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Andre Iguodala, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Clippers, los angeles lakers, Michael Jordan, Utah Jazz
Fun Fact:
Almost everyone knows that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player to ever play the game, but what many people don’t know is that he was extremely superstitious. Throughout his entire career, he would wear his North Carolina (his Alma-mater) practice shorts under his NBA uniform for good luck. Before this, NBA players used to wear shorts that went down to their upper thighs, and as believed by many, Michael Jordan is one of the main reasons why NBA players nowadays wear shorts down to their knees. This way he could keep his superstition alive while effectively hiding his shorts.
Hello! I think it is about time I finish up my Offseason Grades for they have been going on for a very long time, but only because I have been doing each team extremely thoroughly. There will be two more blogs on the Offseason Grades: one will be this one, and I will finish them up in “Offseason Grades Part #8”. Unfortunately, in order to finish them, I am going to go through each team rather quickly, starting with my personal favorite, the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers: Offseason Grade: A
Acquired superstar Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, and many great roles players like Jodie Meeks and Antwan Jamison. But arguably the most pleasant surprise has been Earl Clark, who absolutely nobody (besides himself…maybe…actually probably not even himself) thought he would be putting up the numbers that he is and more importantly ACTUALLY STARTING on the Los Angeles LAKERS TEAM.
Los Angeles Clippers: Offseason Grade: A-
They acquired a plethora of great great role players, with players like Lamar Odom, Matt Barnes, and Jamal Crawford highlighting the class of role players who they acquired. But what is most scary, most of the players they got could easily be starters on many other teams, but the Clippers are so deep, that these players are just role players here. This just proves how good the clippers could potentially be.
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easily the dunk of the year
The Denver Nuggets: Offseason Grade: A+
Their grade is an A+ simply because they acquired all-around player, Andre Iguodala, who could easily be a prolific scorer if he wasn’t such an unselfish player; in addition, he is actually willing to waste a lot of energy on defense when most superstars won’t.
Dallas Mavericks: Offseason Grade: B
Acquired only decent players, with the exception of O.J. Mayo, who is a fantastic player and if it wasn’t for him their grade would be a C, because it seems that only reason the players were signed was only to fill up space. Whenever a team does this, you are asking for a disastrous season. Moreover, the Mavericks are sinking fast and they needed a couple of good acquisitions, which unfortunately they got none of.
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Dirk’s not the only one puzzled around here!
Utah Jazz: Offseason Grade: F*
The reason they received an F is because they actually made absolutely no significant offseason moves. The reason I put the ‘asterisk’ though is because they didn’t necessarily need to make any offseason moves, therefore their offseason may not have been too exciting but it wasn’t as bad as one may think.
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(Left) Jamaal Tinsley, (Center) Al Jefferson, (Right) Paul Milsap
I will be finishing my grades in “Offseason Grades Part #8.5”! So make sure to check back for that one!