2010-11 Season Previews: New York Knicks

Pictured: Danilo Gallinari

The NBA season is fast upon us, so its time for the Pick and Scroll to begin previewing each team.  We're going to go in order from worst record to best.  Lets head on over to New York, because apparently that's where everyone wants to be nowadays.


2009-10 Record: 29-53
Additions: Amar'e Stoudemire (FA), Raymond Felton (FA), Ronny Turiaf (Trade), Kelenna Azubuike (Trade), Timofey Mozgov (FA), Anthony Randolph (Trade), Roger Mason (FA), Andy Rautins (Draft), Landry Fields (Draft), Patrick Ewing Jr. (FA)
Subtractions: Tracy McGrady, Al Harrington, David Lee, Chris Duhon, Eddie House, Sergio Rodriguez, J.R. Giddens, Jonathan Bender, Earl Barron

Unsung Heroes: Atlantic Division

Bullets killed the Dinosaurs right?

Players are often described as being "overrated" or "underrated".  In the NBA, this often translates to overrated players being players that are good, but vastly overpaid for their abilities, or who get more media exposure than some other players, while underrated often means a player who is making a pittance for his current production (funnily enough, underrated players tend to become labeled overrated when they get new, bigger contracts).

I do think there are some underrated players though, players that aren't as widely known for their roles on their team, who don't often get mentioned for their contributions but are indeed integral parts of their team.

Over the next week or so, I'll be looking at each team to find one "underrated" player for each team in the league.  After the jump, the underrated players for the teams in the Atlantic Division.