Jeff Teague is back to where it all started: Atlanta, the place where he was voted an All-Star that one year because the Hawks were winning so many god-damn games and then they got swept by LeBron anyway. Am I remembering that right? Maybe they took one game off LeBron, but I don’t think so….
Read MoreMonth: February 2020
Brad Wanamaker 16 Points/5 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Two straight games of 5-for-9 from the field for Brad Wanamaker. The only reason this one had one more point than the last one is because he made all four of his free throws instead of missing one. I have been informed that he has the reputation of being the best free-throw shooter on the…
Read MoreChristian Wood 17 Points/4 Dunks Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Andre Drummond has been implicated in trade rumors for a while now. The frenzied whispering between GM’s has heightened in volume to be more of like a loud conversation: “Hey we want Andre Drummond! Take our [garbage player] and our [large asset bundle] and you won’t have to worry about dealing with him in free…
Read MoreDamion Lee 19 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
It seems like every halfway-decent Warriors player is on the trading block except for Damion Lee (and Draymond Green too, because no team would risk trading for him unless they have a collection of All-Stars ready to buoy him). If you’re a productive player on the Warriors, chances are that you’re going to get traded…
Read MoreLarry Nance Jr. 18 Points/5 Dunks/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
The Cavaliers aren’t exactly a free-agent destination right now. Similarly, any player who finds out they’re getting traded there is probably rolling their eyes. Who would want to play with a motley crew of role players (Larry Nance, Tristan Thompson, Cedi Osman), plus one world-class chucker (Colin Sexton) plus one discontented former star (Kevin Love)?…
Read MoreKelly Oubre 21 Points Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Kelly Oubre is one of the highest-scoring players remaining on my channel with his 18.5 PPG per game. My official drop-dead cutoff for DTB eligibility is 20 PPG per game, so Oubre’s not quite there yet, but I’ve kicked out a bunch of players who are objectively worse scorers than he is, so I’m not…
Read MoreCody Martin 13 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Cody Martin is playing a role for the Hornets. Not a very big role, and sometimes he doesn’t get to play at all, but he often gets 20-ish minutes to go out there and do whatever it is that he does. Defense? Probably. Scoring? Eh. 13 points being a season-high in 36 games played tells…
Read MoreBam Adebayo 18 Points/11 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Bam Adebayo did it. He was selected to the All-Star game, and even if he gets catastrophically injured between now and the All-Star break (by the way, I am not superstitious at all and you shouldn’t be either) and doesn’t actually play in the game, that selection will always be there adorning his career. “Bam…
Read MoreGlenn Robinson III 22 Points/7 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
Just like Alec Burks had a showcase game by scoring thirty points against a non-defense-playing ‘Zards squad, Glenn Robinson III (GRIII [“greeeeeee”]) also had a showcase game against that same ‘Zards squad, dropping 22 points and 7 assists. All around the league, GM’s are refreshing the DownToBuck YouTube channel so they can see the highlights…
Read MoreDennis Smith Jr. 15 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (2/3/2020)
This is just the second “good” game from Dennis Smith Jr. this season, and that’s with my bar for a “good” game adjusted to be much lower for him that it is for many other young players of his pedigree. Maybe we’ll look back on this game as the beginning of DSJ’s redemption tour, or…
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