Nicolas Batum may have been the most deserving player not in the All-Star game this season.
The former Portland Trail Blazer, who was traded for young big man Noah Vonleh in a blow up move by the Blazers, Nicolas Batum came to the Charlotte Hornets with a great track record of being perennially underrated. And while dragging the Hornets to around .500 with Kemba Walker breaking out (finally), Batum should have been recognized for his All-Star caliber season.
A supposedly poor last year, Batum has gotten back to stardom by scoring the ball more often. Last year his efficiency dipped, with a 51.