Greatness is often easier to recognize when it looks like nothing we’ve seen before. To a large degree, this is the MVP case for Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard: The first shoulders offensive responsibility to a previously unimagined degree, piling up counting stats at a historic pace. The second leans into the hyper-efficient […]
Russell Westbrook has his triple-doubles, James Harden is probably the quintessential modern NBA player and LeBron James is having a typically MVP-worthy season. But among this year’s top candidates for the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, only San Antonio Spurs swingman Kawhi Leonard can say he’s good at everything there is to do on the basketball court. […]
Russell Westbrook has his triple-doubles, James Harden is probably the quintessential modern NBA player and LeBron James is having a typically MVP-worthy season. But among this year’s top candidates for the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, only San Antonio Spurs swingman Kawhi Leonard can say he’s good at everything there is to do on the basketball court. […]
Back in August, during a Drew League game in Los Angeles, one fan sitting courtside had enough of James Harden’s foul-drawing prowess for the day. “How many free throws you got, guy?” he yelled at Harden during a break in the action. After Harden responded that he was tackled on the latest foul, the man […]
Back in August, during a Drew League game in Los Angeles, one fan sitting courtside had enough of James Harden’s foul-drawing prowess for the day. “How many free throws you got, guy?” he yelled at Harden during a break in the action. After Harden responded that he was tackled on the latest foul, the man […]
