IN HIS ROLE as the executive director of USA Basketball, it's not often Grant Hill has a hard time contacting players he's considering for the team. "I couldn't get ahold of Ant," Hill told ESPN of the then-21-year-old who has taken the league by storm.
Plenty of interesting stories have come from the NBA playoffs so far, starting with Nikola Jokic driving the Denver Nuggets' chase for consecutive championships after receiving a third career MVP in the regular season. On full display has been the grit and grind from Luka Doncic to put the Dallas Mavericks on a back that is supported by two bad knees.
It's easy to forget now, with Kevin Garnett long-retired from the NBA and enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, but the narrative from the early stage of his career was defined in part by playoff disappointment and a narrative that he disappeared in the biggest moments. KG's Wolves lost seven consecutive first-round series between 1997 and 2003.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
9 | SG | |
1 | SF | |
0 | SG | |
10 | PG | |
5 | SG | |
55 | PF | |
27 | C | |
3 | PF | |
6 | PG | |
33 | SF | |
8 | SF | |
7 | SG | |
23 | PG | |
12 | PG | |
11 | C | |
32 | C | |
24 | SF |