The NBA as a whole has turned into a reactionary league in that teams like the Los Angeles Lakers make short-sighted moves in order to catch up or keep up with other franchises. This was evident with the Russell Westbrook trade, where a panicking Lakers team made an ill-advised move that was panned almost universally. Injuries to LeBron James and Anthony…
For those who were fortunate enough to witness his career as it happened, Allen Iverson is a legend of the highest order. For Los Angeles Lakers fans, he’s also the man responsible for the only blemish on an otherwise flawless run to the 2001 NBA championship. In a full-circle moment, Iverson gave credit where it’s…
Damian Lillard was traded from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks last season. Many thought it was a move that would lock up the Eastern Conference for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. – but it didn’t.The Bucks floundered consistently, and Lillard was extremely underwhelming throughout. To make matters worse, Lillard seemed really unhappy with the…
Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the NBA’s more polarizing basketball players. For a long time he was seen as a potential franchise star, but repeated failures with the Minnesota Timberwolves tarnished that perspective a bit. Over the past few years, thanks to the rise of Anthony Edwards, Towns has seen his reputation change a bit….
Chet Holmgren was the second-best rookie in the NBA last season. With averages of 16.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.3 blocks per outing, he often looked like the second-best young big man in the league. If the term ‘second-best’ looks like a reoccurring theme with Holmgren, it is because it is. Despite his…
Kobe Bryant once relentlessly trash-talked teammate Jeremy Lin during Lakers practice in 2014 Kobe Bryant’s trash-talking is regarded as the stuff of legend, and the LA Lakers legend didn’t back down from dishing out to his teammates as well. One of them was Jeremy Lin who was the receiving end of Bryant’s savage talking during…
On his show, The Draymond Green Show, the Golden State Warriors’ power forward, Draymond Green interviewed Sam Cassell. During the conversation, Rondo was praised by Green as “one of the greatest basketball thinkers that I’ve seen”. Throughout his career, which has spanned years, Green has been lucky to work with some of the best minds…
Milwaukee Bucks displayed an intimidating trio in the previous season when they had Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton on the same team, with a net rating of +17.5 while they played together. This rating describes their all-around dominance and shows how they can go up against any team in the league. Although impressive,…
The quest for the gold medal at the 2024 Olympics could have been secured by Team USA, but retired professional basketball player Shaquille O’Neal thinks they did not measure up to their overall performance. In an interview on ‘The BIG Podcast,’ O’Neal expressed his worries about the team’s inability to dominate their opponents, which is…
Yet, as usual, one of the NBA’s most famous Hall of Famers, Charles Barkley, has made news headlines for his loyalty rather than what he did on the court. He revealed on Dan Le Batard Show podcast why he refused an offer of no less than 100 million dollars to stay at Turner Sports. This…