Let us take a moment and give thanks that Otto Porter was not drafted first overall by the Cavaliers, as they considered. Of course, we know the story, Anthony Bennett ended up being the selection, and now he’s not in the league, while Porter ended up going third overall to the Wizards. Imagine the cries…
Read MoreMindaugas Kuzminskas 17 Points Full Highlights (1/18/2017)
Whoops, I totally forgot to write the description for this one. I’m sitting here, getting everything together for the next video, everything’s going great, and then I realize that there’s no words for the Mindaugas Kuzminskas vid! So that’s totally my bad. My bad, totally. One-hundred percent. Can’t blame this one on anyone but myself….
Read MoreIvina Zubac 11 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Ivina Zubac certainly seems to be a more competent and higher-upside center than a guy that most Lakers fans will remember not-too-fondly, Robert Sacre (or, as I like to call him, Robert Suckre). Sacre had the midrange jumper in his arsenal, but he didn’t have any reliable “moves” of any kind, and his status as…
Read MoreWill Barton 26 Points/8 Assists Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Nobody even realizes it, but Will Barton has transformed himself into a very good three point shooter in just two seasons. His first couple of years in the league, he couldn’t even muster 30% from the threezone, which is pretty much the unofficial demarcation line for whether or not you even get to shoot threes….
Read MoreNikola Jokic 29 Points/3 Blocks Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Bad news for Jokic fans: Magic Jokson only had one assist last night. Maybe he ate a bad cheeseburger before the game or something and it made him dizzy and sick. Or his coach is sabotaging him for some reason. Anyway, there’s also good news for Jokic fans: Hakeem Olajokon had three blocked shots, which…
Read MoreCaris LeVert 14 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Caris “Fat LeVer” LeVert has not had a very winning NBA career thus far. He’s played in 21 games, with a record of 3 wins and 18 losses. Ouch! If I was an NBA rookie and my career started off that badly, I’d look for some NCAA loophole so I could go play at some…
Read MoreFred VanVleet 10 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Cross another one off the list. I can rest easy knowing that if I died tomorrow, the DTB Highlights Archivium would contain within its storied walls a VHS tape showing Fred VanVleet scoring points in an NBA game. In case you’re wondering, yes, VHS is the preferred storage format of The Archivium. It was either…
Read MoreBrook Lopez 28 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
If there is such a thing as “vintage” Brook Lopez, this video represents it. But even if it does exist, there is unlikely to be a market for such things. Bropez is still definitely in the league and in his prime; there is no overwhelming nostalgia to see how he used to play the game….
Read MoreRobin Lopez 21 Points Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
Robin Lopez hasn’t gotten enough credit for solidly solid he has been the last couple years. He got some recognition in Portland for his solidity, but it was only a minor amount in comparison to how important he was for those playoff teams, and he definitely had serious solidness going on before then. Solidness is…
Read MoreRicky Rubio 21 Points/14 Assists Full Highlights (1/17/2017)
This vid has way too many free throws. That’s all there is to it. Just setting expectations here: Ricky Rubio’s 21 points were less about him and more about how Tony Parker couldn’t stop slapping his arms. He hit some regular in-game jumpers, but those are outnumbered greatly by standstill flat-footed jumpers from the free-throw…
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