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How Tall is Your Favorite NBA Player?
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on How Tall is Your Favorite NBA Player?In NBA, players come in all shapes and sizes but tall ones obviously have a great advantage and you will hardly see players below 6 feet in the league.
NBA teams always need players who can rebound the ball well, protect the rim and dominate the paint and it is something not possible without height.
Athletes Who Played in Both NBA and MLB
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on Athletes Who Played in Both NBA and MLBNot many athletes played two professional sports. Usually they were good at one sport but could not live up to the expectations in the other.
Here is a quick look at all players who played in both NBA and MLB.
List of Left-Handed NBA Players
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on List of Left-Handed NBA PlayersBeing left-handed in basketball is not bad or disadvantageous. In fact, lefties can have upper hand in many cases such as against defenders who are usually trained against right-handed players. But, despite all this, left-handers or southpaws constitute a very small proportion of NBA players and the league is still dominated by right-handers.
NBA Players Who Served as Coach at the Same Time
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA Players Who Served as Coach at the Same TimeIn the history of professional basketball, several players had served in a dual role of player and coach. Players like Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Lenny Wilkens and Bob Pettit have coached their respective sides while still being playing for the team. However, it’s now against the rules of NBA.
NBA Stars Who have Won Championships as Both Player and Coach
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA Stars Who have Won Championships as Both Player and CoachMany NBA superstars have won championship not only as a player but also as a coach. It is a remarkable feat considering the fact that league is highly competitive and it is very difficult to prove yourself over and over again. Let’s take a look at each of those title winners.
NBA Players with Most Consecutive Finals Appearances
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA Players with Most Consecutive Finals AppearancesOnly 10 players have been able to reach NBA finals five straight seasons or more. LeBron James and James Jones are the only two players in modern era to achieve the feat, all of the other players were the members of Boston Celtics dynasty of 50s and 60s.
Most missed Field Goals in an NBA Career
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on Most missed Field Goals in an NBA CareerThere are some records which a player does not want to have in his NBA career. One of them is most missed field goals by a player in his career.
NBA: All-Time Leaders in Minutes Played
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA: All-Time Leaders in Minutes PlayedThe “minutes played” became an official stat in 1951-52 season. Since then, 27 players have crossed 40,000 career minutes and only four of them went over 50,000 mark.
NBA: Highest Paid Players in Single Season
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on NBA: Highest Paid Players in Single SeasonAlthough, every player in NBA has a lucrative salary but here we will discuss only those players who got paid the most in single NBA season.
Let’s have a look at the top five list of highest paid players.
Most Rebounds in a Season Opener
Category: NBA, Posted by admin | Comments Off on Most Rebounds in a Season OpenerDwight Howard had a spectacular game last night. He scored 17 points and pulled down 26 rebounds against the Charlotte Bobcats and undoubtedly made the most of his first game in Houston Rockets uniform.