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I wasn't much of a Phoenix Suns fan until the 1992 off-season. Actually it was June 17, 1992 to be exact. That was the day the Suns acquired Dream Teamer Charles Barkley from the Philadelphia 76ers . Well, the Suns didn't actually acquire Barkley from the Sixers, they stole him. All the Suns had to give up in the deal was Jeff Hornacek, Andrew Lang, and ...

During the 1996-97 season, the Boston Celtics came up with a plan to land the top pick in the 1997 NBA Draft. The plan was to "tank the season," meaning they would lose as many games as possible in order to have an ideal chance at landing Wake Forest center Tim Duncan. The Celtics finished the season with the league's second-worst record (15-67), putting them in great position to obtain that ...

Ranking the top NBA players of all time is sure to spark a heated debate because fans have different opinions on how the order should go. Some believe that Michael Jordan is No. 1, while others suggest that either Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, or even Oscar Robertson should top the list. But one thing's for sure: Whoever you add to your list, someone will think you're wrong. Here's my list of ...

A few months ago, I created the slideshow entitled "Duke's Top 10 Best NBA Players of the Last 30 Years". So why not make the same type of list for Duke's famous "eight mile away" rival, the North Carolina Tar Heels? North Carolina is one of college basketball's top programs. It has produced several NBA stars over the years such as Billy "The Kangaroo Kid" Cunningham, Bob McAadoo, ...

One of the main reasons the Los Angeles Lakers are one of the NBA's most successful franchises is due to the fact that they have pulled off several remarkable trades over the years. Acquiring Sedale Threatt prior to the 1991-92 season is a prime example. The Lakers picked up the veteran guard from the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade in which they gave up three future second-round picks. The Lakers hoped that ...

Nowadays, a Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks game isn't quite "must-see" TV. The Bulls are competing for the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs and the Knicks currently own one of the NBA's worst records. However, in the 1990s—back when the NBA was actually exciting—the Bulls and the Knicks had a very intense rivalry going on. The two teams faced each other in the playoffs five different seasons during the ...

June 20, 1993; game six of the 1993 NBA Finals Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns With about six seconds remaining in the game, Chicago's Horace Grant kicks it out to a wide open John Paxson, who is standing patiently behind the three-point line. Paxson receives the pass and quickly drills the shot from downtown to give the Bulls a 99-98 lead. And after Grant blocks Kevin Johnson's shot seconds later, the horn sounds, and ...

This coming NBA offseason should be lots of fun for fans who get excited about player movement. One of the biggest free agent classes in sports' history will be available come July 1st and you can't forget about a deep draft pool as well. There will be a bevy of important questions. Will LeBron James and Dwyane Wade really sign with the New York Knicks? Or will Chris Bosh actually leave Toronto? ...

The Los Angeles Clippers are the worst managed team in the NBA and quite possibly in all of professional sports. The team is lottery participants almost every year due to the fact that they often often pass up future Hall of Famers for lousy draft busts. But of course, all of the Clippers' many poor draft decisions probably looked like a great idea a the time. Who knew Michael Olowokandi, the ...

I first remember hearing about him sometime in 2002. Somebody—I don't remember who—was claiming he was a combination of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and John Stockton. They said he possessed Jordan's tremendous athleticism, Magic's spectacular passing ability, and Stockton's mental toughness. Everybody, I mean everybody, was saying he was going to skip college and be the top pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. They were also saying he was going to become one ...