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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two, and rightfully so. They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid studied Hakeem a lot even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was. Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid studied Hakeem a lot even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was. Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was. Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBAand that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA, and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size.&rdquo;
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA, and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size," Embiid said.
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the 6th spot in the eastern conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA, and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size," Embiid said.
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, only one win behind the Brooklyn Nets. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA, and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size," Embiid said.
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, only 1.5 wins behind the top-seeded Miami Heat. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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For the past few weeks, Joel Embiid has been playing like a true MVP, racking up dominant performances and putting the Philadelphia 76ers on his back to try to get the team a good spot in the playoffs. In a win against the Los Angeles Lakers last Wednesday night, he finished the game with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. He exploited the Lakers' frequent double-teams, which allowed him to put his teammates in positions to score.
Embiid is playing the best basketball of his life right now, and his versatility on both ends of the floor is what is keeping the Sixers in legitimate contention for the playoffs. The eye test also doesn&rsquo;t lie; Embiid&rsquo;s game is incredibly polished for someone who is 7-foot and 280 pounds, and he often looks like an enormous guard on the floor capable of handling and shooting the ball.
In a press conference after that win over the Lakers, Embiid discussed why he is an avid student of the game, and how he watched other legends and tried to implement their moves into his own game. Despite playing as a center, Embiid took a lot of from guards like Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan, but also from other great centers like Hakeem Olajuwon or Patrick Ewing.
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&ldquo;Not to brag about it, but there is a lot in my game. There is a little bit of everything when it comes to the great players that have come through in this game and this league," Embiid said. "You can talk about Hakeem, Pat, Kobe, MJ, Dirk [Nowitzki]. I watch all these guys, and I try to pick up little things they do so well and try to add it to my game. So when you talk about skill, obviously, Hakeem is probably considered as a more skilled player, especially for his size. Just the way he moved on the court, I try to put in my game, and his post-game was unmatched, so I try to add that to my game.&rdquo;
Comparison to Hakeem
Embiid has a lot of respect for Hakeem, and people often compare the two (rightfully so). They are both incredibly versatile for their size, and Embiid has studied Hakeem a lot &mdash; even though he believes he does a few things better than him. However, he is convinced a player like Hakeem would quickly adapt to today&rsquo;s NBA and develop other aspects of his game.
&ldquo;I can handle the ball a bit better, shooting off the dribble, shooting threes. I am sure if he played in this era, he would adapt and add that to his game, and that is how good he was," Embiid said. 'Like I said, I try to take a bunch of parts of each of the greats that have come through the game and try to add it to my game and bring it all together.&rdquo;
Embiid has a clear goal in his mind: to finally become a winner in the NBA, and that people remember him as a skilled player who was able to do it all on the court.
&ldquo;I work hard to add everything possible to my game to be an even more complete player, and when I am done with basketball, I want to be considered a winner. I also want to be considered as one of the most skilled players ever, especially for my size," Embiid said.
Thanks to Embiid&rsquo;s heroics in the last few weeks, the Sixers are currently sitting in the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference, only one-and-a-half games behind the top-seeded Miami Heat. Embiid is a starter in the All-Star Game, and it seems his game reached a whole other level that, luckily, we can witness.
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Joel Embiid has studied numerous former Hall-of-Famers, including guards and bigs, to add pieces and parts to his game.

Joel Embiid addresses comparison to Hakeem Olajuwon, their skill sets

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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted in the NBA as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 draft, everyone expected many things from him early on in his career. Miami Heat expected the most out of the Beasley since they were the ones who drafted him. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, they decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per 36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unfamiliar to many people where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected many things from him early on in his career. Miami Heat expected the most out of the Beasley since they were the ones who drafted him. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, they decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per 36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unfamiliar to many people where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. The Miami Heat expected the most out of the Beasley since they were the ones who drafted him. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, they decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per 36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unfamiliar to many people where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, the Heat decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per 36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unfamiliar to many people where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, the Heat decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per-36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unfamiliar to many people, where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, the Heat decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per-36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unknown to many people, where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer, he was trying out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, the Heat decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per-36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unknown to many people, where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer he played out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players that could have a much better career if it weren&rsquo;t for all the bloopers he had early on in his NBA career.
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In a <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">long-ranging interview with HoopsHype's Michael Scotto</a>, former NBA veteran Michael Beasley opened up to about his career and the inability to get the opportunity he deserves in the league to showcase his talent and the fact he is a valuable player.
Beasley feels misunderstood
When Michael Beasley was drafted as the second pick behind Derrick Rose in the 2008 NBA Draft, everyone expected big things from him early on in his career. Even though he had a solid two first seasons in the NBA, the Heat decided to trade him, and ever since then, he was bouncing around the NBA, not able to find a team that would be interested in his services on a long-term basis.
There was also a lot of prejudice towards him, where people would disrespect him or call him a bust. In a recent interview for HoopsHype, he talked about his playing career and how he was never given a real chance to showcase his talent in the same way some other players got the right opportunity and were able to flourish and make a name for themselves.
&ldquo;Honestly speaking, I think people don&rsquo;t disrespect, but overlook what I&rsquo;ve been able to do in the amount of time I&rsquo;ve been able to do it in," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>. "If you look at my per-36 numbers for every team, they&rsquo;re All-Star caliber numbers (19.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists). My argument for my career is I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to play extra minutes.&rdquo;
Playing through a family crisis
Beasley opened up about his family situation, which is probably unknown to many people, where his mom passed away when he was with the Lakers. He talked about the scrutiny he received from everyone even though they weren&rsquo;t fully aware of the personal hell he was going through at that specific time.
&ldquo;Off the court, my mom died when I was playing for the Lakers. I fought through that, and I came back. My cousin died the game I forgot my shorts in Oklahoma. I was battling that day, trying to fight through it. I wanted to go to the funeral, but I was already gone when my mom died. I just wanted to be there for the team, and the whole world just laughed at me," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley said</a>.
"My whole career, I&rsquo;ve never been given a chance to show who I really am, how I can really play, show that I can really win and be somebody. The whole world laughed at me. It hurt my feelings. I&rsquo;m not going to lie.&rdquo;
Many people wouldn&rsquo;t be able to handle that personally as well as he did, which is something he wants the public to know. He was going through tough times when his mom passed away, but he didn&rsquo;t want to tell that to anyone or make people feel bad for him. Beasley didn&rsquo;t care about all jokes people made about him or his NBA career and wanted to stay away from it as much as possible.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t like pity. My mom was going through cancer, maybe a year before she told the family. She was being strong. I was trying to be strong. I was trying to show her I could be tough. That ѕhit was hard. I&rsquo;m not going to lie. When it happened, it felt like an excuse," <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/michael-beasley-interview-nba-comeback-career/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Beasley admitted</a>.
"That&rsquo;s why I never said anything. I thought it would die over (referring to the jokes about forgetting his shorts). That shit didn&rsquo;t die. Every f*cking year that ѕhit lived on. Even my close friends don&rsquo;t even know. I let them have the joke because if it makes people happy, it makes people happy, rather than going around and making people sad.&rdquo;
Beasley is still eyeing a comeback to the NBA, and this summer he played out for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Summer League. Unfortunately, he didn&rsquo;t receive a contract, so he took his talents to the Puerto Rican league, where he now plays for the Cangrejeros de Santurce. Beasley is still hoping to play in the NBA and believes he can help teams with his talent, skillset, and experience. Whether that will happen or not remains to be seen, but there is no question Beasley is one of the most misunderstood NBA players in recent years.
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In an interview with HoopsHype, Michael Beasley spoke about how he was scrutinized by fans who didn't know his off-court struggles.

Michael Beasley opens up about struggles, scrutiny; eyes NBA comeback

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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
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&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose said on ESPN. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard, because I know what that conversation was. I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose said recently on ESPN. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard, because I know what that conversation was. I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard, because I know what that conversation was. I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard&nbsp; because I know what that conversation was. I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.&rdquo;
"After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.
"After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;his head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground, and the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed superteam experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
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&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.
"After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;His head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground. And the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed super-team experiment.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.
"After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;His head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground. And the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed super-team experiment in 2012.
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Kobe Bryant&rsquo;s quest for a sixth NBA championship could&rsquo;ve ended in 2013. However, the Los Angeles Lakers&rsquo; shot at creating a super-team &mdash; most notably the Dwight Howard acquisition &mdash; failed to live up to expectations. And while most blamed Dwight for it, a single phone call was enough for Kobe to realize their partnership was doomed from the start.
Failed super-team experiment
Howard was supposed to be the final piece to bring the Lakers back into title contention after the Kobe Pau Gasol pairing ran out of steam stemming from three straight Finals runs. But instead of raising another banner, the new superstar duo, along with Steve Nash, Metta World-Peace, and Pau, only prolonged the team&rsquo;s stretch of early postseason exits &mdash; the Spurs swept them in the first round.
With three MVP awards, 33 All-Star game appearances, and four Defensive Player of the Year awards between the Lakers&rsquo; starting five, fans expected at least another Finals run. But injuries got in the way, allowing Mike D&rsquo;Antoni to roll out the projected All-Star lineup only 19 times throughout the season &ndash; seven rotation guys missed 171 games combined; starters missed 81.
But perhaps even the bigger issue was the lack of chemistry between their superstar pairing. Kobe himself talked about it <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/kobe-bryants-muse-9b7aeecc-51b9-423f-a569-dbfaf42f6be3?content_id=811877" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in his documentary</a> &ldquo;Muse.&rdquo;
&ldquo;I tried teaching Dwight,&rdquo; Bryant said. &ldquo;I tried showing him. But the reality is that when you have a perception of what it is to win a championship &ndash; and most perceptions of what it&rsquo;s like to win are a very outgoing, very gregarious locker room where you pick each other up and you&rsquo;re friends all the time. That is the perception. But when he saw the reality of it, it made him uncomfortable. And it&rsquo;s very tough to be able to fight through that, and to deal with that challenge. And I don&rsquo;t think he was willing to deal with that uncomfortable and combative nature.&rdquo;
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;This ain&rsquo;t gonna work&rdquo;
Dwight&rsquo;s jovial personality didn&rsquo;t fit with Kobe&rsquo;s uncompromising approach to winning, which resulted in Howard being traded from the Lakers after just one season.
&ldquo;I just think we were on two different levels mentally,&rdquo; the big man said <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/07/dwight-howard-addresses-rumors-sexuality" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during his July 2019 appearance on FS1&rsquo;s Fair Game with Kristine Leahy</a>. &ldquo;He hadn&rsquo;t [ever] seen a person like me. Someone who could enjoy basketball but at the same time not be so [serious]. That&rsquo;s not me.&rdquo;
According to Jalen Rose, it took one phone call for Bryant to get a grasp on Howard&rsquo;s personality. And that one phone call was enough for the Lakers superstar to come to the conclusion that their tenure with the Purple and Gold would be doomed from the start.
&ldquo;I was standing right next to him at his camp when he first talked to Dwight Howard,&rdquo; Rose <a href="https://youtu.be/v7GDDH_xmXA?t=678" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said recently on ESPN</a>. &ldquo;And I&rsquo;mma say this now because they made amends. I&rsquo;ve never said this before. When he got on the phone with Dwight Howard &mdash; because I know what that conversation was &mdash; I was right there and Dwight was excited; he was asking him about L.A. He was asking him about how he was going to help him, make him better; he asked him off the court, he asked about everything.
"After he asked all of those questions, you know what Kobe said? &lsquo;I&rsquo;mma show you mofo how to get championships. What do you think about that?&rsquo; He got off the phone with Dwight Howard and said, &lsquo;His head ain&rsquo;t in the right place. This ain&rsquo;t gonna work.&lsquo; And, it didn&rsquo;t work.&rdquo;
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Ever since that moment, Kobe was on a mission to change Howard&rsquo;s approach for the better of the team. But it seems Dwight never allowed himself to be changed. Two big egos, with diametrically opposite personalities, at different levels of dedication, were never able to find common ground. And the upshot, as Kobe predicted, was underwhelming.
Bryant, just like Michael Jordan, had the win-at-all-cost mentality and was willing to &ldquo;pull, push, yank&rdquo; and do whatever it took to get everybody on the same page. Those who bought in had championships to show for. Dwight never did, and he became a scapegoat for the Lakers&rsquo; failed super-team experiment in the 2012-13 season.
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According to Jalen Rose, Kobe Bryant knew that he and Dwight Howard weren't a match for the Lakers in 2012.

Kobe after he welcomed Dwight Howard to LA: 'This ain’t gonna work'

Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 53.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.

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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/tim-duncan-describes-what-he-doesnt-like-about-the-nba-today/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/allan-houston-is-still-shooting-the-lights-out-at-the-age-of-50-he-missed-5-shots-in-30-minutes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/allan-houston-is-still-shooting-the-lights-out-at-the-age-of-50-he-missed-5-shots-in-30-minutes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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H20 is still like that 🎯 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ALLAN_HOUSTON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ALLAN_HOUSTON</a>) <a href="https://t.co/mBl5Q15LW8">pic.twitter.com/mBl5Q15LW8</a>
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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H20 is still like that 🎯 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ALLAN_HOUSTON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ALLAN_HOUSTON</a>) <a href="https://t.co/mBl5Q15LW8">pic.twitter.com/mBl5Q15LW8</a>
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 50.
If you were a New York Knicks fan in the late '90s and early 2000s, Allan Houston was perhaps your favorite player on the squad. At the time, Patrick Ewing was still the face of the franchise despite being past his prime, but Houston was the best scorer on that team. He was also seen as the next franchise player for the Knicks after Ewing retired, and rightfully so.
Houston was incredibly skilled and an all-around player that was able to drop 20-to-25 points against any defense in the NBA at the time. Despite having an incredible repertoire of moves, Houston was mostly known as a great shooter that could light it up from pretty much any position on the floor.
He was recently seen in a video with skills coach Chris Matthews (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lethalshooter/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@LethalShooter</a>), draining one three-pointer after the other. Matthews said he literally missed only five shots in 30 minutes, which is pretty remarkable when you take into account Houston has been retired for over 15 years.
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H20 is still like that 🎯 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ALLAN_HOUSTON?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ALLAN_HOUSTON</a>) <a href="https://t.co/mBl5Q15LW8">pic.twitter.com/mBl5Q15LW8</a>
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When it comes to All-Star players and shooters like Houston, it always seems they would always be able to still lace them up and give at least 5-to-10 good minutes on the floor &mdash; no matter what their age is.
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Allan Houston is back in the gym and shooting the lights out, showing he still has the soft shooting touch at the age of 53.

Allan Houston is still shooting the lights out at the age of 50

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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are underpowering the presence and effect of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent, which is the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams don&rsquo;t score more than 90 points, which is the complete opposite of how teams score today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ms9rbp-gZRw" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent, which is the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams don&rsquo;t score more than 90 points, which is the complete opposite of how teams score today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ms9rbp-gZRw" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams don&rsquo;t score more than 90 points, which is the complete opposite of how teams score today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is the complete opposite of how teams score today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters' league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters' league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did so many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a>. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
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&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters' league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did so many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a> . &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ms9rbp-gZRw" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters' league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did so many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan is arguably the greatest power forward in the NBA&rsquo;s history and one of those rare players that stayed with the same franchise his entire career. Though he has stayed away from the public spotlight since his retirement, Duncan did make a guest appearance on The Ringer Podcast &ndash; he talked about his NBA journey and shared how he feels about the game today.
Throughout his career, Duncan established hilmself as one of the nicest guys in the league who rarely communicated with opposing players, even if they were trash-talking him. Ask KG, he knows all about it. Duncan almost never got into it with the referees, although we all remember his incident with former ref Joey Crawford. All in all, Duncan got along with nearly everyone in the league. However, one of the things he doesn&rsquo;t like about the NBA today is the way it&rsquo;s officiated &ndash; not protecting the big men in the post.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s a lot of things that I like and enjoy about it, and there&rsquo;s a lot of things that I hate about it,&rdquo; Duncan said on an interview with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Ringer podcast</a> in Jan. 2021. &ldquo;I hate the way the game&rsquo;s being officiated at times, how they&rsquo;ve underpowered the effect of a post player so that you&rsquo;re allowed to beat the crap out of a post player. You&rsquo;re allowed to take him off his spot. You&rsquo;re allowed to hit him, bump him while they&rsquo;re shooting. But if you turn and face and go out to the 3-point line, and you shoot the ball and fall down, all of a sudden, the whistle is blown.&rdquo;
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The league today is, more than ever before, a shooting-oriented game in which shooters and slashers have the system built around them to a certain degree. According to Duncan, shooters are protected by the officials while at the same time, they are hurting the presence and effectiveness of post players.
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&ldquo;So they&rsquo;re protecting the shooters away from the basket," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "It overpowers some of the players that are away from the basket, and it underpowers post players who use their bodies and their physicality around the basket.&rdquo;
Duncan assumes that the league is pushing for high-scoring games, which are nowadays quite frequent &ndash; the complete opposite of what it looked like when he played. In the early and mid-&rsquo;00s, it was normal that teams not score more than 90 points, which is nothing compared to the offenses of today.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a weird dynamic. I think it kind of goes up and down as the game changes," Duncan <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms9rbp-gZRw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. "The NBA wants more scoring. They want to see the 130-, 140-point games. They don&rsquo;t want the battles, the 80- and 90-point battles that we used to have back in the day. They want it high-paced. They want a lot of 3-point shooting. They want it up and down."
Everything Duncan said makes complete sense, and this trend has been going on for the past couple of years in the NBA. It&rsquo;s definitely a shooters' league, and it&rsquo;s truly a rare occasion when a player scores from the post like Duncan did so many times in his career. Whether this trend will remain in the NBA or not is yet to be seen. But, as Duncan said, there are some things that the league has done a tremendous job at, while there are still some things that need improvement.
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Tim Duncan describes his feelings on today's game, where he feels post players are being victimized and shooters are overprotected.

Tim Duncan describes what he doesn’t like about the NBA today

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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t compliment each other past Tatum sometimes getting doubled, and trying to find Brown seems to be a fixed issue. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play games like a game of 21 because they have an avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t compliment each other past Tatum sometimes getting doubled, and trying to find Brown seems to be a fixed issue. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play games like a game of 21 because they have an avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play games like a game of 21 because they have an avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like a game of 21 because they have an avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an understanding of that avenue to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an understanding of that avenue as a way to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an understanding of that avenue as a way to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit, since they now have the 7th easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
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Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an understanding of that avenue as a way to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit, since they now have the seventh easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot.&nbsp;
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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Someone should tell Joel Embiid that it&rsquo;s not fair to kick someone when they&rsquo;re already down &mdash; because after he led a blowout win over the bumbling Boston Celtics, Embiid dropped a truth bomb on the very team that sent him home in two playoff series.
Embiid is not impressed by the Celtics
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark">
Joel Embiid, on their improved defensive execution tonight: "Charlotte, they move the ball extremely well and they have shooters all over the place, and they made a bunch of jump shots. Boston is more of an iso heavy team, so it becomes easier to load up and try to stop them."
&mdash; Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekBodnerNBA/status/1482194963421138945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2022</a></blockquote>

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Does it hurt more for the fans of Boston that he was being brutally honest? If he was just trolling for a funny reaction, at least then you know the comment is a little distorted. Hell, you can ever fire a shot back. But in this instance, he&rsquo;s purely pointing out the harsh reality &mdash; leaving Celtics fans tongue-tied without a comeback.
Sitting at 22-22, just outside of participating in the NBA's play-in tournament, the Celtics have been a disaster, with blown leads (most in NBA), weekly vacancies due to health and safety protocols (most in league) and an onslaught of public inter-team callouts (their own coach leads this category).
The worst of these callouts came from their starting point guard, Marcus Smart, who expressed his displeasure about the lack of ball movement and reliance on isolation plays. Shocker, I know. &nbsp;
&ldquo;Every team knows we&rsquo;re trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody&rsquo;s scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball&hellip; They don&rsquo;t want to pass the ball. That&rsquo;s something that they&rsquo;re going to learn. They&rsquo;re still learning,&rdquo; said Smart after the Celtics became the first team ever to blow a 14-point fourth quarter lead. They would then lose by 14 points against the Bulls in an early November game.&rdquo;
Good to see they haven&rsquo;t changed!
No real synergy in the way they play
With the flames getting higher with each passing week, the Boston Celtics have made it clear they have no interest in <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-case-against-and-for-separating-jayson-tatum-and-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">splitting up the All-Star duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown</a>, <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/celtics-have-no-interest-in-trading-jayson-tatum-or-jaylen-brown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Shams Charania of The Athletic</a>. No one is calling for that drastic move but, clearly, something needs to be done.&nbsp;
According to NBA advanced stats, the Celtics <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/isolation/?sort=POSS_PCT&amp;dir=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rank third in isolation plays</a>. They are also the only team in the NBA with three players in the top-45 most frequent iso players. Tatum is third. This makes their game not only stagnant and more easily defendable &mdash; it's also boring for the players. No one wants to commit to a spiritless system of waiting around for one guy to make his move. The fact that we know that means explosive free agents do, too.
There are a hundred different ways to explain why the Boston team that wiped the floor with Joel Embiid two playoffs ago is now a helpless second-rate team fighting for a play-in tournament chance &mdash; but the stylistic dynamic of Brown and Tatum, which is the reason for the predictable iso play, could be the biggest reason.&nbsp;
Their two best guys don&rsquo;t complement each other, past Tatum sometimes getting doubled and trying to find Brown. They share similar heights, so they don&rsquo;t benefit from swapping defenders. That&rsquo;s why they play like they're in a game of 21, because they have an understanding of that avenue as a way to work off each other.&nbsp;
They should start turning a corner a bit, since they now have the seventh easiest schedule <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Tankathon</a>. But their fundamental problem won&rsquo;t perish without a great point guard to create plays and get others more involved. Until then, this will likely not be the only rib shot the team and its fans must endure.&nbsp;
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

Joel Embiid delivered a ruthless shot of truth about the Celtics' offensive style.

Joel Embiid calls once-rival Celtics 'easy'

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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March , with his former team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Once again, the Magic tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16-of-20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Once again, the Magic tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16-of-20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Once again, the Magic tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16-of-20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16-of-20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Dwight said of his return. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Howard said of his return to Orlando. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Howard <a href="https://youtu.be/e3wiEWgqeBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said of his return to Orlando</a>. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his <a href="https://youtu.be/e3wiEWgqeBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013</a>, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Howard <a href="https://youtu.be/e3wiEWgqeBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said of his return to Orlando</a>. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run in Orlando. Playing the way he played that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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On Jan. 12, 2012, Golden State Warriors took the "Hack-a-Dwight" strategy to the next level, prompting the 6-foot-10 big man to reach a historic free-throw threshold and break Wilt Chamberlain&rsquo;s nearly 50-year-old NBA record.
Dwight&rsquo;s record-breaking 39 free-throw attempts
New Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson instructed his players to intentionally foul Dwight Howard all game long. With no true rim-protector on the roster and no one who would even contain Howard one-on-one &mdash; Andris Biedriņs was the Warriors' starting center at the time &mdash; Jackson tried to break D-12&rsquo;s rhythm by constantly sending him to the free-throw line. The strategy killed the flow of the game, making it a hard one to watch.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m looking at them like, &lsquo;We&rsquo;re not going to run a play. He&rsquo;s going to foul him,&rdquo; then-Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. &ldquo;What are we going to bother with? Diagramming a play? Make the free throw, play some defense.&rdquo;
Golden State's strategy resulted in Howard getting to the line a record-setting 39 times, which broke the previous regular-season record held by Wilt Chamberlain, who attempted 34 free throws on Feb. 22, 1962 against the St. Louis Hawks.
"I just tried to be aggressive and get to the line. I didn&rsquo;t care if I missed 30. I was still going to go up there and shoot the next one with confidence," Howard <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=320112009" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said after the game</a>.
While Howard only converted 21 of his 39 free-throw attempts (53.9%), the Magic superstar finished the game with 45 points and 23 rebounds, leading his team to a 117-109 road win in The Bay. Additionally, Dwight also became the first player to put up at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in a regular-season game since Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal.
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Howard ties the record in his first return to Orlando
The next season, after his offseason trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Howard tied his own record for free-throw attempts. Ironically, it happened in his <a href="https://youtu.be/e3wiEWgqeBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first return to Orlando on March 12, 2013</a>, with his former Magic team using the same tactic Dwight himself once described as &ldquo;disrespectful.&rdquo;
Like the Warriors did, Orlando tried to intentionally foul Dwight to throw him off his game. But once again, such a strategy backfired. Howard converted 25 of his record-tying 39 free throws &mdash; 16 of 20 in the second half &mdash; and helped his team secure a 106-97 victory on the road. He finished the game with 39 points to go along along with 16 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.
&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t nervous tonight. I was looking forward to playing here,&rdquo; Howard <a href="https://youtu.be/e3wiEWgqeBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said of his return to Orlando</a>. &ldquo;It was a hostile environment, but I think that was something that was good for me. For my progress as a player, I think I needed that tonight.&rdquo;
Despite enduring boos throughout the entire game, Dwight left the floor thankful for the support he received during his eight-year run with the Magic. Playing the way he did that night, facing his biggest on-court weakness and, by his standards, overachieving, only sweetened the experience.
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Just over a decade ago, in his last season with the Magic, Dwight Howard beat out one of Wilt Chamberlain's single-game records.

10 years later: A flashback to when Dwight Howard broke Wilt's record

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As portended during his Complex interview in August, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in the WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and offer his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq said in an interview with Complex. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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As portended during his Complex interview in August, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq said in an interview with Complex. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his interview with Complex back in August, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq said in an interview with Complex. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq said in an interview with Complex. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told Complex. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Complex</a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Complex</a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in the Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter, explaining two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Complex</a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in the Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter. He explained that the two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Complex</a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article snippet</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
As portended during his <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview with Complex back in August</a>, Shaquille O&rsquo;Neal has officially sold his stake in the Sacramento Kings. The Hall of Famer is leaving the organization eight years after becoming its partial owner.
The 49-year-old O&rsquo;Neal, the same guy who once called the team from Sacramento, &ldquo;The Queens,&rdquo; while with the Lakers, announced the sale on Twitter. He explained that the two sides were forced to part ways due to his partnership with WynnBET.
&ldquo;As a result of a new business endeavor, I was required by NBA rules to sell my interest in the Sacramento Kings,&rdquo; Shaq tweeted. &ldquo;I want to thank the fans, the city of Sacramento, Vivek Ranadive and the entire Kings organization for our great partnership. I loved being an owner of such a forward thinking organization and I hope to be back someday.&rdquo;
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-theme="dark">
. <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SacramentoKings</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vivek?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vivek</a> All love&hellip;✌🏿👑 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Shaqramento?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Shaqramento</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJ3gtDcwUO">pic.twitter.com/QJ3gtDcwUO</a>
&mdash; SHAQ.ETH (@SHAQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SHAQ/status/1481462764543655936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 13, 2022</a></blockquote>

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According <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-09/nba-s-shaquille-o-neal-joins-wynnbet-as-pitchman-and-adviser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to Bloomberg</a>, O&rsquo;Neal will feature in WynnBET&rsquo;s advertising, attend in-person fan events and share his advice on its offerings. He will appear on the WynnBET-sponsored podcast, interacting as a guest with company media partners. The NBA legend will also launch &lsquo;ShaqPot,&rsquo; a Free To Play game stored inside the WynnBET app.
<div class="mceNonEditable"><spike>&nbsp;</spike></div>
&ldquo;We believe WynnBet is going to be the next big player in sports betting and iGaming space. And I&rsquo;m all about challenges,&rdquo; Shaq told <a href="https://www.complex.com/sports/shaquille-oneal-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Complex</a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m all about good business. I&rsquo;m all about helping people, making people smile and I thought this was a great opportunity to get in this space.&rdquo;
Check out the <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/shaquille-oneal-is-no-longer-a-minority-owner-of-the-sacramento-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rest of this article</a> and more from BasketballNetwork.net <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The Hall-of-Famer is leaving the Kings organization eight years after becoming a partial owner.

Shaquille O’Neal sells Kings stake, no longer minority owner of team

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/why-rookie-michael-jordan-found-his-transition-from-college-to-the-nba-pretty-easy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
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That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a more modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
Going by positons
Obviously, when you go position by position, the Warriors have an advantage at point guard with Stephen Curry. Still, Ron Harper is a good matchup for him, using his size and defensive ability to slow him down. Klay could hold his own at the shooting guard position, but realistically MJ would dominate him just like any player that tried previously.&nbsp;
At the small forward position, we have the most interesting battle. Kevin Durant is virtually unstoppable, but Scottie Pippen would give him hell and make him work on both ends of the floor. Despite KD being the better player, he wouldn&rsquo;t dominate that matchup. Then at the power forward position, we have two guys that are often compared. Rodman and Draymond are far from the most skilled players, but they are there to do the dirty work and bring energy. It would be entertaining to see, but I think Dennis would feast on Draymond.
In the end, we have the least exciting matchup at the center position between Luc Longley and Zaza Pachulia. Neither of these jumps off the board, but the Australian Longley would have the advantage in my book. When you go down the benches, both teams are deep. Guys like Toni Kukoč, Steve Kerr, and Bill Wennington are all solid pieces. The Warriors, on the other hand, primarily relied on Andre Igoudala, Shaun Livingston, and JaVale McGee to hold their second unit. I think there is a fair balance between the benches. And, of course, Phil Jackson is by many considered the greatest coaching mind in NBA history, while Steve Kerr is still building his pretty good legacy.&nbsp;
So, all in all, who would win? You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but I and most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
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That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
Going by Positons
Obviously, when you go position by position, the Warriors have an advantage at point guard with Stephen Curry. Still, Ron Harper is a good matchup for him, using his size and defensive ability to slow him down. Klay could hold his own at the shooting guard position, but realistically MJ would dominate him just like any player that tried previously.&nbsp;
At the small forward position, we have the most interesting battle. Kevin Durant is virtually unstoppable, but Scottie Pippen would give him hell and make him work on both ends of the floor. Despite KD being the better player, he wouldn&rsquo;t dominate that matchup. Then at the power forward position, we have two guys that are often compared. Rodman and Draymond are far from the most skilled players, but they are there to do the dirty work and bring energy. It would be entertaining to see, but I think Dennis would feast on Draymond.
In the end, we have the least exciting matchup at the center position between Luc Longley and Zaza Pachulia. Neither of these jumps off the board, but the Australian Longley would have the advantage in my book. When you go down the benches, both teams are deep. Guys like Toni Kukoč, Steve Kerr, and Bill Wennington are all solid pieces. The Warriors, on the other hand, primarily relied on Andre Igoudala, Shaun Livingston, and JaVale McGee to hold their second unit. I think there is a fair balance between the benches. And, of course, Phil Jackson is by many considered the greatest coaching mind in NBA history, while Steve Kerr is still building his pretty good legacy.&nbsp;
So, all in all, who would win? You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but I and most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
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That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
Going by Positons
Obviously, when you go position-by-position, the Warriors have an advantage at point guard with Curry. Still, Ron Harper is a good matchup for him, using his size and defensive ability to slow him down. Klay could hold his own at the shooting guard position, but realistically MJ would dominate him just like any player that tried previously.&nbsp;
At the small forward position, we have the most interesting battle. Kevin Durant is virtually unstoppable, but Scottie Pippen would give him hell and make him work on both ends of the floor. Despite KD being the better player, he wouldn&rsquo;t dominate that matchup. Then at the power forward position, we have two guys that are often compared. Rodman and Draymond are far from the most skilled players, but they are there to do the dirty work and bring energy. It would be entertaining to see, but I think Dennis would feast on Draymond.
In the end, we have the least exciting matchup at the center position between Luc Longley and Zaza Pachulia. Neither of these jumps off the board, but the Australian Longley would have the advantage in my book. When you go down the benches, both teams are deep. Guys like Toni Kukoč, Steve Kerr, and Bill Wennington are all solid pieces. The Warriors, on the other hand, primarily relied on Andre Igoudala, Shaun Livingston, and JaVale McGee to hold their second unit. I think there is a fair balance between the benches. And, of course, Phil Jackson is by many considered the greatest coaching mind in NBA history, while Steve Kerr is still building his pretty good legacy.&nbsp;
So, all in all, who would win? You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but I and most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuOkS2tm89k?start=47" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
So, all in all, who would win? You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but I and most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuOkS2tm89k?start=47" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but I and most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuOkS2tm89k?start=47" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuOkS2tm89k?start=47" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural that Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OuOkS2tm89k?start=47" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural that Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame that this is the matchup we can only see happening on NBA2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
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That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural that Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame that this is a matchup we can only see happening on NBA 2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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We always love to compare players and teams from different eras because it makes for interesting debates and conversations, especially when you are talking about the cream of the crop. Usually, it&rsquo;s the MJ-LeBron debate, but when discussing the best teams in history, two squads almost unanimously get mentioned: the 1996 Chicago Bulls and the 2017 Golden State Warriors.
Which team was better? Stephen Curry believes in his team.
Clash of Styles
What more can be said about the '90s Bulls? By many, the most prominent dynasty in NBA history &mdash; led by arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan &mdash; won six championships in that decade. They may have reached their peak in 1996, when they achieved a 72-10 record, along with a ring.
On the other hand, you have the modern-day Golden State Warriors, who have won three championships so far while still contending to this day with the same core. Obviously, they are led by Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green, but they had Kevin Durant on their squad from the 2016-17 season through 2018-2019, presenting an unstoppable machine. So it&rsquo;s only natural to ask which is the better team of these two juggernauts.
Curry picks the Warriors
In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Curry answered some interesting questions and touched on the topic of these two historic teams going at it. When asked if the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls in a seven-game Finals series, Steph had no doubt:
&ldquo;Absolutely. Obviously, we&rsquo;ll never know, but you put us on paper with them... I like our chances. I&rsquo;d say Dubs in six too," Curry <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuOkS2tm89k&amp;t=47s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on GQ Sports' YouTube channel</a>.
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That would be a fun matchup that could easily go both ways. You can say it&rsquo;s a total contrast of styles; the Bulls being much more rugged on the defensive end while trying to get to the rim and operate in the mid-range, versus a Warriors squad playing a modern style of basketball revolved around three-point shooting. How the game would be officiated would also impact the result, but I think a lot of fans would still take the Bulls.
You can&rsquo;t say for sure, but most old-school fans would still take the Bulls, while a lot of younger fans would go with the Warriors. It&rsquo;s a matter of preference, and you really can&rsquo;t go wrong either way. It&rsquo;s only natural that Curry believes in himself and his team. It&rsquo;s a shame that this is a matchup we can only see happening on NBA 2K. Well, at least it is still fun to talk about it.
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In a mailbag video for GQ Sports, Stephen Curry offered his take on a subject many NBA fans have been debating about for some time.

Steph Curry believes the 2017 Warriors could beat the 1996 Bulls

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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: Read an excerpt from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, 
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already noticed by his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game and he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking. But it was good proof that the franchise were correct in picking Jordan as their third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: Click here to read an excerpt from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already noticed by his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game and he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking. But it was good proof that the franchise were correct in picking Jordan as their third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already noticed by his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game and he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking. But it was good proof that the franchise were correct in picking Jordan as their third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQ14aBPzvX0" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking. But it was good proof that the franchise were correct in picking Jordan as their third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQ14aBPzvX0" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking, but it was good proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bQ14aBPzvX0" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking at the time, but it was good proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking at the time, but it was proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking at the time, but it was proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking at the time, but it was proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
And it wasn't too long
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In his rookie season in the NBA, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points per game (51.5% from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 2.4 steals. If he made the transition from college to the pro level look effortless, maybe it's because it was.
Transition to the NBA was easy for Jordan
In an interview from 1984 with MSG Network, Jordan admitted that the adjustment from amateur to a professional ball was &ldquo;pretty easy.&rdquo;
He didn&rsquo;t credit his supreme mastery of the sport as the main reason for his dominance. Young Mike was humble and unassuming, and knew precisely why it was a relatively seamless transition for him. Before donning the Chicago Bulls jersey, Jordan <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represented his country in the Olympics</a>. And from his experience, the physicality of the games mimicked that of the NBA.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s been pretty easy. I think the Olympics was kind of pre-professional. It was fast-paced, physical, and that&rsquo;s just the NBA game. Coming into this level is a brand new start for me. Start from the bottom and work my way up. I think the hard work is ahead of me and I&rsquo;m willing to take the challenge and go out the best I can,&rdquo; Jordan said.
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Bob Knight and Dean Smith played a big role
Jordan also credited his college coaches Bob Knight and Dean Smith for honing his craft. From his perspective, the two coaches were on the opposite ends of the pole regarding their coaching style. Knight, the head coach on the 1984 Olympics Team, was the &ldquo;hard type&rdquo; who pushed his players to the limit. Smith, who coached Jordan at North Carolina, was the &ldquo;mild type&rdquo; who utilized all sorts of psychological methods to his players.
(Editor's Note: <a href="https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/glory-days-excerpt-summer-1984-foreshadowed-michael-jordan-nba-greatness-usa-basketball-bob-knight" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here to read an excerpt</a> from L. Jon Wertheim's book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Days-Changed-Culture-Forever/dp/1328637247" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Glory Days: The Summer of 1984 and the 90 Days That Changed Sports and Culture Forever</a>, regarding more on MJ's 1984 Olympic run.)
Interestingly, Jordan&rsquo;s penchant for hogging the ball &mdash; a criticism that followed him in his first few years &mdash; was already obvious to his first NBA coach Kevin Loughery. According to Jordan, Loughery reminded him several times that it is a team game, and that he should trust his other teammates rather than trying to do everything himself.
In his rookie year, Jordan powered the Bulls into the playoffs as the seventh seed. It was the first time in three years that the franchise got a taste of the postseason. The Bulls got booted out by the Milwaukee Bucks. Yes, it was heartbreaking at the time, but it was proof that the franchise was correct in picking Jordan as its third overall pick.&nbsp;
And it wasn't too long before MJ led Chicago to six separate NBA title runs.
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In his rookie NBA season, Michael Jordan averaged a whopping 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steal per game.

Rookie Michael Jordan's college-to-NBA transition was 'pretty easy'

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After Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame and stock value reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Dirk, the late and great Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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After Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame and stock value reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Dirk, the late and great Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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After Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Dirk, the late and great Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Dirk, the late and great Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Kobe Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Nowitzki, the late and great Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Kobe Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his door open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Kobe Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his options open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there&rsquo;s no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won his first title in 2011, his fame reached an all-time high. After suffering defeat several years before, Nowitzki toughened his mettle and kept on fighting for that elusive Larry O&rsquo;Brien trophy. When he got it, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.
Kobe Bryant wanted Dirk to join the Lakers
According to Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant himself tried to recruit him after winning the title in 2011. Nowitzki shared that they had several exchanges. The German was a free agent at that time and was likely keeping his options open. But eventually, Nowitzki chose to continue donning the Mavs jersey.
&ldquo;I never really got many pitches because everybody knew I kind of loved Dallas and I wanted this to work. I remember Kobe Bryant one year reached out to me, it was obviously an honor," Nowitzki <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/31238184/mr-warrior-three-all-greats-saying-steph-curry-latest-feat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told ESPN in April 2021</a>. "I think this was after I won the championship and my four-year deal was done. Kobe was still doing his thing in L.A. We talked, we texted back and forth, but I told him, &lsquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m sorry and you know how it is. Dallas is my city and my home and it would feel super weird to put a different uniform on.&rsquo; And I think he totally understood that; I think he respected me more after that."
The Mavs made sure to keep Dirk
Bryant shared <a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/kobe-bryant-shares-a-story-about-calling-dirk-nowitzki-during-free-agency-im-a-lifer-like-you-man-we-dont-leave/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his side of the story in 2019</a>. According to Kobe, he was well aware that there was no chance of Nowitzki leaving Dallas. However, he couldn&rsquo;t help but pitch the idea of them being teammates. To recall, Dirk and the Mavericks prevented Bryant and the Lakers from completing the three-peat. Kobe was well-within his prime and was gunning for his sixth title. But when Dirk said no, it immediately dawned on Kobe that the German was right. Dirk will forever be a Maverick and Kobe will forever be a Laker.
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It would be interesting to know Bryant&rsquo;s headspace during that time. Was he also trying to arrange a superteam as James did with the Heat? Was he trying to pull a Kevin Durant even before the forward did it? Who knows? Whatever the case may be, it&rsquo;s safe to say that it was for the best the two superstars remained loyal to their respective teams.
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When Dirk Nowitzki won an NBA title, not only did he forge himself as one of the greats, but he also caught the eye of a fellow legend.

After Dirk Nowitzki won his first NBA title, Kobe tried to recruit him

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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Michael Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players first thought to be untouchables will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck, and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, there should be a player of the decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players first thought to be untouchables will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck, and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, there should be a player of the decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

The&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/dwyane-wade-on-goat-discussions-theyre-gonna-forget-about-jordan-like-we-forget-about-kareem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-stringify-link="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/giannis-antetokounmpo-shares-why-he-doesnt-associate-or-practice-with-other-nba-players-in-the-offseason/" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">following article</a>&nbsp;first appeared on&nbsp;<a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href="http://basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://BasketballNetwork.net" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">BasketballNetwork.net</a>:
"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck, and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, there should be a player of the decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck, and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, there should be a player of the decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, there should be a player of the decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation-defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, maybe there should be a Player of the Decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). In this way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation-defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, maybe there should be a Player of the Decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). That way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for becoming the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
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Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation-defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, maybe there should be a Player of the Decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). That way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria for determining the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ISENOkL6Gho" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation-defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, maybe there should be a Player of the Decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). That way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria to determine the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases its official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
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"Greatest of All Time" debates change from era to era, and that&rsquo;s the natural course of things, according to Dwyane Wade. The retired great claims there will be a new set of GOATs for the younger generation as time passes.&nbsp;
Passing of the Torch
Fans often wage war over who&rsquo;s the best player of all time, but there will always be the passing of the torch as time goes by. Bill Russell had to pass it to Wilt Chamberlain, who had to pass it down to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The process went on to Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have fans who say MJ passed it to their favorite of the two.
If they can keep up and play long enough, there will be the likes of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Dončić making their respective cases. A new set of names will be included in the discussion in another five years, and so on.
For Wade, who grew up in Chicago and idolized Jordan, he believes there will come a time that the fans will no longer remember MJ or Kareem as the best ever to do it.
&ldquo;These GOATs, these names that we throw out, it&rsquo;s not gonna just be a lot of those players. But the game continues to keep moving forward. And so we are gonna continue to see things that we have never seen before. And the eyes are gonna get younger and younger,&rdquo; Wade <a href="https://youtu.be/ISENOkL6Gho" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard</a>.
&ldquo;We are not going to have a conversation about the GOATs. Now it&rsquo;s going to be the younger, younger, younger generation. And they&rsquo;re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem.&rdquo;
That&rsquo;s the beauty of this game. It evolves as players come and go. Records are meant to be broken, and sooner than later, these achievements by special players once thought to be untouchable will soon go down, and a new set of records will be established.&nbsp;
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ISENOkL6Gho" width="100%" height="325" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe>
Player of the Decade
Many factors are needed for a player to be considered the NBA's GOAT. First, he has to have a productive career with titles to boot. There&rsquo;s also health, luck and fan support. What makes MJ the standard and the generation-defying GOAT is that he had to earn everything. He willed his team to win and helped basketball reach international viewership. MJ played before social media, but his name always comes up in the current era. His presence can still be felt in the league, and his business ventures continue to speak of how great he is.&nbsp;
If the GOAT debate never ends, maybe there should be a Player of the Decade instead. These are for the players whose achievements and dominance lasted a decade (or an era). That way, every great player would get the respect he deserves. Of course, we all have different meanings to greatness and other criteria to determine the greatest of all time. Unless the NBA releases some type of official criteria, fans will always indulge in friendly banter on the real GOAT.
Check out more articles from BasketballNetwork.net&nbsp;<a href="https://www.basketballnetwork.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.

As the game evolves over time with new names, Dwyane Wade thinks MJ will mistakenly be forgotten in the GOAT conversation.

Wade: 'They’re gonna forget about Jordan like we forget about Kareem'

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