In 2006, Greg Oden was slated to be the next great center. He was a big, strong college player who had the potential to be elite and was compared to greats such as Patrick Ewing and David Robinson. The media hyped him up and everyone ate it up. And thus, when draft night came around …
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In his prime, Brandon Roy was one of the best shooting guards in the NBA. But unfortunately, he wasn’t able to progress to his true potential. In the mid-to-late 2000s, Brandon Roy was a beast of a guard. He was a good shooter, slasher, and playmaker, and was an adequate defender. In his first NBA …
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Yao Ming was a dominant center who played for the Houston Rockets in the 2000s. Unfortunately, as skilled as he was, his career didn’t end the way he envisioned. In 2002, a giant from China was drafted into the NBA. He was selected with the very first pick by the Houston Rockets. This player was …
Wataru Misaka is a legend. Not only was he a top basketball player in high school and college, but he was also the first person of colour to play professional basketball. When you are faced with the question of who the first professional Asian basketball player was, what will be your answer? Most people think …
George Mikan is the creator of the Mikan Drill. But did you know he was the original superstar and OG dominant player of the NBA? When you hear the term dominant, in terms of basketball, who do you think of? Probably Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, LeBron James, or Giannis Antetokounmpo. But did you …
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