Three years ago when Steph Curry burst on the scene in a big way and he won the NBA title in Cleveland, albeit with a not memorable performance, the immediate overreaction was that the NBA game, after 60 years of big men running things, had changed. It was all about the backcourt and size didn’t…
The first pick in the NBA draft is coveted by organizations because they can up ticket prices, sell a romance to season ticket holders, and develop talent for two years before we see what we see. But the reality is the number one draft pick has won 13 NBA titles the last twenty years (1999-2018).…
DeMarcus Cousins is an all-star caliber center, arguably the best center in the league right now. Averaging a double-double – 26.9 PPG and 11.5 TRB – Cousins is a stand-alone center who dominates the paint and is an active rim-protector. And yet, on draft night, the Kings traded for another center, Georgios Papagiannis. Vlade Divac,…