NBA: Current top 5 most underrated players

O.J. Mayo

O.J. Mayo (32) makes a pass

Mayo currently plays for the Milwaukee Bucks as a shooting guard. He spent 4 years at Memphis, followed by a year at Dallas before he was traded to the Bucks.

Mayo had a stellar first season. He averaged 18.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 3.2 SPG. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team, but soon after that, Mayo’s performance started dropping a bit. He has managed to pick it back up and is now of the most athletic shooting guards in the league.

Last season, at Dallas, Mayo averaged 15.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4.5 APG with great efficiency. He shot .450 from the field and .410 from beyond the arc. He also shoots a respectable .820 from the free throw line. Mayo is hugely underrated mainly because of his teammates. At Memphis; Conley, Gay and Marc Gasol tended to overshadow him a bit. At Dallas; Kidd, Terry, Nowitzki and Marion were all veterans and quite naturally attracted more attention than Mayo.

But is that enough reason to ignore him? Mayo has never even been close to an All-Star nomination. His transfer to Bucks may be exactly what Mayo needed as an individual to garner more attention. The 25 year old is arguably the Bucks’ best player right now and it will be interesting to see how Mayo handles being the most famous guy on the team.