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Bronny James. The son of maybe the greatest player of all time, LeBron James. That's some tough shoes to fill. It's like basketball gods setting you up for failure (see Michael Jordan's son). What's the case with Bronny James? Ever since he was drafted by the Lakers, almost everyone slacks him for his lack of talent.  Technically, Bronny hasn't played a single minute in an official NBA game. We saw a glimpse of him in the summer league and to be honest, he was average at best.  Is all the hate justified? I don't think so. Bronny has some very important tools that many scouts are looking up in a young player and many teams can use. Advantages I have watched many Bronny James games, dating back to his Sierra Canyon days to his NCAA stint with USC and his NBA summer league. Here's what Bronny James excels at: Defense A successful team always starts from defense. Bronny James excels in that end of the court and for a second-round pick, that's a key to get ou

  Recently I saw a video of Jabari Parker, an ex-NBA player who currently plays for Barcelona BC in Euroleague, crying when he was asked about his first season outside of the United States. It was really heartbreaking seen a player like Jabari who used to be on top of the world, like this. Parker, in his early days was considered one of the best young player of his generation, a future superstar who was compared to the likes of Carmelo Anthony and Paul Pierce . But what actually happened? How a player who was compared to such NBA greats, is out of the league at just 29 years old? What is hiding behind his tears? Let's find out! Early days Jabari Parker was born in the year of 1995, March 15 in Chicago's south community area. Parker's first basketball steps were made in his local meeting house at   the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  since Chicago's basketball playgrounds were extremely dangerous. Parker was ahead of his competition from his fifth grader da

  After 13 years of constant failures and misery , Panathinaikos BC won their 7th Euroleague title in Berlin against Real Madrid.  Panathinaikos 7th euroleague trophy is special. Not only because it was the 7th title that the team has won but because of all the adversity and the difficulties they faced. The previous season Panathinaikos finished one spot ahead of the last position in the european league.  How is it possible for a team that was at the bottom of the league last year, to winning it all the next year?  Is their success pure luck? Let's break it down! Many many changes.. Panathinaikos 2022-2023 roster had high hopes but failed to meet the expectations The 2022-2023 season was disastrous for Panathinaikos. Even though they had created a roster that on paper seemed to have potential, with players like Derrick Williams , Dwayne Bacon , Paris Lee and Nate Wolters , they ultimately collapsed. So after a dissapointing 2022-2023 campaign, Panathinaikos had to make some serio

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