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Michael Jordan enjoyed a brilliant three-year career at the University of North Carolina. The two-time All-American helped the Tar Heels win a national championship as a freshman, and was named the Naismith College Player of the Year as a junior. Jordan skipped his senior year and entered the 1984 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the third overall pick, and went on to become arguably the ...

In the 1998 offseason, the Sacramento Kings added four players to their roster who would go on to help transform the franchise from laughingstock to NBA title contender. The team acquired Chris Webber from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe, used the seventh overall pick of the draft on point guard Jason Williams, and signed both Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovic.á Head coach Rick Adelman, who ...

If the 2010 NBA All-Star Game was played today, Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady would start alongside Kobe Bryant at guard for the Western Conference. That wouldn't make much sense. T-MAC is a great player, however, he doesn't deserve to be an All-Star since he hasn't even stepped on the court this season. That goes to show you that sometimes fans shouldn't be allowed to vote. Anyway, I put together a list of ...

For those of you who don't know—and there's not many of you—Kobe Bryant hasn't always been a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. The future Hall-of-Famer was selected by the Charlotte (now New Orleans) Hornets with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft and immediately traded to the Lakers for center Vlade Divac. And you know the story. Kobe went on to help the Lakers win four championships and is ...

In 1996, the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History" team was assembled to honor the NBA's fiftieth anniversary. The team featured all of the legends such as Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, and Oscar Robertson. And then in 2006, TNT broadcasters selected the "Next 10" which included the likes of Kevin Garnett, Gary Payton, and Reggie Miller. I came up with a list of the 63 greatest players since it has been ...

With Allen Iverson rejoining the Philadelphia 76ers, I figured it would only be fitting to create a list of memorable homecomings that have occurred throughout NBA history. It's always special to see a player return to the a city that made his famous. Sometimes, he is cheered by the fans, while other times he is treated like an evil villain. Well, let's get started.Begin Slideshow

In the early 90's, college basketball fans got the opportunity to see one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time: the University of Michigan's Fab Five. This quintetùmade up of Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jacksonùamazingly reached the NCAA championship game as freshmen and sophomores and set the popular trend of wearing baggy shorts and black socks. The class was chronicled in Mitch Albom's book ...

Most people would claim Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward in NBA history, and that's pretty understandable. Just look at what he's accomplished over his spectacular career with the San Antonio Spurs: four championships, three Finals MVP awards, two regular season MVP awards,á 11 All-Star appearances, voted to 12 All-NBA Teams and 12 All-Defensive Teams. Simply amazing. Winning one championship is extremely difficult to do, let alone winning four. Think about all ...

Each and every morning, Detroit Pistons president Joe Dumars probably wakes up and bangs his head against the wall a couple of times. He then stares at a giant portrait of Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony hanging over his fireplace and asks himself, "Why did I ever draft Darko Milicic?" Okay, I'm sure that doesn't happen, but you never know. I've seen stranger things in my day. The decision to use the second ...