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. Last Tuesday, we looked at the Atlantic Divsion, Wednesday the Central, and Thursday the Southeast. Friday we moved on to the Western Conference and checked out the Southwest. After the jump, we venture on to the Northwest.
