NBA Point Guards: Jason Kidd and Gary Payton

Jason Kidd and Gary Payton Here,we take a look at the comparative statistics of long-time Supersonic Gary Payton and assist-master Jason Kidd. Championships Payton (1), Kidd (1) Payton and Kidd each have a championship achieved during the twilight of their careers. Payton was more of a bit player when he did so in 2006 while […]

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NBA Big Men: Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo

Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo Here, we look at and compare the various career accomplishments of Ben Wallace and Dikembe Mutombo. Championships Wallace (1), Mutombo (0) Wallace was a mainstay of the highly-successful Detroit Pistons teams of the early to mid-00s, consistently making deep playoff runs – including two NBA Finals appearances, and winning 1 NBA […]

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NBA and Ramadan: Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and the Nuggets

Some younger fans might not know Chris Jackson, an NBA player who spends majority of his career in the 1990s. In 1991, Chris converted to Islam, changed his name to Mahmoud Abdul Rauf and started rituals taught in his religion. In his first season as a moslem, Abdul Rauf celebrated Ramadan by fasting for thirty […]

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Lebron James: Between Business and Destiny

If people believe in destiny, then they should know more of how Lebron James makes his own destiny. The NBA superstar just won the NBA title dramatically with the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors after being down 3-1.   Cleveland Cavaliers with the right for the first pick in 2003 selected their hometown […]

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NBA Movers: Russell Westbrook

NBA Movers: Russell Westbrook RUSSELL WESTBROOK (Hawthorne, California, November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. Plays as playmaker, and currently is a member of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. He was elected in the 1st round (4 total) NBA Draft 2008 by the Seattle Supersonics. Westbrook was a three All-Star, and three times […]

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The Storied Career of Kobe Bryant

NBA Player Profiles:  The Storied Career of Kobe Bryant KOBE BRYANT (Philadelphia, USA, 23 August 1978) is an American professional basketball player. Kobe plays shooting guard, and currently is a member of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. Charlotte Hornets chose him in the first round (13 total) Bryant 1996 NBA draft by the then-teammate Shaquille […]

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Pistons Legends: NBA Superstar Grant Hill

Pistons Legends: NBA Superstar Grant Hill He was so popular that he was voted to All-Star teams even when out for the season with injury. He was cheered for when many of the other players on his Duke teams were disliked by fans. He put up amazing numbers for Detroit, saw his career stop due […]

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Luc Longley: The Bull in the Center of the Championships

The Bull in the Center of the Championships, Luc Longley Being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves doesn’t usually mean a career full of NBA championships. Luc Longley never had success, or even many nationally broadcast games, for Minnesota or his later teams Phoenix and New York. In the middle of his career he found himself […]

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NBA Player Profiles: The Glove, Gary Payton

NBA Player Profiles:  The Glove, Gary Payton When people talk about the very best defensive point guard there ever was in the NBA, Gary Payton gets mentioned. He was All-Defensive First Team for nine years in a row. He led the NBA in steals in 1996, when he was also the NBA’s Defensive Player of […]

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NBA Player Profiles: Buck Williams, NBA Great

NBA Player Profiles:  Buck Williams, NBA Great He was the NBA Rookie of the Year, is currently the Nets’ all-time leading scorer, he is a rare player with over 13,000 NBA points and rebounds, his real name is Charles Linwood Williams but all NBA fans knew him as Buck. 16,784 career NBA points, 13,017 rebounds, […]

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