NBA: Current top 5 most underrated players

Joakim Noah

Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls grabs a rebound

I love Noah. He’s the heart and soul of the Chicago Bulls team. Noah has a career average of 9.4 PPG and 9.1 RPG. He’s been a terrific defender and he has the habit of getting right up in the face of his opponent. And he’s a good low post defender. One of the main reasons why I feel Noah is underrated is that it took Rose, Deng and for a brief while Boozer to get injured for the fans to notice him and award him an All-Star nomination.

Noah was splendid last season. When Rose decided to sit out the entire season, the general perception was that the Bulls didn’t really stand a chance against the likes of the Heat, Spurs, Thunder, etc. Noah, along with Boozer, took up the job of making sure the opponents hardly had a chance to score against them. They were quite successful as well as they were the 3rd best defensive team last year.

He averaged 11.9 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 2.1 BPG, 1.2 SPG and 4.0 APG. Within their team, he was 4th in points, 1st in rebounds, 3rd in assists, 1st in steals and blocks. Quite literally, he did everything for the team last season and I hope he receives many more All-Star nominations in the future.