Get ready for the next round in the NBA Playoffs. Next up, we get the Eastern and Western Semis. So let’s take a look at what may be in store in this upcoming round. Can Memphis’ wing/frontcourt size make a difference against the Dubs? A lot of things have […]
Author: Nasser Kiragga
Nass’ Trip Around the Association, NBA Player Pyramid Part 3
Nass’ NBA Player Pyramid We finish off our three-part series on my NBA player pyramid of the 25 best players before the playoffs begin. As previously mentioned, there will be debates about this list as to the order of the players’ rank. NBA fans will ask questions and come back […]
Nass’ Trip Around the Association, NBA Player Pyramid Part 2
Welcome to Nass’ trip around the association. We are back with part 2 of my NBA Pyramid of the best 25 players in the game today before heading into the playoffs. The pyramid model is solely based upon the current player’s ability/performance, impact, with a very small healthy dose of […]
Nass’ Trip Around the Association, NBA Player Pyramid Part 1
We’re now in the home stretch of the NBA season. Welcome to Nass’ trip around the association. With playoff and play-in seeding still very much in the air, it’s important to address how we got to this point of the season. Part of that is zeroing in on who’s been […]
NBA Swing: Nass’ Trip Around the Association Volume 2 Page 3
Brotherly Love Dive-In During that special playoff run by Kawhi Leonard in 2019 leading to his second NBA championship, people often forget how much of a juggernaut that Philadelphia 76ers team was. Led by All-Star wing Jimmy Butler and young co-stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, the 76ers were […]
NBA Swing: Nass’ Trip Around the Association Volume 2 Page 2
Gregg Popovich’s next disciple? When the door closed as DeMar DeRozan was on his way out of San Antonio, the torches were finally handed to the likes of DeJounte Murray and Keldon Johnson. Back in 2017 Dejounte, who in just his second year in the league made an All-NBA Defense […]
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Is Anthony Edwards the NBA’s next superstar forward? The second-year pro out of Georgia has built on the momentum he gained last year for the Timberwolves especially with the 30 total missed games from their starting point guard D’Angelo Russell. If you thought last year Edwards had the green light […]
NBA Swing: Everything’s Bigger in Sexland/Harden’s Charity Stripe Woes
Kyrie Irving asked for a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017 after buzz circulated back to the former first overall pick about a front office meeting pondering what they could get back in return for Irving. Ultimately, it was the final blow to what we anticipated the closing of […]
NBA Swing: Lakers Outlast Spurs in Overtime Thriller, 125-121
Through three games thus far, the Lakers have already been hearing an ear full of narratives and adjustment suggestions from the media. In reality, there are so many things in motion that finding the balance of it all is not the easiest thing to do especially as the oldest team […]
NBA News and Notes: Top 75 Conundrum
This past week the NBA celebrated its 75th anniversary by naming 75 of the greatest players to ever play the game to commemorate the anniversary. The 75 players were unveiled in pools of 25 in an unranked shuffled order of current generational players and those of the past. Notable 21st-century […]