Although veteran Norm Nixon was already one of the finest in the league, Lakers coach Jack McKinney decided to play the 2.06 m rookie Johnson at point guard against several pundits’ suggestions that he should play forward. Johnson was chosen for the N.B.A. All-Rookie Team, started the NBA...
Your team starts each game at a certain salary level. Your goal is to beat the opposition to earn a larger salary. Keep winning and you might etch your name onto the Big Earners Screen. Choose from five skill levels - Rookie to Professional. Each level provides quicker gameplay, tougher de...
t put them at the top of the pinnacle. Magic Johnson, to me, is a bigger GOAT than anybody.Because of how he led, how he brought a whole team together, how when the greatest scorer in the game, Kareem, wasn’t there, he stepped in as a rookie center and played a position no ...
The highlight of most NBA player's man caves and/or cribs is their sneaker collection but honestly most of those shoes are given to them for free and the rest could be bought with the salary of 1-3 games. For others, it's the cars in their garage that make a trip to their homes...
Golden State doesn’t have to fill all those openings, but the team does have to get back to at least 14 players on standard contracts by Feb. 20. Assuming Post got a prorated rookie minimum salary on his new deal, the Warriors – by my count – have $1,372,306 in breathing room...
Hence, current players earn more salary compared to the Italian legend. History would have been re-written if Giorgio moved to Arsenal; both for the player and the club. One could say it would have been a...
Magic Johnson was impressed by Lonzo Ball adding more muscle this summer. “If you look at his body now, it’s completely different from last season,” Magic said. Magic added that he wanted Lonzo to play at least 70 games next season. Ball played only 52 as a rookie. ...
Roger Staubach dabbled in real estate during his Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys, whom he joined as a rookie in 1969 for a salary of $25,000. He appeared in four Super Bowls, won an MVP and two rings, and went to six Pro Bowls. After retiring, he returned to real es...