Red Auerbach won the NBA title in each of his final 8 seasons as an NBA head coach. He is the only coach to win an NBA title in his final season. [Read more…]
Celebrating Red Auerbach (Born Sept. 20, 1917)
Cleveland Cavaliers: Need to Know
LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love started 60 games together. They were 46-14 in those games, a .766 win pct. That is a 63-win pace over the course of 82 games. They played 1,441 minutes together and the team’s net rating was +12.6. That ranked as the 35th best trio on the team (min. 50 min played). [Read more…]
Denver Nuggets: Need to Know
The Nuggets have a new coach (Mike Malone), and are a team looking to improve on a 30-win season. In the franchise’s NBA history, just one rookie point guard has started the season opener (1997 Bobby Jackson). Emmanuel Mudiay, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2015 draft, will be the second. [Read more…]
How good is John Wall?
John Wall, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft, is a 2-time All-Star. The 25-year-old was 1 of the 34 players invited to the Team USA camp in Las Vegas this summer. The Wizards signed him to a maximum contract extension in 2013. [Read more…]
Why the Pacers will be fun to watch this season
Following a re-branding of the Pacers, the roster is littered with exciting wings that suggest a fast-paced, small-ball approach is on the horizon. Given the level of talent that the team possesses, the Pacers will be exciting to watch this season. [Read more…]
The greatest Lakers player ever is…
The Lakers franchise is one of the NBA’s model organizations with 16 NBA titles, winning 5 in Minneapolis and 11 in Los Angeles. Who is the greatest Lakers player? (answer below) [Read more…]
Jimmy Butler turns 26: A look at the Bulls’ star
Butler recorded 20.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game last season. In franchise history, only three other players have reached Butler’s 2014-15 points, rebounds and assist averages in a single season – Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Artis Gilmore. Each of those players was later enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. [Read more…]
Is Chris Paul the best point guard ever?
As I looked through advanced metrics of all-time greats, Chris Paul’s name kept appearing. His metrics suggest that Paul is not just a Hall of Fame-caliber player, but perhaps the greatest point guard in NBA history. [Read more…]
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