Chet Holmgren is a 7-foot shot blocker who does everything on offense, and he’s racing Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama for the 2024 Rookie of the year. This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores how the Thunder rookie big man…
Victor Wembanyama’s 8-foot wingspan is redefining the dimensions of basketball. This detailed film breakdown & scouting report explores how the Spurs rookie phenom is using length to dominate on defense and add value on offense. Support at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thinkingbasketball Book:…
Mike De La Rosa looks at OKC’s unique and creative steps to take the pick-and-roll game into the future, from inverting screens, to changing angles, adding speed, and playing with the positioning of big men and guards. Support at Patreon:…
How good was Manu Ginobili? Would he have been seen as a superstar if he played on another team? Why did he come off the bench and play fewer minutes? And was he actually the most valuable Spurs during his…
How good was Nowitzki?! Was he the best shooting big man in NBA history? How did he grow and evolve over his career? And without great passing, how big of an impact was he able to have on his team’s…
How good was Steve Nash at his best? Can the best offensive player in the league really average just 16 points a game? What changed in 2005 to win MVP, and and why didn’t he have more success in Dallas…
How good was Allen Iverson? Do analytics really “hate” him? What were his strengths and weaknesses as a player? And how much did his “inefficient” volume scoring actually help those 76ers teams? This episode is part of the the second…
How good was Reggie Miller? Was he a weaker version of Klay Thompson or Ray Allen? Or was he actually one of the best playoff scorers of the era who was never properly understood when he played in the 1990s?…
Was Wilt Chamberlain really at his best when he scored 50 points per game? Was his scoring ever “damaging?” Why did he change his style so much over the course of career? And in which of his many great seasons…
In this segment from the Thinking Basketball podcast, Mike D’Antoni explains the origins of Phoenix’s Seven Seconds or Less offense that revolutionized the league, the idea of multiple “point guards” on the court, and the tradeoff of playing Amar’e Stoudemire…