He is the only basketball player to have ever won both the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award (1997) and the Naismith College Player of the Year (2001). Battier won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013. Birthplace: Birmingham, Michigan Team: Mia...
Dig Deeper The Best LaMelo Ball Fantasy Names Also ranks #3 on The 50 Best NBA Charlotte Hornets Point Guards Also ranks #6 on The Best Current NBA Passers 29 Alperen Şengün 17 votes Alperen Şengün (born 25 July 2002) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Hou...
Nicknames have always been a part of high school basketball, even though they may be a bit more rare than past generations. We pick the best ones each year and this year it's hard to top "Fat Daddy", a forward from Coronado High in Henderson, Nev., via Detroit. Similar to our Name...
The best player on that squad was certainly Jimmy Chitwood (Maris Valainis). Although the basketball scenes themselves weren't spectacular, Chitwood was often on fire. He was shown to rack up the points despite playing in an era where games were much lower scoring than in the modern day. ...
One of the best nicknames for a basketball player, Vinnie Johnson was bestowed the nickname of “The Microwave” by Celtics guardDanny Ainge. Johnson came off the bench for the Bad Boy Pistons and could heat up in a hurry – think of an ’80s version ofJamal Crawford. Great call ...
who. Kobe Bryant had a few great runs during his wilderness years in-between championships. But he passed only when he had to.Tracy McGradyhad one season in 2002-03 that was absurd, and is really the only year that compares. During 2009, Wade was undeniably the best player in basketball...
A truly memorable nickname should be three things: It should be original, it should become synonymous with the athlete to the point that the nickname itself is iconic and it should reflect the personality, style or abilities of the player in a clever way. These are the 100 best nicknames in...
Player: Tim Duncan Team(s): Spurs Career: 1998-Present Stats: 20.1 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 2.2 BPG Yes, Tim Duncan's game is boring, but so is practice. And what did basketball coaches always preach to you about in practice? The fundamentals. Timmy has made a career of playing the right way...
We might call Leonard a sleeper — except that the rest of the basketball analysis community has woken up to his talents as the best lock-down wing in the game. Leonard won the Defensive Player of the Year award last season, and ESPN’s#NBARanklist places him among the top 10 overall ...
Picking the best player who wears jersey No. 15 in men's basketball this season was a challenge of projection. How will reigning Big Ten All-Freshman Team selections Zach Edey and Iowa's Keegan Murray develop as sophomores? Will Murray have a breakout 2022 season as ...