NBA history podcasts
As the 2024/25 NBA season gets underway, it’s not exactly a secret that the Boston Celtics are heavily favored to regain the NBA Championship. At odds of +300 or thereabouts preseason, it’s not that they are historically short-priced to win it all, but those odds leave little doubt that they are the team to beat. … Read more
Back in June, the Boston Celtics clinched their 18th NBA Championship, moving ahead of the Lakers to become the most successful team in the league’s history. The Celtics’ history is woven into the fabric of NBA history itself, with Championships, successes and failures, great players and coaches signposting each era of the NBA’s evolution. **Please … Read more
How does a player who spent 14 seasons in the NBA with only two all-star selections still end up in the Hall of Fame? He also missed 60% of his games due to injury. If you add up all the games he actually played, it only adds up to 5.5 years of basketball in a … Read more
I love the history of sports team nicknames. Today I am sharing some of the stories behind the nicknames of five NBA teams. Some of these stories are complicated as about half the league has had at least one relocation and/or name change. Other teams are very straightforward and simple. But we are going to … Read more
I love the history of sports team nicknames. Today I am sharing some of the stories behind the nicknames of five NBA teams. Some of these stories are complicated as about half the league has had at least one relocation and/or name change. Other teams are very straightforward and simple. But we are going to … Read more