All Things Basketball with GD - NBA Next 26 Players, Part 2
11/16/21 • 44 min
Show notes:
NBA Next 26 players, Part 2 (00:35)
Grant Hill - sensational talent coming out of Duke who could have been more if not for ankle injuries
Dwight Howard - dominant center for his 1st 10 seasons; mostly everyone agrees that he was robbed of a spot on the NBA 76 list
Kyrie Irving - mercurial oft-injured star who is his own worst enemy at times
Nikola Jokic - quite accomplished big man for only 6 seasons in the league; won an MVP unlike Shaq who made the top 50 with only 4 seasons played
Bernard King - dynamic scorer who also was robbed of being more because of major knee injuries
Bob Lanier - center often overshadowed by the likes of Kareem, Cowens & Walton
Tracy McGrady - another underrated great scorer whose also overlooked
Yao Ming - phenom from China who globally impacted the NBA & basketball in general
Dikembe Mutombo - defensive dynamo from the center position; ultimate team player
Tony Parker - the lightning quick quarterback of those San Antonio Spurs dynasty teams
Derrick Rose - former league MVP whose knee injuries kept him from being the player he could've been
Klay Thompson - one of the greatest shooters the league's ever seen; key component of the Golden State Warriors championship squads
Ben Wallace - another defensive stalwart who was the last line of defense for the 2003-03 champs Detroit Pistons
Chris Webber - former #1 overall pick who lived up to the billing & then some; put Sacramento on the NBA map with his outstanding play
Show notes:
NBA Next 26 players, Part 2 (00:35)
Grant Hill - sensational talent coming out of Duke who could have been more if not for ankle injuries
Dwight Howard - dominant center for his 1st 10 seasons; mostly everyone agrees that he was robbed of a spot on the NBA 76 list
Kyrie Irving - mercurial oft-injured star who is his own worst enemy at times
Nikola Jokic - quite accomplished big man for only 6 seasons in the league; won an MVP unlike Shaq who made the top 50 with only 4 seasons played
Bernard King - dynamic scorer who also was robbed of being more because of major knee injuries
Bob Lanier - center often overshadowed by the likes of Kareem, Cowens & Walton
Tracy McGrady - another underrated great scorer whose also overlooked
Yao Ming - phenom from China who globally impacted the NBA & basketball in general
Dikembe Mutombo - defensive dynamo from the center position; ultimate team player
Tony Parker - the lightning quick quarterback of those San Antonio Spurs dynasty teams
Derrick Rose - former league MVP whose knee injuries kept him from being the player he could've been
Klay Thompson - one of the greatest shooters the league's ever seen; key component of the Golden State Warriors championship squads
Ben Wallace - another defensive stalwart who was the last line of defense for the 2003-03 champs Detroit Pistons
Chris Webber - former #1 overall pick who lived up to the billing & then some; put Sacramento on the NBA map with his outstanding play
Previous Episode
All Things Basketball with GD - NBA Next 26 Players, Part 1
Show notes
My NBA next 26 players, part 1 (00:39)
Upon the announcement of the NBA's top 76 players of all time, I compiled 26 players who you could make a case for being on the list.
My list contains the following:
3 league MVPs
9 Rookie of the Year winners
2 Finals MVPs
13 Hall of Famers
11 players who won championships (6 multi winners)
3 Defense Players of the Year winners
8 who made the All-Defense team
4 scoring champs
2 Most Improved Player of the Year winners
7 number 1 picks overall in their respective drafts
So here we go (in alphabetical order)...
LaMarcus Aldridge - model of consistency for 13 seasons (18.6 PPG, 8.5 R, 49% FG in that span)
Walt Bellamy - great player in his own right but played in the shadow of giants Wilt Chamberlain & Bill Russell
Chauncey Billups - Mr Big Shot; a late bloomer but the maestro of 2003-04 champion Detroit Pistons
Chris Bosh - unsung member of the Miami Big 3; a dynamic player with Toronto who altered his game during his time with the Heat
Vince Carter - high flyer who was dominant his 1st 11 seasons but bounced around the league his last 11
Adrian Dantley - phenomenal scorer (4 straight seasons averaging 30+ PPG) who is often overlooked given his height & ability
Joe Dumars - great 2 way player for the Detroit Pistons of the late 80s & the GM & architect of those early 2000s Piston teams
Alex English - a fantastic scorer many said was snubbed from the NBA 50 list & snubbed yet again
Pau Gasol - Spanish phenom who was as consistent a big man for his 1st 15 seasons (18 PPG, 9.5 R, 1.7 BK, 51% FG)
Paul George - current 2 way player who could very well make the next NBA 100 list when all is said & done
Artis Gilmore - intimidating big who played in the era of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Dave Cowens & Bill Walton
Manu Ginobili - slept-on Argentinian star who was the catalyst from the bench for the San Antonio Spurs dynasty
Next Episode
All Things Basketball with GD - Week 5 Roundup & Player Spotlight: Julius Erving
Week 5 roundup (00:29)
TEAM OF THE WEEK:
MIL 3-0 (EAST), GSW 4-0 (WEST), PHO 4-0 (WEST)
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Giannis Antetokounmpo
runner up: Stephen Curry
HIGHLIGHTS:
GSW travels to BKN & soundly beats them 117-99, fans chanting MVP for Steph Curry
Stephen A. Smith of First Take scolds Kevin Durant for decision going to BKN (Kyrie Irving vaccine fiasco)
LAL pretty much a .500 team without LeBron
LeBron back on Friday; has altercation with Isaiah Stewart (DET); suspension or a fine?
Luke Walton fired as SAC coach; Alvin Gentry takes over
INJURIES:
TOR: OG Anunoby (hip pointer) out "for a while" CHI: according to coach Nick Nurse
CHI: Nikola Vucevic (COVID) no return date yet; already missed 5 games
GSW: Klay Thompson (knee) practicing 5-on-5 drills; could be back before Christmas; James Wiseman (knee) could be back even sooner
DEN: Nikola Jokic (wrist) out "a while" according to coach Mike Malone
CLE: Collin Sexton (meniscus tear) out for the season; rookie Evan Mobley (elbow) out 2-4 weeks; Lauri Markannen (COVID) due back Monday
ATL: De'Andre Hunter (wrist) out for 2 months
BOS: Jaylen Brown (hamstring) available to play Monday; Robert Williams II (knee) missed last week's games
NYK: Mitchell Robinson in the concussion protocols; will miss some games
DAL: Luka Doncic (knee, ankle) out all last week; may be back Tue
LAL: LeBron James (abdomen strain) back this past Friday; missed 8 games prior
PHI: Joel Embiid (COVID) still out; missed past 7 games (went 1-6 over that span)
HIGHLIGHTED UPCOMING GAMES:
NYK vs LAL (Tue), BOS vs BKN (Wed); NYK vs PHO (FRI), GSW vs POR (Fri), BKN vs PHO (Sat); ATL vs NYK (Sat), CHI vs MIA (Sat), LAC vs GSW (Sun)
FANTASY ADDS:
Lauri Markkanen (CLE), Kevin Huerter (ATL), Jalen Brunson (DAL), Aaron Gordon (DEN), Scottie Barnes (TOR)
Player spotlight: Julius Erving (21:07)
Born in Roosevelt, NY (Feb 22 1950)
A regular playing in Rucker Park in Harlem delighting the crowd
College: UMass, 3 years
Left UMass early to sign with Virginia Squires of the ABA (1971)
Drafted: Milwaukee Bucks (NBA - 1st rd, 12th pick overall)
Although drafted by MIL, tried to link up with Atlanta Hawks but to no avail thanks to VAS filing court injunctions against him signing there
Goes back to VAS to play his 2nd season with them 4 games in
Dealt to NY Nets (ABA) after season
In 1st season with NYN he, along with young players like Larry Kenon & Billy Paultz, led the team to an ABA title & his first of 3 MVP awards
His dunking prowess helped revolutionize both leagues; influenced by Connie Hawkins
Participated in 1st ever dunk contest (ABA) beating David Thompson, George Gervin, Kenon & Artis Gilmore
After the 1975-76 season the ABA folded with NBA taking in NYN, SAS, DEN & IND
In a salary dispute with NYN leading them to trade him to PHI for $3 million
Rumor: wanted to play for the NY Knicks; coach Red Holtzman didn't think he'd be a good fit
Lead them all the way to the NBA FInals in his 1st season with players like George McGinnis, Lloyd B. Free & Doug Collins; ended up losing to POR 4 games to 2 after a 2-0 lead
PHI mgmt decided to build winning team around Erving; traded for defensive stalwart Bobby Jones & later Moses Malone
Acquisition of Malone was the catalyst that would take the Sixers over the top to help Erving get his lone NBA championship beating their rivals BOS & then LAL
Decided that 1986-87 season would be his last as a player; teams paid tribute to the beloved legendary star on his farewell tour
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993
Before Michael Jordan's Space Jam Erving had his own fiim in 1979, The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
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