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Robinson indicates he resented being moved into second place with the primary focus becoming the younger Duncan. Robinson slowly realized that his era was ending and handed over leadership to Duncan but this would not come easily. He was reluctant to give up leadership of the Spurs and he said it out loud. Does this scenario sound familiar, it should that is supposedly the issue currently with the Lakers. Nothing official but we are hearing reports LeBron James resents Luka Doncic taking over leadership of the team. LeBron will be 41 years old before the end of the 2024-25 season, while Doncic is 26 years old. Given their ages constructing a team around a younger player may allow for a longe-term approach compared to building around an older player.
I had to look this up, I wondered if there was ever an NBA player from Denmark. After checking the web I was pleasantly surprised to discover a considerable number of talent has come to the NBA from the European nation of Denmark, wait I’m getting ahead of myself. Marcus Moller is not in the NBA yet, the 7-foot 3 Big Man intends to enroll at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2026. The 18 year old Moller played for Unicaja Baloncesto in the Spanish Tercera FEB during the 2024-25 season. It appears he is ready to take on American competition at the college level, as far as the NBA that must wait for now.
New Wolves and Lynx partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez are stating we’ll see change under their ownership. The sale of the franchises has been finalized and the new owners promise a new and bold direction for the future. It was reported earlier that they desire a new arena, Target Center is the second oldest in the NBA trailing only Madison Square Garden. Former NBA player Kevin Garnett’s relationship with the Wolves has been strained over the last several years, Lore and Rodriguez plan on reaching out to him in an attempt to resolve any lingering past issues. Rodriguez said, “This is not a hobby, this is the most important thing in my life, outside of my family, my close ones. There’s nothing that even comes close to it” was the comment he made to ESPN.
The 1982 NBA Championship Lakers goes down in history as one of the best teams ever. Consider this fact, there were 5 roster members and the head coach who are now enshrined in the Naismith Hall of Fame. I will save you from searching for the names, they are Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper, Jamaal Wilkes, Bob McAdoo and the coach Pat Riley. I would stack this team against any NBA team past or present and I believe this Laker team would win 7 out of 10 times they played, truth is the total might be closer to pure domination. There is no method to prove my point so I’m going to close this out for now.
The NBA in the same manner of any sport must be reviewed and portions of the game might be required. Two proposals which might be implemented one of which I like the other is terrible. You might have noticed during Summer League play, shots taken from distance at the half or end of game will be charged to the team rather than the player, the hope is to encourage players. The commissioner said they would look at implementing a 4-point play, my first thought that’s terrible. Why stop at 4, a line could be placed some distance from the basket and if the player makes it he’s given a 5-point basket. Better yet, how about an inline shot, the ball is inbounded beneath the basket and the player heaves a shot from that point, if he sinks it becomes a 6 point basket.