James Harden is Getting Better?!?!
In a scorching hot take, General manage Daryl Morey recently came out and said Harden is the best offensive player in NBA league history. Part of what makes him great is his stepback three-pointer, which is nearly impossible to guard.
It seems, however, that Harden has been working on another patented shot which he showed off in a recent pickup game. The post has garnished a decent amount of attention and has caused a spike in the online wagering world causing sites to come up with comeon voucher code incentives to encourage fans to get in on the early action. The shot itself entails him turning, side-stepping and then fading away on one foot, then attempting a jumper.
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The shot essentially buys Harden the space he needs, no matter the defensive assignment, and yeah, good luck guarding that.
No More melo?
It’s not a joke, Carmelo Anthony has yet to be signed and the longer this situation drags out, the less likely it is that he’ll be back in the NBA. If an NBA team was looking to sign him, they’d be wise to do so before training camp, to bring him in and see what he can do.
Right now, though, his list of suitors isn’t all that long. Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas recently came out and said he believes the Lakers are the best fit, and he explained why, in an interview with Landon Buford. Here’s what Arenas had to say:
Go to the Lakers where you might come off the bench, but you are going to be the first option in the fourth quarter because that is what they are going to need from Melo. They need a 6’9 guy that can open up the floor, play your iso basketball, and that helps the rest of the Lakers. LeBron passes to everyone else, and you play iso basketball it all works. He goes to Houston and after ten games he is gone. Melo needs to be in a position where the last five minutes of the game he is the go-to guy. If you are not the go-to guy what are you on the court for because don’t have any other skill to be used. You are a fourth-quarter last five-minute iso guy that is your skill.
Not sure about Melo being the “go-to guy” anywhere, but we do agree the Lakers are a great fit, and we hope to see Melo back in the league, at least for one more season.
Time for Some Hot Takes
It’s a tradition for NBA rookies to fill out a survey, chock full of predictions, projections and award guesses for the league’s first-timers. Quite often it entails at least one or two ridiculous predictions, and this year was no exception.
The rookies voted that Hawks rookie Cam Reddish will go on to have the most success in the NBA, with 19 percent of them voting for the young guard.
But, the Hawks aren’t building their roster around Reddish — unlike the Pelicans and Knicks are doing with Barrett and Williamson — he’s just a piece of the plan. We’re not buying it.
Kareem Calls Out Quentin
Ever since NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar first entered the sports scene, he’s always been one to speak his mind if he has an opinion.
He recently took issue with how Quentin Tarantino portrayed Bruce Lee in his most recent film, “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.” Abdul-Jabbar wrote in The Hollywood Reporter:
That’s why filmmakers have a responsibility when playing with people’s perceptions of admired historic people to maintain a basic truth about the content of their character. Quentin Tarantino’s portrayal of Bruce Lee in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood does not live up to this standard. Of course, Tarantino has the artistic right to portray Bruce any way he wants. But to do so in such a sloppy and somewhat racist way is a failure both as an artist and as a human being.
Strong words from a strong man, for sure.
Playing Pickup Might Make the Difference
The offseason isn’t time to play which is why Devin Booker and Ben Simmons recently squared off in a pickup game. Booker seemed to get the better of the Simmons in the pickup game, blowing by him with some sick moves not once, but twice, as you can see in the video below.
Devin Booker handing out lessons to all his defenders 😮
(via @swishcultures_, @ChrisJHoops)pic.twitter.com/3cd4uITzCM
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 16, 2019
This could be the year Booker takes that next step.
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