The Nets have a combined 41-123 record over the last two seasons, but Brook Lopez remains optimistic about the franchise’s direction, and doesn’t seem eager to go anywhere, despite the trade rumors that have consistently swirled around him as the club has struggled. As Randolph B. Leongson of Inquirer.net details, Lopez believes there’s “a lot of positivity” in Brooklyn as the team builds a new foundation.
“Moving forward, I’m just all-in, trying to do all I can to help my team be successful,” Lopez said. “We’ve got a great group of guys who really have that team-first attitude and we really believe that we can do something special as long as we put the effort out and we put the work in.”
Here are a few more items from around the Eastern Conference:
- Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson is by no means a prolific scorer, but he has developed into a key rotation piece for the club due to his ability to rebounding and defensive ability, as well as his high motor. Zach Lowe of ESPN.com takes a closer look at Thompson, providing a handful of interesting tidbits on the big man’s history with the Cavs, who considered taking Jonas Valanciunas over him in 2011.
- LeBron James will be the subject of countless Michael Jordan comparisons by the time he retires, and those comparisons may eventually extend to endeavors beyond his playing career. As Ken Berger of Bleacher Report writes, the Cavaliers star has interested in being part of an NBA team ownership group down the road. Jordan, of course, is currently the principal owner of the Hornets.
- Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder, who played professional ball in Germany before arriving in Atlanta, believes current Brose Bamberg big man Daniel Theis is capable of making the leap to the NBA — preferably to Atlanta. Emiliano Carchia of Sportando has the details, providing an English translation of a German report.
- Jabari Parker is eligible for a rookie scale extension this offseason, but it would make sense for the Bucks to table contract talks until the summer of 2018, after the former No. 2 pick has recovered from his latest ACL injury, writes Bobby Marks of The Vertical.
Jordan has a pretty bad track record as an owner, so Lebron won’t have to work hard to surpass him in that area.
Bucks should definitely wait to negotiate with Parker. Even if he’s healthy, I’m not convinced he’s a great fit alongside Giannis and Middleton. The Bucks were exponentially better when Parker went down and Middleton returned from injury
Jordan is the GOAT LeBron eventually in the top ten of all time !!!
1. Jordan.
2. Bird healthy 100% better than LeBron
3. Chambarlain
4. Shaq
5. Duncan
6. Dr. J
7. Dirk
8. Magic
9. Kobe
10. LeBron
Haters always gonna hate
No hate 100% true
Lmao at Kobe over Lebron.
Dude you don’t even have Kareem in your top 10. This list is a joke
LeBron is definitely in the top 5, the same with Kareem. Jordan, Russell and Wilt the other three. Magic, Bird and Duncan follow.
Imho
1)Jordan
2) Magic
3)LeBron
4) Kareem
5)Olajuwon
6)Kobe
7)Chamberlain
8)Bird
9)Shaq
10)Duncan
HM: Dirk, Stockton, Malone, Russell, West.
Could make a case for any of the top 15 really
There’s a smart list
I’ll do top 6:
1) MJ- no one will ever pass him. Ever. Guy was so good at basketball it bored him so he played baseball. If he had played that year and they won and he was a 7x champ there’s no discussion
2) Magic
3) bird
4) chamberlain
5) Kareem
6) lebron