Who in your opinion are the most underrated players ever?

[Leslie Forman]

This has nothing to do with the point I made.

One of the greatest tragedies of the wave of advanced stats in basketball is the death of context, which allows folks to actually believe such silly things as, "Allen Iverson is the most overrated player in the history of the game."

He couldn't score without taking a crapton of terrible shots, couldn't play the point yet couldn't guard any other position, was a crappy teammate, and if the Sixers were in the West he'd have made one, maybe two playoff series and gotten bounced in the first round.

I don't need advanced stats to figure those things out. Or to know that I'd take KJ (who played way before advanced stats) every time over him.

Kareem is top five all time yet no one ever discusses him:(

That's not being underrated, that's just being forgotten. The '70s were a pretty terrible time for the NBA so pretty much everybody from that period gets ignored.

[uncleoswald]

demarcus cousins

[HomoSapien]

Averaged 22 or more points several times in his career, in addition to routinely averaging more than 5 rebounds and 5 assists to go with his points. Also got a ton of steals and was a solid shot blocker. He also transformed himself into a great defender and role player later in his career.