The Top 5 Small Forwards in NBA History
Recently, we examined the best power forwards ever to play NBA basketball. Today, the TickPick Blog is shifting its focus to the wing with our list of the top five small forwards in league history. Needless to say, there is nothing “small” about any of them, as the hoops legends that populate this list are …
Top 5 Teammates of LeBron James 12 Year NBA Career
Tonight LeBron James embarks on his 5th consecutive NBA Finals appearance and once again he’ll need to be Superman in order to will his team to victory (want to go to the game? Find tickets here). Sure LeBron James is the greatest basketball player on the planet, but like his experience early in his career with the …
Throwback Thursday - Warriors Star Klay Thompson Scores 37 In One Quarter
The time has come. After a grueling 82-game season and three rounds of the battle that is playoff basketball, the NBA Finals are finally set to tip off tonight. For the Golden State Warriors, it marks their return to the championship round for the first time since, well, I’ve been alive. Fortunately,†Stephen Curry and his …
Stephen Curry is the NBA MVP, But Daughter Riley Steals the Show
After years of futility, both the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have finally cracked the code. The king himself, LeBron James and NBA MVP Stephen Curry have led their respective squads to the NBA Finals. Despite the superstar efforts of Steph and LeBron to help their teams overcome a variety of injuries and …
The Top 5 NBA Draft Sleepers of 2015
Let’s face it—the NBA Draft (tickets) is a total crapshoot. While can’t-miss prospects like John Wall, LeBron James and Tim Duncan come around every so often, for the most part, the teams that can find the diamonds in the rough are the ones that have success. When they were drafted in the late lottery, no …
Is Lebron James Better than Michael Jordan? Laimbeer Sounds Off . . .
A big part of being a sports fan is the inevitable debate, the water cooler throwdowns that take place with other fans. Chief among these back and forth discourses is one, simple question—who’s the best to ever play the game? If you’re an NBA guy or gal, this query usually elicits a similar list of …
The Top 5 Most Epic DeAndre Jordan Dunks
With reports surfacing this week that Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan may have a less than warm relationship with the team’s star point guard Chris Paul, speculation of the big man’s potential exodus via free agency this summer is running rampant. If the Clippers were to lose Jordan’s presence in the middle, the effects …
Stephen Curry Clinches the Series in Memphis
Stephen Curry, the 2014-15 NBA MVP and gunner-in-chief for the Golden State Warriors has often been credited as having “range for days” on his jump shot. In Friday night’s series clincher over the Memphis Grizzlies, the guard showed as much in the literal sense. With time expiring in the third quarter, Andre Iguodala made a …
Derrick Rose, Paul Pierce Turn Back the Clock with Buzzer Beaters
It’s been a crazy week in the NBA Playoffs. From road underdogs stealing victories from the hometown favorites to the return of LeBron James’ headband and a masked Mike Conley, it was a week full of surprises. In recent days, it’s been a couple of former All-Stars recapturing some of their past glory with buzzer-beating …
LeBron’s Headband, Conley’s Mask Turn Tide in Second Round
Following the opening game of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ second round series with the Chicago Bulls, LeBron James and company were in a bad way. Forced to face a motivated Bulls team led by the NBA’s 2014-15 Most Improved Player, Jimmy Butler, without the services of star forward Kevin Love, the King was made to stomach …
The Top 5 Heroic Performances by 2015 MVP Stephen Curry
A list of the 5 most heroic performances by Stephen Curry isn’t exactly easy to create. How do you just pick 5? To win the award, Curry had to beat out the Houston Rockets’ James Harden for the award, and some people still doubt the decision. The media was buzzing with speculation up until the …
The Top 5 NBA Phenoms You MUST See In Person
The NBA is a league of stars. From newly-crowned MVP Stephen Curry to old standbys like LeBron James and Kevin Durant, it’s the elite players in the league that make it arguably the most popular sports organization in the world. While it’s players of this ilk that prompt hoops fans to trade the comfort of …
The Greatest Trick Shot of the Year Has Already Happened
The group responsible had this to say about their epic triumph: “In the midst of Juno, a group of foolish teenagers attempted a feat of athletic prowess never before seen by man. This is all that remains of their footage.” What is there not to love about this trick shot? It’s got snow, like a …
Zach LaVine is the new Michel Jordan, effective immediately.
Remember Space Jam? Watch Zach LaVine bring it all back with this amazing, Michael Jordan inspired, through-the-legs-reverse dunk from the 2015 Slam Dunk Contest. If you look closely, you can see that LaVine is wearing Michael Jordan’s jersey from Space Jam. Obviously, LaVine won the contest hands down, and went on to say that he …