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Indiana Basketball: Most underrated of all time? The case for Isiah Thomas

As a freshman in college, I worked as a student manager for my mid-major school’s basketball team. Part of my responsibilities included mandatory attendance to work the team’s summer basketball camps.

As hundreds of kids poured through the door every morning, I saw a lot of different NBA jerseys. Undoubtedly, the most worn jersey was Steph Curry (anyone could have guessed that), but second place for jerseys? You may be surprised. Kevin Durant was up there but definitely not second, there was ONE Giannis Antetokounmpo jersey (this was pre-MVP season), almost no Lebron James (again, Curry reigns supreme among tykes and Lebron is Curry’s enemy).