Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!

[Everything Beagle]

Saw yesterday that LeBron has played with or against 38% of ALL PLAYERS who have ever been in the league!

LeBron's an interesting case because in the 2000s, we saw the rosters expand from 12 to 15, so (by facing their teams; I doubt they did any on-court/off-court tracking) he's faced 25% more players per year than Kareem did.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

LeBron's an interesting case because in the 2000s, we saw the rosters expand from 12 to 15, so (by facing their teams; I doubt they did any on-court/off-court tracking) he's faced 25% more players per year than Kareem did.

Many of those he “faced” were sitting on a bench.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Many of those he “faced” were sitting on a bench.

Oh certainly. I don’t care about that number much at all. But it is neat to see the continuity over just five players (it was the fewest I could get to go that far back without major gaps)

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SheedSoNasty]

You only need five players to cover the entire span of the NBA (1949-50 Season through 2024-25 Season):

Vern Mikkelson, played 1949-1959 (10 seasons)
Dave Gambee, played 1958-1970 (12 seasons)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, played 1969-1989 (20 seasons)
Avery Johnson played 1988-2004 (16 seasons)
LeBron James, played 2003-present (22 seasons)

These five players played against every player ever to play in the NBA.

Now do it with players that were teammates. Who’s the oldest vet LeBron played with in his first few years?

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Now do it with players that were teammates. Who’s the oldest vet LeBron played with in his first few years?

looks like Scott Williams was a 14 year vet teammate during LeBron’s second season in Cleveland.

 

[Everything Beagle]

looks like Scott Williams was a 14 year vet teammate during LeBron’s second season in Cleveland.

Yeah I’m not in a position to do that search but I’d love to see how many it takes to go all the way back with teammates

 

[Everything Beagle]

I wanna see Scoot master these

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I just did it in 6 between teammates:

Slater Martin (1949 - 1960) played with Bob Ferry (1959 - 1969) in Saint Louis who played with Earl Monroe (1967 -1980) in New York who played with Bill Cartwright (1979 -1995) in New York who played with Scott Williams (1990 to 2005) in Chicago who played with LeBron James in Cleveland (2004 - Present).

 

[RR7]

looks like Scott Williams was a 14 year vet teammate during LeBron’s second season in Cleveland.

Got it to 6.
Slater Martin, 1949-60
Bob Ferry 1959-69
Earl Monroe 1967-79
Bill Cartwright 1979-95
Scott Williams 1990-05
Lebron James 2003-present

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Got it to 6.
Slater Martin, 1949-60
Bob Ferry 1959-69
Earl Monroe 1967-79
Bill Cartwright 1979-95
Scott Williams 1990-05
Lebron James 2003-present

Looks like we got the same answer but yours is easier to read.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Looks like we got the same answer but yours is easier to read.

Nice work to both of you. That lineage is a specific kind of amazing.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It would be better if he were in a Blazer uniform.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Thoughts?

I want to see Andre Miller shove Griffin again.

 

[BigGameDamian]

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[SlyPokerDog]

What an absolutely stupid reason to stab someone.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Good times

https://youtube.com/shorts/a1_plJbRncA?si=WiR4m8fWfQ1CHHWt

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Kids are a great reason to retire. I wonder if his numbers and steep decline in athleticism had anything to do with it.

 

[Everything Beagle]

What’s CJ McCollum doing in this pic?!

 

[PDXFonz]

What’s CJ McCollum doing in this pic?!
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[inconceivable]

Shawn Kemp sentenced tor Tacoma mall shooting

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Shawn Kemp sentenced tor Tacoma mall shooting

Sentence? Link?

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[tlongII]

Sentence? Link?

It was on the news on TV. Just probation and community service.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It was on the news on TV. Just probation and community service.

Community service is good, his work with unwed mothers is legendary.

 

[twobullz]

It was on the news on TV. Just probation and community service.

I think he got 30 days of house arrest also didn't he?