Reading Time: 2 minutes Basketball-Reference has become almost synonymous with “NBA Stats”. And that’s why I believe DeMarcus Cousins, the temper tantrum demigod, benefits from Basketball-Reference tremendously.
Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutesA punch to the balls and a drawn knife were the only reasons the Portland Trail Blazers stopped themselves from getting an all-time great. That was probably the most bizarre opening sentence to any article you’ve read. But it’s true. The Trail Blazers were awarded the 3rd overall pick in the 2005 draft after winning 27 games throughout the 2004-05 season. Unfortunately for them, this was one of the worst draft classes of all time. Somehow, Chris Paul wasn’t drafted by the Bucks or Hawks, the two teams that were granted the top 2 picks of...
Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutes How Steve Nash saved Dirk Nowitzki from becoming the original Darko Miličić.
Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutes By far the most underrated bad trade of all time: When the Memphis Grizzlies traded future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade for Otis Thorpe.
Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a reason Toronto Raptors fans used to go out of their way to boo NBA legend Vince Carter. This dates back to the 2003 NBA Draft when the Raptors decided to bring Chris Bosh to Canada. The Raptors had just made the playoffs the year before, in 2002, but dropped to 3rd worst in the association, mostly because of the plague of injuries that infected the team. Vince Carter, seeing the core of the team that made it to the second round of the playoffs was still there, wanted to win-now, and trade the 4th...
Read More