Happy Basketball! The NBA has returned and as is a yearly tradition, we’ll look at how the 2021-22 NBA season will make history.
Jason and Rich dive into the 2021-22 NBA season and how it will make history including:
- Stephen Curry is on pace to become the NBA’s all-time leading 3-point shooter
- LeBron James‘ climb up the all-time ranks in several categories
- Dwight Howard vaulting up the total rebounds leaderboards
- The potential for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Curry to join an elite list of three-time MVPs
- Chris Paul‘s all-time assist and steals potential
- Kevin Durant getting to 25,000 points
- Rudy Gobert becoming a four-time Defensive Player of the Year
- Carmelo Anthony‘s quest to become a Top 10 all-time scorer
- and more!
We’ll also discuss the longest in-season holdouts in NBA history in relation to Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving including Rudy LaRusso, Earl Monroe, Bob Love, Chet Walker, Julius Erving, Marques Johnson, Paul Westphal, Danny Ferry, Jim Jackson and more!
We’ll also delve into some retired numbers news including the Memphis Grizzlies franchise finally retiring numbers (Zach Randolph and Tony Allen (well, maybe), a number unretirement for Detroit Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham, round number milestones for major statistical categories and the official game ball switch from Spalding to Wilson.
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