win games than any other player. It just meant more to Russell than every one else. Magic also had the fortitude to change his game to best fit his team's need to win. Magic could score, rebound or just run the show, depending on how his teamates were performing.

Another underrated player is Dennis Rodman - no one was better at getting his team the ball than Rodman - when he got his team the ball he didn't need it back.

You are correct about Thurmond in the sense that few recognize how great he was.
Bernard King, he was da bomb, some people don't even know his name.
Adrian Dantley.

He twice led the league in scoring (in 1981 and 1984). He averaged over 30 points per game each season between 1981 and 1984.

For his career, he shot .540 from the floor -- 16th in NBA history -- and .818 from the charity stripe. He led the league in free throws six times and ranks sixth all-time in that category. He shares the record (with Wilt Chamberlain) for most free throws made in a regular-season NBA game with 28.

Yet... no one ever mentions his name...
Tim Duncan all people say that he is so boring but look at his stats
Tim Duncan, people always call his style boring and that they don't like him, but inside they would love to have him on their favorite team.
me of course
John Stockton... whitie could ball.