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Once Upon A Dribble is a podcast all about the history of the NBA, and how the modern game came to be.Join your hosts Josh Medeiros and Calvan Johnson as they take you on the NBA time machine to look back on the most noteworthy events in basketball history
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OUD Notebook #4: When does an NBA "Superteam" actually work? (opens the original)
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What actually makes an NBA “superteam” work?I go through decades of NBA history to find out, from Wilt, West and Baylor's Lakers to the '83 Sixers, Jordan's Bulls, the 2004 Lakers, Big Three Celtics, Heatles, KD Warriors and Brooklyn Nets.Along the way, Ichallenge what “superteam” even means. Does a team have to be assembled through blockbuster moves to qualify? How much do fit, sacrifice, hierarchy, health and timing matter? And why might the best superteams simply have more players who are ove
Episode #45: The Draft Bust Multiverse with KSL Sports Chandler Holt (opens the original)
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What if some of the NBA’s biggest draft busts actually worked out? Chandler Holt who covers the Utah Jazz on KSL Sports joins us to revisit the hype behind Olowokandi, Beasley, Fultz, Okafor, Thabeet and Pervis Ellison. We look at what scouts saw, what went wrong, and what their best-case careers could have looked like. (02:50) Michael Olowokandi (10:04) Jahlil Okafor (15:09) Hasheem Thabeet (21:38) Michael Beasley (31:02) Greg Oden (38:11) Mario Hezonja (46:17) Pervis Ellison (53:16) Anthony Be
Episode #44: Every NBA Franchise's "Mount Rushmore" - Western Conference - Part 2 (opens the original)
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The ultimate WESTERN Conference ballot is officially locked in for this final part of our 2 part series. In this episode, we go team-by-team through all 15 Western Conference franchises to carve their 4 ultimate icons into stone. We jump from icons like LA and Golden State to the conundrums of Memphis and Sacramento, we reveal our final choices and build the ultimate monument to Western Conference basketball history. Since this is part 2, we hop right into things. If you want a full introduction
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