Regarding underappreciated players in NBA history, Pete Maravich should be at the top of everyone's list. Often a forgotten name due to the era he played in, "Pistol Pete" doesn't get his due ...
Bird was going to give it to you. The late "Pistol" Pete Maravich learned this in 1980, It was Bird's second year in the NBA. Maravich was in the middle of his lone season with the Celtics.