NBA Draft

like to disagree with that. There are several reasons why Lebron James continues to be, and might just always be, the greatest basketball player of all time. Lebron James was wanted in the NBA even when he was in highschool. According to CBS Sports, one reason Lebron James is one of the best players in the NBA is “LeBron James received coverage that no high school player had ever received” (“15 reasons”). Lebron’s games were broadcasted on ESPN and he was on several sports illustrated magazines.…

Golden State Warriors are said to discussing a trade deal that will send Nerlens Noel together with forward Robert Covington to the Warriors in exchange for small forward Andre Iguodala. And as per checking on ESPN NBA trade machine the deal is considered to be legal and pass the NBA…

son of a former NBA shooting guard, Stephen Curry had the ideal platform on which to learn and grow into the brilliant sharpshooter that he has become. Stephen has always been a basketball fanatic since childhood. His father, Dell Curry, speaks of how Steph was at his first basketball game when he was only two weeks old. It is evident that Stephen learned how to play the game by watching his father Dell in action. Dell Curry was a 40% shooter from the three-point line in his NBA career. He made…

clutch jump shot to beat georgetown university for the championship game. Jordan led the ACC in scoring his sophomore year and junior the sporting new name him as college player of the year both year, michael jordan entered the nba draft and was selected 3 overall pick in the draft pick. In jordan's first season he was named Rookie of the year but the next season he was injured for 64 games but returned to score 49 against boston celtics in his first game of the playoffs and 63 in the second ,…

extraordinary season that ended up being an NBA record for 72 wins and only 10 losses and winning the NBA Championship for the fourth time in 1996. He showed no signs of slowing down winning two more consecutive titles until 1998. In that span he was once again named the NBA's MVP twice and NBA Finals MVP three times. He became the only player in history to have 2, 3 consecutive NBA championship streaks. At this point his dominance was no match for any other NBA star on the court and was highly…

inspirational basketball player to ever play the professional game of basketball. Kobe was born in August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Basketball has always been in his family’s genes, his father Joe “jellybean” Bryant also played in the NBA. Bryant did good in high school, he went straight…

set an example for the next generation. But all these characteristics that develop as an athlete progresses are not acquired through college basketball. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern, championed “Article X”--also known as the one-and-done rule; which forced high school ballers to wait a year before they are eligible for the draft (Hughes). The rule was created so players could easily transition into the new basketball environment. Supporters of the rule believe players are not…

Some of Basketball’s best shooters played in the 1970’s and 1980’s. One of those men was Larry Bird. Larry Bird was born in the small town of French Lick in Southern Indiana where his incredible basketball career began at Spring Valley High School. Larry Bird’s High School Coach told him that there was no place for him on any team if he keeps being so generous by setting his teammates up with great passes instead of shooting the ball. So Larry decided to just do both pass and shoot. He…

often occur in the NBA, some are really bad injuries and some are not that horrible. The injury that I’m going to talk about is one of the most horrifying injuries to witness in NBA history. The injury was seen all over the world on national television and seen by 20,562 fans of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics in Cleveland Ohio. What I am going to talk about in this essay is about Boston Celtics forward Gordon journey to the NBA, Career, and injury. Being in the NBA is a hard…

Chronological/Timeline: Wilt Chamberlain I was the first and only person to ever score 100 points in a game. I’m the the only person to average 50 points and 25 rebounds in a season. I’m a top 5 NBA player of all time. I'm Wilt Chamberlain. I was born August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA. Overbrook High School is where my basketball started to stand out from the rest and I began my dominance that I would have for many years to come. Going through high school I started as a freshman 6’6” and…