Wilt Chamberlain

This season, all eyes will be on the Philadelphia 76ers to see if they can take that next step towards a potential playoff berth. In offseason, the team signed both sharpshooter J.J. Redick and big man Amir Johnson to one-year deals in free agency to pair with the youth movement led by center Joel Embiid. However, while all the attention is on the guys apart of the 15-man roster, the Sixers and the rest of the NBA have an additional two roster spots, which is for two-way contracts. This should help

Why are we so fascinated with Michael Jordan and his accomplishments and career? What is it that Michael Jordan is trying to tell us in his short, but amazing, commercial? Most of America idolize this individual, Michael Jordan. We ask ourselves, how has one individual accomplished so much and come so far from pretty much nothing. In this short “Maybe” video we find a lot of our questions have been answered. While watching this video, for the first time, I was blown away with all that he states

Consumerism Essay: Steph Curry Steph Curry is well known “for his shooting accuracy, pro basketball player Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors was the first person to be named Most Valuable Player by unanimous vote in NBA history.” But here are a few things about him some might not know. Steph Curry was one out of the 11 players to win the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for two years straight. SECTION HEADER Stephen Curry’s maiden name is Wardell Stephen Curry II and claimed that he was

Stephen Curry Stephen Curry was drafted as the 7th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Golden State Warriors. Coming out of college he was not seen as a prime NBA prospect to many, despite the success he had at the collegiate level. He spent his first few years in the league ultimately growing into what many people today believe to be one of the most influential athletes to ever play the game. It is undeniable to overlook the fact that he does tally large amounts of turnovers every

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. was born on August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan. This is such a significant day in the history of basketball, because it is the day that arguably the greatest point guard in the history of basketball was born. He changed the game of basketball since he was so dominant with this big size and his amazing passes that would set up his teammates so efficiently. He is one of the greatest basketball players to play basketball and has set the most unbreakable

“Swish” Stephen Curry with the shot. As the ball gets into Klay Thompson’s hands, he gets set and there is another three points on the scoreboard. Known as the “Splash Bros”, these two guys make the perfect duo. Although very much alike, each player has many aspects that make one different from the other. Both Curry and Thompson are similar in many ways. To begin, both Steph and Klay were raised around the NBA by their fathers. Curry’s father, Wardell Curry, played for many NBA teams but he finished

NBA Draft Profile: Lauri Markkanen, PF, Arizona Key Stats: 15.6 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 0.9 APG Measurables: 7’0 , 230 pounds Strengths: Lauri Markkanen is the epitome of today’s NBA, he is your prototypical stretch four with some impressive guard skills that should make for an intriguing prospect. The appeal for Markkanen starts with his shooting, in his lone season at Arizona he shot an impressive 42% from the three point line on 4.4 attempts per game, that combined with his 54% conversion rate inside

Have you ever wanted to tryout for a travel team you really wanted to be on?Well,I have! It all started when I watched the championship basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers.I was so into the game,I was watching their every move as if a lion was stalking its prey! At this time, I was watching the game with my dad and my brother.This was the championship!! It was the last game of the 2014-2015 basketball season,which for me was the most exciting game of the

Who invented Basketball? The creator of basketball was James Naismith, he was born in a small town in Canada and soon went o attend McGill University in Montreal. After becoming the head athletic director at McGill University he change course and went to YMCA training university in Springfield Massachusetts USA in 1891. Why did Naismith make basketball? A problem was created when the students need a winter game to entertain them, that is when Naismith came up with the general idea of basketball

There is a field in the sport of basketball that is growing at a rapid pace. That field is called analytics. Nearly every team in the NBA now has an analytics department. However, it is important to fully understand analytics before applying that knowledge to the sport of basketball. “Analytics is the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in data” (Stolbunov 1). Analytics being used in sports is simply called sports analytics. Even though analytics has its flaws, it has had a major impact