Even while the vast majority of players are at their correct rating, there are far too many who are misunderstood. Is he really underrated, for instance, when every media outlet says so? To be truly underestimated, the general public must pay little to no attention to your accomplishments. There are always a few players who are vastly underappreciated, and its possible that the Utah Jazz have the NBAs most underrated player on their squad.
Since joining the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson has averaged 17.5 points per game, won Sixth Man of the Year in 20202021, and remarkably improved to a career-high in points (20.8), assists (4.4), and rebounds (4.0) last season. Despite this remarkable run of form with the Jazz, Clarkson has been consistently overlooked in the preseason player rankings published by several of the most prominent sports sources. The Ringer and ESPNs yearly polls have not been released yet, but The Athletic, Bleacher Report, and CBS Sports have not ranked Clarkson either.
You have to draw the line somewhere, and there will always be an argument for the guys who are right on it, but Clarkson can make a case for himself to be far away from it. Here are the finalists from the aforementioned online resources:
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