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While we haven't had a ton of MVP-caliber guys, we have sent a ton of good players to the league. What are some NBA careers or seasons that you think are slept on or forgotten?
I think something that people don't really appreciate is the start of Okafor's NBA career. He won ROY, averaged a double-double his first 5 years in the league (granted year 2 he missed a lot of time), and was very close to averaging a double-double over his entire career if he hadn't had injury problems. They found a herniated disk in his neck in 2013 and he wasn't medically cleared to play after that until the end of May 2017.
Besides the injuries, the perception of him was hurt a lot by the fact he was never really on good teams. The 2010 Pelicans team is the only one he was on who made the playoffs (he played 4 mins in one other playoff series in 17-18 after 4 years away from the NBA).
I think something that people don't really appreciate is the start of Okafor's NBA career. He won ROY, averaged a double-double his first 5 years in the league (granted year 2 he missed a lot of time), and was very close to averaging a double-double over his entire career if he hadn't had injury problems. They found a herniated disk in his neck in 2013 and he wasn't medically cleared to play after that until the end of May 2017.
Besides the injuries, the perception of him was hurt a lot by the fact he was never really on good teams. The 2010 Pelicans team is the only one he was on who made the playoffs (he played 4 mins in one other playoff series in 17-18 after 4 years away from the NBA).