Jason Kidd's career started with two other promising teammates and ended with all three of them leaving the Dallas Mavericks very early. Why didn't it work? Do we blame Toni Braxton? Let's go back in time and check out the start of a Hall of Fame career.
Before he became an NBA champ with the Celtics and Heat, Ray Allen was an important young talent with the Milwaukee Bucks who came one game shy of making it to the NBA Finals.
Mitch Richmond is arguably the most underrated star of the 1990s. Here is a look at his immediate impact and some of the biggest games of his Rookie of the Year season in 1988-89.
A look at the rookie season and career of the talented but seemingly troubled Isaiah Rider. One of the biggest "what could've been" stories in NBA history. At his best he was an elite scorer, at his worst ... well we just don't quite know, but we know it should've ended better than it did for him in the NBA.
How we remember Reggie Miller and what actually happened over his career can look differently. Here's a look at one of the NBA's most charismatic and unique stars.
The Timberwolves took a risk when they drafted a skinny but talented high school kid and chose to make him a star by his second season. The accomplished Christian Laettner and talented Isaiah Rider were shipped away and Kevin Garnett was expected to lift Minnesota from losing to contention.
Shawn Kemp was one of the most entertaining players of the 1990s but his rookie season was one where he had to develope. This episode looks at Shawn Kemp and his rookie season with the Seattle Supersonics.
Rasheed Wallace made a name for himself as an All-Star for the Portland Trailblazers and Detroit Pistons. Many people forget that his career began with the Washington Bullets where he teamed up with Chris Webber for one season.
Once upon a time Tim Duncan was a young NBA rookie. We go back and review his rookie season.
After a two-year wait David Robinson debuted in the NBA and started his Hall-of-Fame career with San Antonio.
Chris Webber was a franchise changer. In this episode we talk about his rookie season in Golden State during the 1993-94 season and how he impacted the game and culture of basketball.
Dikembe Mutombo began his Hall of Fame career in the NBA in 1991 with the Denver Nuggets where he became an All-Star as a rookie. Here's a little insight on how thinga began with one of the best defensive players in NBA history.
Larry Johnson was one of the most charismatic and exciting young players of the early 1990s. Check out this review of his rookie season with the Charlotte Hornets.
Tom Chambers could dunk from the three-point line on the Sega Genesis classic Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs video game. We also look at his 89-90 season where as an All-Star with the Phoenix Suns he scored 60 points in a game.
After relocating from Seattle, Oklahoma City and rookie Russell Westbrook began their NBA journeys.
Believe it or not there was a serious debate from 1985-88 if Dominique Wilkins was better than Michael Jordan. Here about Dominique's biggest season and playoff run where he took on Larry Bird and the mighty Boston Celtics.
Before Michael Jordan, Dr. J was the player everybody wanted to be like. Here is a look at his 1980-81 season.
A look at the start of the career of the NBA's second all-time leading scorer.
Karl Malone went from being a mid first round draft pick to the second leading scorer in NBA history.
Ralph Sampson should've been the player of the 1980s but injuries toppled the game's top giant!