Buckets and Beyond

Few days ago Minnesota Timberwolves eliminated the reigning champions, Denver Nuggets after a hard-fought 7 game series and advanced to their first conference finals since 2005. After almost 20 years, Timberwolves are a legetimate threat and a serious championship contender. The days that Timberwolves were a laughing stock in the NBA are long gone. How a franchise who used to make all the wrong moves, wasted draft picks, bad trades and signings for almost two decades, is in this winning position? Is their success pure luck? Of course not. Timberwolves success has a name: Anthony Edwards . Is it possible for a 22 year old to change the fate of a franchise? If we are talking about Edwards, yes it is! How good is Anthony Edwards? Is he the next big thing of the league? Let's find out! Star from the start! (Image source: New York Times) Anthony Edwards was born on the 5th of August, 2001 in Atlanta, Georgia. Edwards was playing both basketball and football in high school but the oran...

  Another season with so many expectations for the Los Angeles Lakers ended in the most Lakeshow fashion: A gentleman's sweep in the first round by the MVP Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets . In the summer of 2023, Lakers made some moves to frame the roster around their stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis . At first, many thought those moves were enough to make Lakers championship material team but as we all know, that's not how the 2023-2024 season went for them.  Mediocrity for most of the season and trying to catch up after the all star game. That's what the Lakers did this year and are doing for the last 2 years actually. Of course this worked against them. So in this article, we are going to analyze what went wrong for LeBron and the Lakers and what they can do to become a legitimate championship contender for the 2024-2025 season. Let's get started! Free agency Lakers made some good and some not so good moves the previous free agency. Let's break it dow...

Almost 3 weeks ago, Blake Griffin announced from his social media accounts that he is retiring from the NBA. The once best dunker in the league decided to hang up his shoes at just 35 years of age. It seems like yesterday that Blake Griffin was a superstar, a double double machine and one of the best power forwards of the 2010's era. If you have seen him in his prime then you know how good he was.  This guy was the real deal! Most of us remember Griffin for his crazy posters and out of the gym dunks but he also had many other aces in his sleeve. Amazing dribbling skills for a PF, efficient mid-range shot, quick and agile and most importantly a menace in the low post! So, today we honor Blake by doing a rewind of his career! Enjoy! Early years Blake Griffin (right) and his Brother Taylor (image source: Sports Illustrated) Blake Griffin was born in March 16 of the year 1989 in the state of Oklahoma. He attended high school in the Oklahoma Christian School alongside his brother Taylo...