Derrick Rose Has Played More Games Over The Last Two Seasons Than Others

Derrick Rose has played more games over the last two seasons than Carmelo Anthony, Joakim Noah, Blake Griffin, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant,Chris Bosh, Paul George, Tyreke Evans, Jabari Parker, Ricky Rubio and Eric Bledsoe.
Perhaps we should stop perpetuating a narrative from 4 years ago that is no longer valid.

Allen Iverson Top Players Of The All Time

Allen Iverson is being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame next month, and recently sat down with rapper Jadakiss for a wide-ranging interview including his top five players of all-time -- though Iverson was hard-pressed to settle on a fifth.

"Mike [Jordan], Shaq [O'Neal], Kobe [Bryant], LeBron [James]. [The fifth one] could be a lot of dudes," he said.

Rather than pick one last player to fill out his roster, Iverson listed five active players in addition to James who impress him today, choosing Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony. Iverson's preference for scoring point guards is no surprise, given that he averaged 26.7 PPG in his career, the seventh-best scoring average in NBA history.

LeBron Says Kawhi Is Best In Defense

LeBron says Kawhi is the best at defending him 😋
Aug 19, 2016

LeBron James is hard to guard.

While he can't be stopped per se, the Cleveland Cavaliers megastar recently revealed which opponent does the best job of containing him:


"Kawhi Leonard," he said on the Open Run podcast. "He's solid. He's solid. Solid at that end of the floor. He's very, very, very solid. I like him. I like the kid."

It's not exactly a surprising pick, as the 25-year-old forward helped the San Antonio Spurs finish with the league's best defense in 2015-16, and is the two-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year. That's one of very few honors King James hasn't earned, though he has made six NBA All-Defensive teams.

"The Claw" was the main defender on James both times they met in the NBA Finals in 2013 and 2014 when he was able to use his length - he's 6-feet-7 tall with a 7-foot-3 wingspan - to pester The Chosen One, forcing the ball out of his hands and making it difficult for him to drive to the rim the way he normally does with apparent ease. James averaged 26.5 points on 49.4 percent shooting over both series.

In their six regular-season matchups dating back to Leonard's rookie season in 2012, James has averaged 24.8 points on 48.2 percent shooting from the field and 43.5 percent from deep.


Those are not exactly shabby numbers, which is really just a testament to how good James is.

He also mentioned the hardest person for him to guard is his friend and New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony.

CARMELO ANTHONY MUM ON OLYMPIC RETURN IN 2020

But LeBron James, who used this summer to rest after delivering Cleveland its first NBA title, has stated recently that he hasn’t necessarily retired from USA Basketball, leaving open the door for Tokyo in 2020. (Carmelo) Anthony could only chuckle when asked about James’ plans.

“He can have it. He got it,” Anthony told the Vertical, without completely ruling out a return. “I don’t know. That’s too far ahead for me be thinking. That’s too far ahead. This decision was hard to come back this year."