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5 Best Straight-Out-of-High School Players in NBA History
The retirement of Kevin Garnett is a good opportunity to look at the best players who skipped college and entered the NBA straight out of high school. We made a top 5 list, that included Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard, LeBron James and Moses Malone, not necessarily in that order. 5. Dwight Howard You won’t […]
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NBA Rumors: Thunder, Rockets & Pelicans Start the Season With a Very Different Vibe
The Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans start training camp for the 2016-2017 season early because they take part in the NBA Global Games series. One team built around the staying Russell Westbrook, the other with Anthony Davis at the center, and the third with James Harden. The expectations from this season aren’t that different, but there’s an obvious difference in atmosphere surrounding the organizations.
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NBA Rumors: Minnesota Timberwolves & Kevin Garnett Interested in Retirement Buyout
From the looks of things now, Kevin Garnett isn’t going to play another game for the Minnesota Timberwolves, or anyone else, as his sight is set on retiring, negotiating a buyout with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Los Angeles Lakers Wasted D’Angelo Russell His Rookie Season; They Can’t Afford to Waste Another
The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping this season is the beginning of a new, successful era. D’Angelo Russell had a frustrating rookie season playing under possibly the worst coach in the NBA. He feels this year is going to be different.
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Brooklyn Nets to Lean on Jeremy Lin Leadership & Brook Lopez Improvement
One of my favorite parts in an offseason is hearing coaches and general managers talk about their vision for the upcoming season. Naturally, the Brooklyn Nets, with Kenny Atkinson and Sean Marks addressing the media, see Jeremy Lin and Brook Lopez as the key cogs to the team’s success and development this season.
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NBA Rumors: Bucks Interested in Signing or Trade for a Wing Player
The Milwaukee Bucks are going to be without Khris Middleton for six months or more after their leading scorer last season tore his hamstring. The Bucks are already calling up teams to see who is available, as the free agency market doesn’t really offer a proper solution.
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Memes Won’t Stop Making Fun of Stephen Curry & the Golden State Warriors
The offseason after losing in the NBA Finals is always a difficult one. It’s especially hard in the meme-dominated era of social media, as Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warriors teammates have to endure being called losers, chokers and a bunch of other things, some more vicious than others, although some of them are true.
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Jeremy Lin Can be a New York & NBA Superstar Again
There are a number of reasons, some subjective, others objective, that people think the Brooklyn Nets will be the worst, or one of the worst, teams in the NBA this season. One of them is how little respect or knowledge many fans and NBA reports have when it comes to Jeremy Lin, basing their opinions on things they saw from him around four or three years ago.
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NBA Coaches With a Championship on Different Teams
The NBA, including its short time under the BAA name, has been around since 1946. Over the years, 19 different franchises have won the championship. However, only 3 head coaches have been part of a title-winning side with more than one franchise: Alex Hannum, Pat Riley and Phil Jackson.
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Meme of Chris Paul and His Conference Finals Drought
Is Chris Paul a loser? An underachiever? A meme pointing out his inability to take a team past the conference semifinals suggests that both claims are true. This will be another season CP3 tries to change his legacy and lead the Clippers somewhere they’ve never been before. Paul is entering his 11th NBA season. He’s […]