NBA Draft

Bryant is to be considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. With 5 NBA Championships and an MVP award he not only backs up the fact that he might be the greatest with titles, but also as an individual with the MVP he obtained. His dominance in the game of basketball drives me to be like him. He is my role model in not just sports but also in life. Kobe is a 6’6 shooting guard in the NBA that plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was born August 23, 1978. Growing up, Kobe,…

professional basketball player Derrick Rose was the most electrifying player in the league. In 2008, Rose was the number one draft pick for his hometown Chicago and played for the bulls. Also he won many awards and won the rookie of the year in his first season playing professionally. Within his third season in 2010, he led the bulls with sixty-two wins and becoming the youngest MVP in the NBA history, he is currently the youngest who won the award at the age twenty-two. After making it to the…

Seattle, Washington to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, becoming the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant continues to thrive with the franchise, having been named an NBA All-Star three times (2010-12) and to the All-NBA First Team three times (2010-12). He also led the league three times as NBA scoring champion (2010-12), becoming only the eighth player in NBA history. Durant has also played internationally, and was named 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP by the IBF. Additionally, he was chosen to play with…

players in the entire NBA. In his 11 seasons with the team, Iverson was an eight-time All-Star, a member of six All-NBA Teams (3x First Team, 3x Second Team), a four-time scoring champion, and the 2000-2001 league MVP. During his time in Philadelphia Iverson established himself as one the best scorers in league history, finishing in the top ten of points scored eight times. His average of 31.4 points per game during the 2001-2002 season is the highest single game average in the post NBA-ABA…

Worcester, Massachusetts. He has been married to his wife Marisa since 2005 and has no children. He gets paid roughly 4 to 5 million a year but this might be his last year if the Magic don’t make it to the playoffs. He is the youngest general manager in NBA at the age of 30. He went to Emerson College and won the Conference player of the year award and the All-American award in conference. One of the biggest trades he made was the Dwight Howard trade but it wasn’t what the magic wanted because…

Michael Jordan was an NBA icon and a legend that set the standard for many years to come. Jordan is arguably one of the all time greatest players to ever play the sport of basketball. When young people learn his background story about how as a freshman he didn 't make his high school basketball team it will serve as a motivation for them not to give up. Michael Jordan was a unique child, who loved to be mischievous. His father once said that when he was little he would always do the opposite of…

even broke the all-time scoring record and will keep growing until he eventually retires. He has averaged 27 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 1,469 games. Lebron also has won the rookie of the year award, 4 MVP awards, 4 Finals MVP awards and 4 NBA championships, he accomplished this with the numbers 23 and 6 over his entire career. He wore those numbers because of Michael Jordan who had the numbers 23 and 6 because of his kids birthdays, one was born on the 6th while the other was born…

Kevin Durant, many people know him as a professional basketball player in the NBA(National Basketball Association). His nickname which is known through Oklahoma City Thunder fans is snake because he “abandoned his team to go to a winning team.” Another name he goes by is an abbreviation of his name KD. The 29 year old star basketball player was born on September 29, 1988 in Suitland, Maryland. His nationality is American. “His grandmother, Barbara, was a strong influence, telling him that his…

2: Literature Review John F. Rooney Jr. of Oklahoma State University is the leading sports geographer and his research from 1974 in his book A Geography of American Sport from Cabin Creek to Anaheim is the foundation of sport geography research. In 1974, when Rooney did his research, he determined “The region encompassing Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and spilling over into several adjacent states is truly phenomenal as a player source region” (Rooney, 1974 p. 156). Rooney defined a player being…

Michael Jordan and his brand of Air Jordan produced by Nike generates one billion dollars in sales. Jordan is also active in charities; his clothing brand makes many donations. He holds NBA records, played two years in minor league baseball, and he also appeared in movies and video games. Known as “The Greatest Basketball Player Ever,” Michael Jordan is arguably the most successful American athlete. Michael Jordan was born on February 17th, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. When he was young his…