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Blake Griffin was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2009 draft. However, he didn’t make his NBA debut until the 2010-11 season. The high-flyer missed his entire rookie year recovering from knee surgery. Once he stepped on the floor for the Los Angeles Clippers though, Griffin was a one-man highlight show. He won the […]

Since entering the NBA in 2008, Derrick Rose has had the pleasure of playing with some great teammates. The Chicago Bulls drafted Rose with the first overall pick in 2008. Since then, the explosive guard has played for the New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons. Now, we’ll be taking a look […]

Damian Lillard entered the NBA in 2012 as the sixth overall pick of the draft. The Portland Trail Blazers selected the scoring guard out of Weber State and developed him into one of the best point guards in the NBA today. While he has yet to reach the NBA Finals with the Blazers, Lillard has […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the league since 1963, and have had plenty of elite teams. There is a good chance in the next few years this list could look a little different if the Chiefs do become a dynasty. But for right now, let’s break down the five best teams in Chiefs […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Jimmy Butler has played with All-Stars, MVPs and future Hall of Famers. The Chicago Bulls drafted Butler with the 30th overall pick. Since then, Jimmy has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat. For this piece, we take a look at the best teammates Jimmy […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2004 as the No. 1 overall pick, Dwight Howard has played with a bevy of talented teammates. Howard began his NBA career with the Orlando Magic. Since then, he’s played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Lakers again. For this piece, […]

The New Orleans Saints and their fans haven’t created some enemies on the field. There are some teams that the Saints face twice a year in the AFC South they are big rivals with, but there are also some teams outside of the division, that also seems to be extra intense when they go to […]

Dwyane Wade had the luxury of playing with some of the best players in NBA history during his legendary career. Of course, before he teamed up with LeBron James in 2010, Wade was the top player on his respective teams, so we’re not insinuating that D-Wade was carried during his NBA career. After all, his […]

The Minnesota Vikings are still looking for their first Super Bowl win, but they have still had some impressive teams throughout their history. The Vikings have had four teams make the Super Bowl but do all four teams make this list? Let’s look at the five greatest teams in Vikings history. 1964 The 1964 season, […]

Since entering the NBA in 2010, DeMarcus Cousins has played with a number of All-Star players. Unfortunately, Cousins’ Achilles tear during the 2017-18 season has prevented the talented big man from playing at his full potential in the past couple of years. For this piece, we’ll be taking a look at the best teammates of […]

Besides free agency and the 2020 NFL Draft, another of the most interesting aspects of this NFL offseason has been the unveiling of new uniforms for certain teams. Altogether, seven NFL teams chose to make some minor or major tweaks to their uniforms in 2020. Of course, as they prepare to open SoFi Stadium next […]

Loyal fans of NBA teams have opposing players and squads which they absolutely despise. Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers die-hards share a mutual hatred for each other. Chicago Bulls had heated battles with the New York Knicks and the Detroit Pistons back in the day. The Cleveland Cavaliers only saw their most successful run […]

LeBron James has played with a lot of terrific players in his career. Some of them include Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and now, Anthony Davis with the Los Angeles Lakers. Looking back, however, James could have very well started his Hollywood […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant has indeed been the brightest neophyte of the 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign. The 20-year-old Murray State product seems to be a lock for the Rookie of the Year plum this season after notching remarkable averages of 17.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 6.9 assists on 49.1 percent shooting from the […]

Youthful talent is always the name of the game when it comes to being successful in professional sports, and that especially reigns true in the sport of football. The likes of Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Josh Jacobs, Kyler Murray, Nick Bosa, Jaire Alexander, and a whole plethora of others are helping bring the NFL to […]

D’Angelo Russell entered the NBA in 2015 and has already played for four teams. The lefty was initially drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft out of Ohio State. Since then, D’Lo has played for the Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers […]

Paul George has never played in the NBA Finals since entering the league back in 2010 with the Indiana Pacers. However, he has played with superstar teammates and been on title-contending teams. In fact, before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, George and the Los Angeles Clippers were in second place in the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA in 2013 and quickly took the league by storm. Before the 2019-20 season was put to a halt, The Greek Freak held career NBA averages of 20.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 522 games with the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis is also a four-time All-Star, the 2017 Most Improved […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Klay Thompson has won three championships and made five All-Star teams. He’s also established himself as one of the best shooters in NBA history. In 615 career games with the Golden State Warriors, Thompson has averages of 19.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists. The sharpshooter has had […]

Carmelo Anthony has played with a bevy of superstars in his already Hall of Fame-worthy NBA career. Unfortunately, not all of those instances came during his prime. As a result, the 10-time All-Star has yet to play in an NBA Finals despite being one of the best scorers in league history. Melo has career averages […]

Michael Jordan had a long and grueling road to get to the top of the NBA. It took him seven years to get there as the Chicago Bulls had to face many obstacles along the way that blocked his path to achieving the ultimate prize. There were the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, the Detroit […]

Russell Westbrook will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day whenever he decides to retire from the NBA. He’s the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double in three consecutive years. That’s something you usually only see in video games. Westbrook has career NBA averages of 23.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.3 […]

Wide receiver is a position in the NFL that has created some of the biggest superstars, biggest divas, and best moments in history. Since the beginning of the game, receivers have been a paramount aspect of an offense, and the talent is only getting better. We are coming off the deepest wide receiver draft class […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011 as the No. 1 overall pick, Kyrie Irving has made six All-Star teams and captured one NBA championship, which came in 2016 when the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the 73-9 Golden State Warriors in the Finals. Irving hit one of the biggest shots in NBA history, nailing the game-winning […]

If Scottie Pippen was in line for a new deal in today’s NBA, he’d be offered one of the most lucrative contracts in the league. A great defender and solid scorer, Pippen would be a headline acquisition for any team. With that in mind, we’re going to look at Scottie Pippen’s NBA contracts. Contracts looked […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the NFL since 1963. Even though there have been plenty of teams around longer, the Chiefs have some of the most fierce rivals in NFL history. Let’s take a look at the five biggest rivals of the Chiefs. 5. Green Bay Packers Some might argue that the Green […]

The Detroit Lions have been around since 1930, but even with all those years, they don’t really have a true rival that everyone recognizes. There is no doubt the Lions have a bunch of rivals, but who is number one is up for a big debate. Let’s take a look at the Lions’ five biggest […]

On May 15, 2001, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, making him the smallest player to ever take home the honor. Some say that Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal actually deserved the award that year, but you really couldn’t go wrong with either Iverson or O’Neal. Iverson proceeded […]

Playing professional basketball requires athletes to keep a certain standard of fitness and health. There’s a lot of running, jumping and other general movements in an 82-game NBA season that requires players to be in top shape to perform at the best of their abilities throughout the long grind. Of course, not everyone who has […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the most popular and recognized franchise in NBA history. No, they don’t own the most championships (that title belongs to the Boston Celtics), but if you went around the world, chances are, you would find more Lakers fans than anything else. It’s why there’s often an argument over all time […]

The Baltimore Ravens are a rather storied franchise. While many only think of them in terms of very recent history, the AFC power has already won a couple of Super Bowls, once had an all-time great defense, and managed to create some fierce rivals in the process.  5. Cincinnati Bengals The rivalry with Cincy intensified […]

Seth Curry of the Dallas Mavericks has tried to pave his own way in the NBA. It’s been tough for the North Carolina native to step out of his family name’s shadow given that his older brother, Stephen, has been one of the top players in the league for quite some time now and their […]

The Cincinnati Bengals completed their first season in 1968. They have brought in plenty of free agents. Like every team they have had some duds, but also struck gold on others, and that’s what we will focus on in this article. The Bengals weren’t very active in free agency early in their history, so most […]

Stephen Curry entered the NBA in 2009 as the seventh overall pick of his draft. Since then, he’s won three championships, two MVP awards, and established himself as the greatest shooter in NBA history. Curry has career NBA averages of 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.6 assists. His second MVP award in 2015-16 was in […]

Since entering the NBA back in 2011, Kawhi Leonard has won two championships and two Finals MVPs. He could retire from the NBA before basketball is resumed following the COVID-19 pandemic and still be a first-ballot Hall of Famer one day. Leonard has career NBA averages of 18.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists with […]

Marc Gasol was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2007 NBA Draft. However, the Spaniard didn’t make his NBA debut until the 2008-09 season. Moreover, he wasn’t with the Lakers either, as Los Angeles traded Gasol to the Memphis Grizzlies in January of 2008 for none other than his brother, Pau Gasol. In […]

Al Horford entered the NBA in 2007 after winning two college titles at Florida. The Atlanta Hawks selected Horford with the third overall pick in the 2007 draft. Since then, Al has made $186,386,768 through NBA contracts and that number is only going to rise moving forward, per Spotrac. The Hawks signed Horford to a […]

Yao Ming came over to America in 2002 after the Houston Rockets selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. The 7-foot-6 center was only able to play in 486 NBA games due to injuries. However, Ming made $93,390,336 through NBA contracts, per Spotrac. He was also inducted into the […]

Tobias Harris entered the NBA in 2011 with the Milwaukee Bucks. Since then, the small forward has made $103,291,880 through NBA contracts. That number is only going to rise moving forward, per Spotrac. The Charlotte Bobcats drafted Harris with the 19th overall pick in the 2011 draft. However, the franchise traded the New York native […]