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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 4h

Hollander POTD Rex Chapman. Kentucky SG was drafted 8th in 88 by CHA. He scored well but had low FG%. Shot selection got better when he went to WAS in 92. Peaked at 18.2 ppg in 93-94. Signed w/PHO in 96 & played well, including those crazy shots he hit in 97 playoffs.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 14h

Thomas was traded by NY in 05 & bounced around but finished up w/NY in 12-13 at age-40. Here he is talking about his final year in 12-13 training camp: www.espn.com/blog/new-yor...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 14h

Hollinger POTD Kurt Thomas. PF from TCU led NCAA in PPG/RPG. MIA drafted 10 in 95. After 1 good yr, broke ankle + traded to DAL. Missed 2 yrs, career looked over til NY signed in 99 + was solid thru 05 (11 ppg 8 rpg). Was steady vet for many teams til 2013. Known as "Crazy Eyes."

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 17h

From NBA List Jam, Wayne Embry gives his top 10 centers ever as of 2012: -Had Ewing only 10th -Shaq seems way too low at 8 -He goes Russ over Wilt as the top 2 -Based on the criteria that Embry values (big man as hub of offense) sounds like Jokic would rank pretty high

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 22h

Bonus Hollander POTD Truck Robinson. Tennessee St PF drafted by WAS but peaked in NO in 77-78 where he led NBA w/15.7 rpg +was all-star. Traded to PHO, where he remained good. In 82, PHO traded him to NY where he was only role player. Injured in 84-85+retired after 2 games.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hollander POTD Grant Hill. Duke star was drafted 3rd in 94 by DET. Immediate star who got tagged as anti-Gen X good guy (to his annoyance). Was HOF-level for DET (all-NBA 5x) before breaking ankle in 00 playoffs. Signed w/ORL but was never the same. Still, solid pro thru 2013.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From NBA List Jam, the players who kept Bill Fitch up at night: -Underrated: English & Toney -Oscar could play all 5 positions -Hondo was so active, at age 40, he played in a Celtic scrimmage & didn't break a sweat -"The only way to stop Bird was w/a gun" -Don't anger Wilt

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here are Robinson's stats v Ewing, Hakeem & Shaq from DRob's pre-Duncan years. DRob got the best of all of them with the very notable exception of the 95 playoffs...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

More from Elliott Kalb's "Who's Better, Who's Best?" a look at David Robinson v his rivals: -Vecsey: DRob over Ewing -Ryan: DRob wasn't a killer -Sean Elliott: DRob was a better athlete than Hakeem & DRob "used to eat Shaq up"

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD Greg Foster. UTEP F was drafted 35th in 90 by WAS. Bounced around as a deep bench role player from 90-95 before getting extended role w/UTA from 95-99 as nominal starter. Feisty hustler thru 03. Has coached after retirement.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In 81-82, Green's freshman year at Oregon St, the Beavers went 25-5 and made the NCAA regional finals before losing to Georgetown. Future NBAers besides Green were Charlie Sitton & Lester Conner.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hollander POTD AC Green. Oregon State PF was drafted 23rd in 85 by LAL. Hard worker got the starting job for Showtime LA and was even an All-Star (by popular vote). Set consecutive games played streak as well. Played w/PHO, DAL & MIA thru 01. In early years had glorious curls.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Chandler's youngest and oldest teammates: -On the 01-02 Bulls: Charles Oakley (12/18/63) -On the 18-19 Lakers: Isaac Bonga (18/99) (youngest on Chandler's final team the 19-20 Rockets: Isaiah Hartenstein (5/5/98))

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hollinger POTD Tyson Chandler. Dominguez HS phenom was drafted 2nd in 01 by CHI. Famously paired w/Eddy Curry as Baby Bulls. Struggled a bit early but, as this bio correctly predicts, became a defensive anchor for many good teams. Was 11-12 DPOY & 1x all-star in his 19 yr career.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A 1976 article about center battles and recalls the Awtrey punch on Kareem from Awtrey's perspective: from-way-downtown.com/2023/12/28/i...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

From Kareem's "Giant Steps," KAJ talks about his temper, the rough nature of the center position, the Kent Benson incident, as well as the one player that KAJ thought "took pleasure in viciousness."

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD Aaron Williams. Xavier PF was undrafted in 93. Played in CBA initially but had cameos w/UTA, MIL, DEN & VAN thru 97. Stuck as NBA backup after 97. Peaked at 10 ppg 7 rpg in 00-01 w/NJ. Very strong boarder & banger. Retired in 08 at age 36.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

William C Rhoden feature on McKie from the Temple years: www.nytimes.com/1993/12/27/s...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hollander POTD Aaron McKie. Temple SG was drafted 17th by POR in 94. Became starter after Drexler trade but sent to DET shortly after. Flipped to PHI in Stackhouse deal & became Larry Brown fave. Won 6MOY in 00-01 & peaked at 14.4 ppg in 01-02. Retired in 07 at age 34.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While Frazier and Reed deserve a lot of credit for winning Game 7 of the 69-70 Finals, Barnett had a very strong game too:

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

O'Brien POTD Dick Barnett. TN St G was drafted 5th by SYR in 59. After 2 yrs, played in ABL then sold to LAL where he was solid. Traded to NY in 65 & paired well w/Clyde. Per bio "would love to play Bobby Fischer in chess...I'd play him in chess if he'd play me 1 on 1." RIP.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

More from Kareem's "Giant Steps," his takes on Oscar (his GOAT) and Bellamy (funny guy):

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD Jerome Whitehead. Marquette C was drafted 19th in 78 by BUF. Struggled his rookie year but developed into a good defensive big. Peaked at 14 ppg 9 rpg for SD in 81-82. Had a solid 11 yr career mostly w/SD & GS. Died in 2012 RIP.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

3/3/88: The wives of Lister and Dale Ellis get into a fight outside a press conference. Would've been a big deal in the internet era: www.upi.com/Archives/198...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hollander POTD Alton Lister. Arizona State C was drafted 21st by MIL in 81. Was serviceable C mostly w/MIL. Peaked at 12 ppg 9 rpg w/SEA and others thru 98 (final year was 7 games w/POR which I don't recall in any way. Randomly got an MVP vote in 82-83.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

From Kareem's "Giant Steps," KAJ writes about his complicated relationship w/Wilt:

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hollinger POTD Dikembe Mutombo. Georgetown C was acquired by PHI to guard Shaq in the 01 Finals but job was impossible. Slowed down in 01-02 & struggled to cover BOS's stretch bigs in playoffs & looked done but actually lasted another 6 seasons as a good backup. RIP.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD Eric Piatkowski. The Polish Rifle was drafted 15th in 94 from Nebraska. Played 9 seasons w/LAC putting up 8.6 ppg & 40% from 3. After 2002, played w/HOU, CHI & PHI was bit player thru 08. Dad played in ABA & both were coached by Bill.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In September 82, Drew was traded to UTA w/Freeman Williams & "substantial" cash for the rights to Dominique Wilkins. Can you imagine Nique in Utah? Seems too odd to contemplate...

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hollander POTD John Drew. 25th pick by ATL in 74. Pure scorer. Topped 20 ppg 6x, 2x all-star. As for defense: "Hawks have a lot good defensive players but none of them has the initials JD." Traded to UTA in 82 but struggled w/drugs+ was banned in 85. Got life sorted out. RIP.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More from Elliott Kalb's 2004 "Who's Better, Who's Best," experts give their GOATs: -Ryan: Russ, then Magic & MJ -Heinsohn: Russ, Wilt, KAJ a distant 3rd -Harris: MJ, then Russ, Wilt -Guokas: Wilt has no peer -Thorn: MJ, Russ, Wilt -Loughery: Russ, MJ, Shaq -Vecsey: MJ, Russ, KAJ

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From 2/21/80, The Observer (ND student paper) writes about a young Paxson and compares him w/his pro brother Jim:

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD John Paxson. Notre Dame G was drafted 19th by SA in 83. After 3 meh seasons, he built a role as MJ's foil in the backcourt from 86-94. His clutch shooting sealed titles in Game 5 of the 91 Finals & Game 6 of the 93 Finals. Fans loved him as player, not as GM.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Who remembers Hawkins as a Hornet? Who remembers him going for 41 as a Hornet? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Tl...

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Hersey Hawkins Hornets 41pts 9rebs 5asts vs Warriors (1994)

YouTube video by Kent Blazemore

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hollander POTD Hersey Hawkins. Bradley star drafted 6th in 88 by PHI (via LAC). Good shooter. Averaged 19 ppg over 5 yrs & was all-star. Traded to CHA in 92 & became good complementary player there & SEA (12 ppg) but defended & really helped. Retired in 01 at age-34.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

From the 1992 Rotisserie Book, Jack McCallum covers Larry Bird while also drafting him in fantasy hoops. Some gems: -Bird: Lohaus doesn't play enough to get stats -Jack asks Bird why he isn't more shooting 3s -Bird asks if TOs count -Bird's day-to-day injury hurts Jack's squad

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

12/19/88: Bird is lost for the season and Jimmy Rodgers has to lean on youngsters Reggie Lewis and Lohaus....

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bonus Hollander POTD Brad Lohaus. Iowa C was drafted 45th by BOS in 87. After 2 yrs on bench, traded a bit before settling in MIL from 90-94, peaking at 9 ppg. Also played w/NY, MIA & SA thru 98 as vet bench dude. A proto stretch big who shot 3s.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our look at NBA players who had lifetime bans for substance abuse and their lives afterwards: hoopsanalyst.com?p=1914

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hollander POTD Mitchell Wiggins. Florida St G was drafted 23rd by CHI in 83. Talented scorer but let go by CHI after 1 yr (thx to MJ) to HOU. Was a good bench scorer before drug ban in 87. Returned in 89 + had his best year (15.5 ppg). Played abroad from 92 to 03. RIP.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

More from Elliott Kalb's 2004 , "Who's Better, Who's Best," experts pick between Frazier & Isiah: -Isiah: we were different but both savvy -Vecsey: "I can't choose. I love them both" -Loughery & Arcihbald: Clyde did more things -Guokas: Clyde was smooth & Isiah a bulldog

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