5 Most underrated players going into the 2020-21 NBA season

Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics
Portland Trail Blazers vs Boston Celtics

#3 Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown

Jaylen Brown is one of the most overlooked players in the NBA. He is one of the Boston Celtics' bonafide starters alongside Jayson Tatum but he never seemed to be recognized as an All-Star. Brown has shown multiple times how talented he is, going on scoring streaks and being one of the best catch-and-shoot players on the roster.

Jaylen Brown is an incredible shooter who has knocked down 38 percent of his 3Ps over the last three seasons. He came through in clutch moments for the Boston Celtics several times and averaged over 20 points per game in the playoffs.

Stats last season: 20.3 PPG | 2.1 APG | 6.4 RPG | 1.1 SPG | 0.4 BPG

#2 CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum

CJ McCollum is known as one of the NBA's best shot creators, has averaged over 20 points per game for the past 5 seasons, and yet has never had an All-Star selection in his career. CJ McCollum is the Portland Trail Blazers' second-best player after Damian Lillard and has carried the burden of the team's scoring multiple times.

CJ McCollum is a classic example of an incredible player who gets overshadowed by his superstar teammate. He gets routinely snubbed off the All-Star games and All-NBA selections. McCollum is never considered as one of the top shooting guards in the league although analysts have called the Portland backcourt one of the best in the NBA.

Stats last season: 22.2 PPG | 4.4 APG | 4.2 RPG | 0.8 SPG | 0.6 BPG

#1 Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal
Bradley Beal

Bradley Beal's lack of an All-Star selection last year was considered one of the biggest snubs in NBA history. He was only the second person in the league to average a whopping 30 points per game and still bel left off of all three All-NBA teams. Several players came out and spoke about how Beal was disrespected and that people needed to pay more attention to him.

Bradley Beal plays for the Washington Wizards and fans across the country have demanded that he be traded to a big market franchise where his talents would be on display in front of a national audience. Bradley Beal called the snub "disrespectful" and said that "the process doesn't make sense".

Stats last season: 30.5 PPG | 6.1 APG | 4.2 RPG | 1.2 SPG | 0.4 BPG

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