Taking into account this new addition along with their already-apparent starpower (Zion, Ingram, McCollum), & core role players acquired through the draft (Herb Jones, Tre Murphy, Yves Missi), should this team be looked at as a serious contender going into next season?
I’m not entirely sure if I can answer this quite yet, but this to me marks the most intriguing roster move the Pelicans have made since DeMarcus Cousins teamed up with AD all those years back. That’s the last time I can remember being this invested in Pels basketball.
The Finals MVP conversation has grown a lot more complicated after former front runner Jaylen Brown recorded an unimpressive 10-point, 1-rebound statline on 25% shooting in game 4. Tim Hardaway Jr. - who hasn’t scored a point in a month - outscored him 5 minutes into him first being inserted in the game.
Is it now realistic to expect Luka Doncic to win this year’s Finals MVP, regardless of whether Dallas takes home the ‘chip?
Jerry West’s laundry list of career accomplishments in 86 busy years of life:
As a college player: - 1959 NCAA Final Foul Most Outstanding Player - 1960 Olympic gold medalist - Averaged 29.3 PPG, 16.5 RPG & 4.3 APG in Junior season
As an NBA player: - 3x Hall of Famer (as a player in 1980, as a part of the 1960 Olympic team in 2010, & as a contributor in 2024) - 14x All-Star - 12x All-NBA (before all-NBA third teams existed) - 5x All-Defense - 1x All-Star MVP - 1x NBA Champion - 1x Finals MVP - 9x Finals Appearances - 1x PPG Leader - 1x APG Leader - Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History - Career averages of 27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG, & 2.6 SPG - Ranked 2nd in MVP voting in 4 seasons - Never missed the playoffs (14/14) - Lead Lakers to 69-win season in 1972 (third-winningest season ever) - Lead playoffs in scoring 5 times & in assists 3 times - Averaged 46.2 points in 1965 R2 playoff series vs. Bullets (highest PPG in a playoff series by any player ever) - Averaged 41 points, 6 rebounds & 5 assists in 1965 finals run - One of three players to make the all-star game in every season they played in - Became the NBA’s logo in 1969 while still an active player
As an executive & off-the-court leader: - 2x Executive of the Year - Won 8 additional championships across three decades - Lead Lakers to 6 rings as their GM (1982-2000) - Coached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers for 3 seasons - Drafted James Worthy, AC Green, Nick Van Exel, & Kyle Lowry - Mastermind behind the most successful week in offseason history (Traded for Kobe Bryant & signed Shaquille O’Neal in 1996 offseason) - A member of the Warriors’ executive board during their 2015 & 2017 championship runs - Recruited Kawhi Leonard, Paul George to join Clippers - 2019 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Rest in peace to one of the few figures in league history that made his impact and influence apparent across each and every decade of basketball history. May he rest easy 🙏
KOGOSTOMUS.
KOGOSTOMUS.
NBA duos photo dump
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Some of my favorite pics of NBA Champions over the years.
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If you haven't been keeping up, I've been counting down the top 100 players of the 2023-24 NBA season on a new channel 👀
Check out the full top 100 playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaGRc...
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The top 100 series is back!
I made a new channel to post daily clips as we dedicate this month to counting down the top 100 players of the 2023-24 NBA season!
Come watch here: www.youtube.com/channel/UCF2G...
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Dejounte’s going from bird to bird!
Taking into account this new addition along with their already-apparent starpower (Zion, Ingram, McCollum), & core role players acquired through the draft (Herb Jones, Tre Murphy, Yves Missi), should this team be looked at as a serious contender going into next season?
I’m not entirely sure if I can answer this quite yet, but this to me marks the most intriguing roster move the Pelicans have made since DeMarcus Cousins teamed up with AD all those years back. That’s the last time I can remember being this invested in Pels basketball.
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Really put my Photoshop skills to the test with this one..
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We're returning for year 5 of the top 100 NBA players series!
The list will be coming out in multiple parts progressively across the next coming weeks. Here are this year's honorable mentions:
Jordan Clarkson
Deni Avdija
Grayson Allen
Tobias Harris
Isaiah Hartenstein
Dereck Lively
Who do you anticipate being on the list? Tune in to see who makes the cut 👀
If you're enjoying this series, be sure to check out my top 100 list videos from years past:
2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dmD1...
2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp8Ks...
2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObJpY...
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THE BOSTON CELTICS ARE YOUR 2023-24 NBA CHAMPIONS.
Boston - enjoy this moment before the inevitable arrives at your doorstep. Because when he does, he’ll be looking for blood.
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The Finals MVP conversation has grown a lot more complicated after former front runner Jaylen Brown recorded an unimpressive 10-point, 1-rebound statline on 25% shooting in game 4. Tim Hardaway Jr. - who hasn’t scored a point in a month - outscored him 5 minutes into him first being inserted in the game.
Is it now realistic to expect Luka Doncic to win this year’s Finals MVP, regardless of whether Dallas takes home the ‘chip?
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KOGOSTOMUS.
Jerry West’s laundry list of career accomplishments in 86 busy years of life:
As a college player:
- 1959 NCAA Final Foul Most Outstanding Player
- 1960 Olympic gold medalist
- Averaged 29.3 PPG, 16.5 RPG & 4.3 APG in Junior season
As an NBA player:
- 3x Hall of Famer (as a player in 1980, as a part of the 1960 Olympic team in 2010, & as a contributor in 2024)
- 14x All-Star
- 12x All-NBA (before all-NBA third teams existed)
- 5x All-Defense
- 1x All-Star MVP
- 1x NBA Champion
- 1x Finals MVP
- 9x Finals Appearances
- 1x PPG Leader
- 1x APG Leader
- Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Career averages of 27.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 6.7 APG, & 2.6 SPG
- Ranked 2nd in MVP voting in 4 seasons
- Never missed the playoffs (14/14)
- Lead Lakers to 69-win season in 1972 (third-winningest season ever)
- Lead playoffs in scoring 5 times & in assists 3 times
- Averaged 46.2 points in 1965 R2 playoff series vs. Bullets (highest PPG in a playoff series by any player ever)
- Averaged 41 points, 6 rebounds & 5 assists in 1965 finals run
- One of three players to make the all-star game in every season they played in
- Became the NBA’s logo in 1969 while still an active player
As an executive & off-the-court leader:
- 2x Executive of the Year
- Won 8 additional championships across three decades
- Lead Lakers to 6 rings as their GM (1982-2000)
- Coached Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lakers for 3 seasons
- Drafted James Worthy, AC Green, Nick Van Exel, & Kyle Lowry
- Mastermind behind the most successful week in offseason history (Traded for Kobe Bryant & signed Shaquille O’Neal in 1996 offseason)
- A member of the Warriors’ executive board during their 2015 & 2017 championship runs
- Recruited Kawhi Leonard, Paul George to join Clippers
- 2019 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
Rest in peace to one of the few figures in league history that made his impact and influence apparent across each and every decade of basketball history. May he rest easy 🙏
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