About 24 feet from the hoop, the upward trajectory of the orange sphere germinates with a simple flick of the wrist, during which it rotates laces over laces until reaching its zenith and falling gracefully toward the intended target. Mere seconds later, it produces that
Comparing point guards to point guards and power forwards to power forwards is fun, but that’s not how the NBA landscape ultimately works. Since the start of the modern Association, plenty of legends have lined up on the hardwood. The 1970s and ’80s produced myriad
The NBA in the late 1970s and early ’80s hit a bit of a rough patch. A lack of attendance and all-around viewership plagued the league, which also suffered from far darker problems, including one story we’ll cover in just a bit. As late as
For most NBA teams, one or two players possess the ability to initiate offense or create in a way that crucially threatens the defense from the wing. Think John Wall and Bradley Beal on the Washington Wizards. However, the number of individuals who can consistently
Remember when centers ruled the NBA? The position has produced so many awe-inspiring talents, ranging from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the Association moved into the modern era to the David Robinson/Hakeem Olajuwon battles of the early-1990s to Shaquille O’Neal’s unrelenting combination of physicality and finesse as
Perception is reality. Players who produce a lot of points are sometimes misidentified as someone you should want on your NBA team. And by comparison, those who don’t are susceptible to being overlooked. Last season, some foolishly debated whether Draymond Green deserved a spot on
Read any sophisticated basketball article these days and you’ll see variations of the same thing: Big guys have to do more than just be big in the modern NBA. Consider last year’s draft class. One rookie big put up per-36-minute averages of 15.6 points, 7.2
You may know him best as Uncle Drew or for his incredible handles and anklebreakers. Maybe you know him from one of the biggest shots in NBA history—the dagger during Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. Regardless, Kyrie Irving has ascended near the top