In honor of the NBA's 75th Anniversary, the league announced they will be making an updated list of the 75 Greatest Players to have ever played in the NBA. So I will also make my own list and to be fair to all generations and to give a fair and true representation to the history of the game, I will firstly be selecting 10 players from each era (50s/60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s) with the 50s and 60s sharing since there were so many less teams and talent in the early 50s especially. * Note that just because a player is chosen for a particular decade, I will still of course be including his whole Career and have...
The NBA is finally Back! Who's gonna make the playoffs, can anyone catch the Magic and Grizzlies? And can LeBron bring a title back to the Lakers or will Giannis or Kawhi spoil the party? Here is a preview and my predictions for the final standings and playoffs. Predicted Final East Standings 1. Milwaukee Bucks 59-14 2. Toronto Raptors 52-20 3. Boston Celtics 49-23 4. Miami Heat 46-27 5. Philadelphia 76ers 44-29 6. Indiana Pacers 43-30 7. Orlando Magic 33-40 8. Brooklyn Nets 31-41 9. Washington Wizards 25-47 Predicted Final West Standings 1. Los Angeles Lakers 55-16 2. Los Angeles Clippers 50-22 3. Houston Rockets 46-26 4. Denver Nuggets 46-27 5. Oklahoma City Thunder 45-27 6. Utah Jazz 44-28 7....
Finally here is Part 2 of my Blog for the Greatest 2 Players ever for each Franchise. This week it is all the Eastern Conference Teams and remember this is only what they achieved with that particular Franchise and not how good the players were for their whole Career. Atlantic Division Boston Celtics Larry Bird 13 seasons, 24.3 ppg, 10 rpg, 6.3 apg 3 Titles (5 Finals), 2 x Finals MVP, 3 x MVP 12 x All Star (MVP 1982), 10 x All NBA Team (9 1st Teams) 3 x All Defense 2nd Team, 50/40/90 Club x 2 Bill Russell 13 seasons, 15.1 ppg, 22.5 rpg, 4.3 apg 11 Titles (12 Finals), 5 x MVP 12 x All Star...
With the whole NBA shockingly suspended, we have some time to rank and compare some different players and see which age bracket has the most talent. Anthony Davis, Steph Curry and Joel Embiid recently celebrated birthdays, so let's take an updated look at the best players by age (as of today March 20th, 2020). 19 Years Old Zion Williamson (Born July 6th, 2000) 23.6 pts, 6.8 reb, 2.2 ast, 0.8 stl, 0.5 blk FG 59%, FT 64.5%, 3P 46.2% (0.3 3PM) PER 24.2 One of the only players in the NBA born this century, Zion is easily the best 19 year old in the world. Averaging over 23 pts in under 30 minutes, Zion is scoring the ball at...
Now that every team has played at least 41 games, it's time to go through the Awards Winners and All Star Predictions at the half way point in the Season. Most Valuable Player (MVP) 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) 30 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.1 spg, 1. bpg FG 55.3%, FT 61.5%, 3P 32.5 % (1.7 3PM), P.E.R 33.47 Freaky. That's all you can really say about Giannis...30 points a game in just 30 minutes. Almost 13 rebounds and 5.5 assists. If somebody could actually challenge the Bucks and push Giannis a bit than his numbers would look closer to 35 ppg and 15 rpg which is his per 36 minute numbers - the amount of time most...
