NBA Draft

I chose the book Heart Over Height for this quarter’s book report. This book was written by Nate Robinson with the help of Jon Finkel. Nate Robinson was a player in the National Basketball Association. He played and currently plays the position of point guard. Nate Robinson is short in stature according to basketball standards. He is five feet nine inches tall. He was the National Basketball Association’s first three-time slam dunk champion. I chose to read this book, because it is an…

as Villanova, the University of North Carolina, and Kentucky. Jerry also made the starting lineup of the USA National Junior Olympic team as a sophomore and participated in competitive tournaments worldwide. Jerry planned on entering into the draft for the NBA after his sophomore year of college, but before he could do so, tragedy struck. Unfortunately, throughout his…

(greatest of all time) because the way Michael Jordan played it was a unique he could almost do anything and everything on the court! Also he won the defensive award also he has won countless Mvps and countless championships. He has the most rings in the nba topping at 6. No another start we move and all is Larry bird was an amazing small forward. Larry bird was a good 6'9 small forward The one time he played against Michael Jordan he said "that's a god inside of a man’s body”. Because that day…

Kobe Bryant has done more for the game of basketball in his 20 year NBA career than any of his predecessors. Kobe changed the game and became an icon across the country as everyone was in awe of his work ethic, knowledge, and pure talent. He gave the youth of America a model of what it means to be a great person. Even after 5 NBA Championships, 18x All-Star, 2x All-Star MVP, 2x Finals MVP, NBA MVP, and even an Oscar, he never let himself slip away from who he truly is. A husband, a father, a…

major sports leagues should draft players out of high school. Truthfully, they should be focusing on college and getting a degree before they consider hitting the professional playing field. Should these growing adolescents continue their education and graduate, or should they focus on the field? For young adults, college is an important step into the real world, whereas for student athletes, it should be extra important. According to Cynthia Lalley, "The league (NBA) wants to keep the best…

The topic that I chose was the 2004 NBA Detroit Pistons & Indiana Pacers brawl; it was also known as the Malice at the Palace which occurred on November 19, 2004. The reason why I picked this event is because it changed the history of the NBA, and it also made a deep impact on the teams, players, and their fans; it also caused the organization to lay down different ground rules, while it also lead to a security increase at the arenas for the safety of the players and the fans while also limiting…

The crowd was rumbling as thousands had piled into the Thomas and Mack. Fans were just a month removed after a NBA Finals that lasted six games and we were now treated with some of the greatest young prospects in the NBA Summer League. It was my first year going to one of these yearly events, and I was ready for it to be the highlight of my summer. Several games had been planted throughout the day so it was encouraged to hop throughout games to see all of the talent. Two other basketball…

Five Predictions for the Miami Heat In an NBA offseason full of superstars changing home addresses, the Miami Heat’s offseason flew under the radar. The team committed a combined $154 million to returning players Dion Waiters, James Johnson and Josh Richardson. While also signing former Boston Celtics forward Kelly Olynyk to a four year $50 million contract. Pat Riley is bringing back the core of a Heat team that went on a second half resurgence and posted a 30-11 record, yet fell short of the…

attend an all-white private school. He won the Gatorade National Player of the year in his sophomore, junior and senior year. His senior year he was also named Ohio’s Mr. Basketball. After his senior year he declared for the NBA draft and was the first pick in the 2003 NBA draft (famouspeople.com). Messi started playing soccer at the age of five for a hometown club in Argentina. When he was eight years old, he moved to another club which was immensely talented. But, at the age of eleven he was…

listened to the ones who doubted them. Stephen Curry is one of the best basketball players in the world in 2017, being as good as he is it didn’t always come that easy. Curry is the oldest of 3, born in Akron Ohio. Because of his dad playing in the NBA he moved around a bit, by the time he was in high school he lived in Charlotte North Carolina, he attended Charlotte Christian High School, he was always pretty good at basketball but major colleges said he was too small and weak. When his senior…