Tag: Shaquille O’neal

  • Number One NBA Draft Picks Don’t Win NBA Championships

    Number One NBA Draft Picks Don’t Win NBA Championships

    When you get that phone call during the NBA draft and realize you’re a number one pick, you might also get used to the fact that there isn’t much of a chance you’ll be winning the NBA title anytime soon, as only 8 of the last 35 number one draft picks went on to win a championship in their career, with LeBron James & the Miami Heat being the latest team to accomplish that feat.

  • NBA Players That Caused Rule Changes

    NBA Players That Caused Rule Changes

    It doesn’t take a great player to make rules change in the NBA, but quite often, it has to do with someone quite famous, like Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan and in more recent years, someone like Kevin Durant.

  • Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing Can Thrive Next to Kobe Bryant

    Los Angeles Lakers – Nothing Can Thrive Next to Kobe Bryant

    The intensity can’t be matched, in games or in his desire to remain on the court despite injuries that come & go. Kobe Bryant is the undisputed king and ruler of the Los Angeles Lakers, and until he leaves or retires, nothing can grow to its full potential next to him.

  • Miami Heat – How Amazing is LeBron James Right Now

    Miami Heat – How Amazing is LeBron James Right Now

    Sometimes numbers don’t mean much, but when it comes to LeBron James, they might not be telling the whole story, and yet his shooting statistics this season and especially over the last few games are excellent indication of just how special his 10th NBA season is.

  • All-Star Teams Missing the NBA Playoffs

    All-Star Teams Missing the NBA Playoffs

    The Los Angeles Lakers might be turning a corner, but it’s still hard to see them making the postseason in the stacked West, four games behind the 8th place. With two current All-Stars (Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard) and two MVP winners (Bryant and Steve Nash), they might be making history as one of the most star studded teams to miss the playoffs.

  • Fastest NBA Players to 20,000 Points

    While a lot is being made of LeBron James getting very close to 20,000 career points and being the youngest ever to reach that mark, the more important thing is to reach it faster than anyone else.

  • Dwight Howard vs Shaq – Useless Rivalry

    Dwight Howard vs Shaq – Useless Rivalry

    One of the problems with Shaquille O’Neal being retired is that he spends his pensioner days as an NBA analyst and avid twitter user is that he seems to be trying to deliver some kind of agenda; in the center of it? He is the best center, and no one, especially Dwight Howard, is barely close to him.

  • 100 Highest Earners in NBA History

    Two players from the Boston Celtics and one that was there for the past five seasons are in the top 10 earners in the NBA of all time. Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen are among the players to have the highest total career salary among all NBA players, ever. Garnett, who began playing in 1995 with the Minnesota Timberwolves, is the only player to have career earnings of over $300 million.

  • NBA Draft – Great Number 1 Picks in the Lottery Era

    Every time the NBA draft comes up, people bring out two lists – Draft Steals and Draft Busts. Sometimes, it’s easy to forget that players like LeBron James or Tim Duncan were actually number one picks, and sometimes, the teams that pick at the top spot actually get what they asked for.

  • Most Wins of the NBA Finals MVP Award

    28 Players have won the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award (a recent change to the name), with LeBron James’ fantastic playoff and finals performance for the Miami Heat making him the latest inductee into what might be the most prestigious club of elite NBA players.