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Nicholas Claxton is a puzzle piece for the Bucks’…

April 28, 2022
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Fans love the lad. He’s really likable, and at least Nash doesn’t have to worry too much about the hole inside now. Nicholas Claxton, remember this young man, he is the puzzle piece of the Nets championship winning team. Standing at 2’12”, with 2’19” arms, excellent movement and running and jumping ability, he was born in 1999 and is only 22 years old. Compared to Aldridge, Griffin, and Millsap, he is clearly the most dynamic of the Nets inside, and I think he will take the starting spot in the long run behind the scenes, and is the guy who will be left on the floor by Nash to complement the Big Three in key minutes.

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He will be a championship puzzle for the Nets for 3 main reasons.

The shortcomings were not exposed in the small-ball era. Obviously, Clarkston’s disadvantage is that he doesn’t have the weight to defend heavy inside linebackers, but the small-ball era has given him the opportunity to do so, and now he rarely encounters such problems. There are only two guys in the league that I think can have great inside back skills along with strength, Jokic and Embiid. But those two guys are the ones that all teams can’t solve inside, not the Nets anymore. All teams can’t face these two one-on-one restrictions, since we can’t do anything about it, so forget it, we’re all the same. The company’s main goal is to provide the best possible solution to the problem. The other major opponents do not have such a lineman, the Warriors do not have such a person, the Sun’s Ayton almost rarely back-body single, but also temporarily do not have the ability, the Bucks Lopez is not back yet, in addition he is also mainly a battery role. So, in retrospect, Clarkston is a cover for this shortcoming of his in this era.

This point I think is his biggest value on the Nets – a defensive switch wizard. After seeing how Paul, Doncic, Curry, Morant and a host of other guards educate the opponent’s interior, you’ll know how important the ability to switch defenses inside is in this day and age. The regular season may be okay, but in the playoffs, if your team has a hole in the center switching defense, it will definitely be targeted infinitely. If the Bucks don’t have Clarkston, they are also going to be targeted, Aldridge, Griffin and Millsap are all huge holes in this problem, then you will say, I can’t use a small lineup, also OK, but the Bucks three bigs in addition to Durant, the other two are guards, also are not the defensive see. Theoretically the Nets are not very suitable for 5 small, he needs to have a can give Irving and Harden on the defensive end to fill the leak of such a lineman, fill the leak both to protect the frame, this is his role. The people who have watched the Clarkston game know that the average guard basically in a one-on-one situation generally can not get rid of him, either after the impact of the interior by his long arms and bouncing interference, or is the top of his shot was interfered with, so his role for the Nets is absolutely data can not be reflected. If you play in life yourself you can really appreciate how much you will love a player like Clarkston, who does not take possession of the ball, plays the game, can grab rebounds, can protect the rim, can inspire his teammates, anyway, I like him a lot.

Good compatibility with the Big Three. Currently Durant is not playing these games, Irving is not back yet, looking at Harden and Clarkston, how can you not think of Harden and Capela. Clarkston’s characteristics dictate that he can be very compatible with the Big Three’s style of play on the court. One is not to occupy the ball, the Big Three in Durant can always singles, Harden and Irving are guards, do not need others too much to occupy the ball; two is good athletic ability, the Big Three have good passing ability, Clarkston to do is to catch the ball directly face frame of the quick end, his athletic ability gives him a good finishing ability, if in the hand can go further on the better, in the free throw line he Needs to be more consistent performance; three is the aforementioned help on the defensive end to the Trojans.

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When the final deciding time of the crucial game comes, the Bucks should have the following 5 people on the court: Harden, Durant, Irving, Joe Harris (Mills), and Clarkston. As a 2nd round 31st rounder, it would really be the greatest honor to end the game with a lineup like this standing together at the end. To add to that, the combination of the other 4 guys in this lineup is arguably one of the most talented in the league, with Durant as a top prospect, Irving as a first rounder, Harden as a scout, and either Joe Harris or Mills as the top shooting guard in the league.

At 22 years old, he still has a lot of possibilities and still needs more progress. Go Nicholas Claxton.

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NBA top ten fancy jerseys (II)

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
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NBA teams tend to do a lot of innovation to improve their uniforms and some logos, with bright colors and personality full of patterns to attract the audience is also among a way, just like the Los Angeles Lakers purple and gold jerseys and the Boston Celtics classic green to become a unique landscape on their own field. In recent seasons, the league’s jerseys on a retro wind, a dazzling variety of retro jerseys, some of which can be said to be fancy full. The author took stock of the top ten NBA fancy jerseys in his mind for the benefit of readers.

Let’s continue to talk about these fancy NBA jerseys.

6. A touch of blue for the Cleveland Cavaliers

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Knight’s set of jerseys can not say fancy, but it is also a unique flavor, simple style, seemingly unpretentious, but people have a sense of refreshment.

7. Sacramento Kings gold jerseys

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In order to match the name of their team, the Kings launched an all-gold home uniform, but even at the peak of the King’s era where Webber and Peja were, they didn’t really dominate the league, being called the Queens by a group of people led by Shark O’Neal, and they’ve seen even less of when they had the King’s style since they left. This golden robe on them does have some ironic taste.

8. Chicago Bulls’ Taekwondo Jersey

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The red and blue color scheme, the three-dimensional Chicago logo, and the white belt at the seams of the jerseys make the Bulls’ uniforms look more like Taekwondo apparel, but they don’t show that tenacity on the court, and today’s Bulls are far from meeting people’s expectations.

9. Jurassic Park for the Toronto Raptors

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The Raptors have not been in the league for too long, and have been using their Jurassic Park dinosaurs as their team logo painted on the uniforms, blue with the ground plus the fierce Raptors logo, so people can’t help but feel awe, but the real fight is not such a thing, they are just a “soft bug”.

10. Charlotte Bobcats NASCAR jerseys

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As a new army in the NBA, the Charlotte Bobcats have only a short history of five years, and are still working on their first playoff game under Brown. Although the arena facilities are perfect, their jersey design is not at the forefront of the league. The gray tone with yellow matching edges and the various spots on the left and right sides that make people dizzy, no wonder even Nash couldn’t find the direction of the assist.

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NBA top ten fancy jerseys (I)

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022
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The Washington Wizards’ “Golden Jacket”

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As the capital of the United States of America’s NBA team, the Washington Wizards have not enjoyed the treatment of the capital team should have, of course, their strength and the capital of the United States of America’s status does not match. So they changed their jerseys to the “gold jerseys”, first from the jerseys to complete self-satisfaction, but this so-called gold jerseys and the Lakers purple and gold jerseys compared to simply the gap between the stalls and the world’s leading brands, on a word, vulgar!

2. All-Star speculation for the Philadelphia 76ers

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As a star generation of Philadelphians have always thought of their team is the All-Star team, so they added so many stars in the lower right corner of the jersey, to see the All-Star game? Then come to Philadelphia. Oh, fancy not a little.

3. The Denver Nuggets’ Ambition

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The color scheme of the dark blue background, coupled with the colorless rainbow of red, orange, yellow, green and blue, with the snowy mountains of the Denver Highlands in the middle, proves the Nuggets’ magnificent ambition to never give up. Just, isn’t it a little too fancy?

4. Detroit Pistons’ Fantasy Poetry

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The white background and green trim of the jersey makes the horse on fire in the Pistons’ logo look like a roasted water duck. The dark green side is like the water grass in the lake, reminding people of the good memories.

5. The sadness of the New Jersey Nets

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When the Nets first entered the league dressed in blue, and in the middle of a white with the bottom, the middle of the striking red Nets logo proves that at that time their brave invincible heart. Now the Nets are simply in a state of disarray, with no will to fight, and their former invincibility has long been left behind.

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The unknown story behind NBA jersey number (IV)

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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With the NBA league and the players union agreeing, the countdown to the 2019-2020 NBA season has begun, and 22 playoff teams (including confirmed and potential teams) will gather in Orlando, Florida, to make up for this belated feast for basketball fans around the world at Disney.

Because this special “conference” game is held in Orlando’s famous Disney World, so some fans had the brainstorm to use Disney World characters to redesign the overall style of each team’s team logo, but with Disney elements.

To put it naively: if these interesting team logos can appear on the team’s jerseys, it will certainly add some childlike interest to the NBA.

Today, I will take you to understand the story behind the NBA jerseys.

First, the development of NBA jerseys style

Solid color, slim fit, when the NBA league was established in 1946, the NBA jersey was born, initially, the most intuitive role of the jersey is to distinguish between the two teams confronting on the court, do not because of indistinguishable from the enemy and mistakenly injured friendly troops.

With the development of basketball, more elements were added to the jerseys – team names, team logos, team primary colors, player names and other information appeared on the jerseys one after another, and the monotonous jerseys gradually became three-dimensional.

From the fabric point of view, the initial NBA jerseys were wool knit sweatshirts on top and cotton shorts on the bottom. After years of development and improvement, NBA players began to order their own jerseys, the fit of the jerseys gradually became loose from slim, the fabric evolved from cotton fabric to mesh fabric, and everything developed in the direction of personalization, comfort and periodization.

Second, the brand history of NBA jerseys

From the 1970s, a brand named Sandknit began to participate in the design of NBA jerseys. This old American sports brand was not only the sponsor of NBA jerseys, but also the sponsor of NFL jerseys. But the brand’s jersey design has always been mainly traditional, the design style is simple, especially the jersey shorts, the design is both slim and short, can reflect the NBA players strong and powerful thighs. The brand’s jerseys still existed until the “Black and White” era in which Magic and Bird lived, and were written into the history of the NBA along with those ancient gods.

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In 1984, David Stern and Michael Jordan entered the NBA at the same time, two pioneers in different fields made indelible contributions to the development of the NBA, since then, NBA jerseys gradually became loose and sporty, players were no longer obsessed with tight and slim jerseys, but began to pursue the comfort of jerseys, gradually, more team elements were presented on NBA jerseys, the classic NBAlogo also began to appear on the shoulder straps of the jerseys.

Remember the Chinese player Wang Zhizhi who landed in the NBA in 2001? His Dallas Mavericks jersey number 16 was designed by Champion, an old American sports brand with a fashionable design style and concept, and the Raptors jersey worn by Vince Carter in his rookie season in 1998 and the Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe in the same year were both from this brand. The Raptors jersey worn by Vince Carter in his rookie season in 1998 and the Los Angeles Lakers jersey worn by Kobe in the same year are both from this brand.

After 1997, NBA jerseys entered the “three worlds” situation, in addition to Champion, there are Nike and Starter brand jerseys, three lords each occupy the jersey sponsorship of ten teams, forming a “tripod “In 1999, Puma, a famous sports brand, started to sponsor the jerseys of 10 teams.

In 1999, the famous sports brand Puma joined the NBA jersey camp, old fans will remember the “OK team” during the first triple crown, and the Lakers duel at the top of the West, the classic purple jersey is from Puma’s hands.

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From 2001 to 2006, Reebok, a sports brand gradually known to Chinese fans because of Allen Iverson, also entered the NBA jersey market, and the burgundy jersey of LeBron’s rookie season was Reebok’s masterpiece.

In 2006, the NBA ushered in a major change in jerseys, and the famous German sports brand Adidas unified the NBA’s “jersey lake” with an offer of $1 billion, and in the decade since then, Adidas designers have racked their brains to make NBA jerseys more modern, more comfortable, more beautiful and more diverse. So, lighter fabric jerseys, more regional characteristics or even national customs theme jerseys, more pioneering spirit of the short-sleeved jerseys and other new things gradually derived, for the NBA jerseys injected a vibrant life.

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From 2017 to the present, the unified sponsorship of NBA jerseys belongs to Nike. In the past few years, Nike has not only tried to put high-tech chips in the jerseys, but also invested a lot of energy in the cut of the jerseys, the layout and the design of the team logo, making NBA jerseys more fashionable and more in line with the aesthetics of young people.

Third, the version of today’s NBA jerseys

Before 2017, NBA jerseys maintained a fixed plate style for a long time – home version, away version, second away version and retro night, etc. Later, with the intensification of the NBA globalization process, sponsors also gradually launched a special version represented by “Chinese New Year Later, as the NBA globalization process intensified, sponsors also gradually introduced special versions of jerseys represented by “Chinese New Year”.

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After Nike became the sole sponsor of NBA jerseys, they broke the traditional distinction between home and away jerseys, and instead divided the jerseys into league, classic, theme and city editions. The jerseys are more diverse, brighter and more representative of the team.

Before Christmas 2018, Nike also launched a “bonus edition” jersey that only the team that made the playoffs in the previous season could have, which extended the concept of jerseys to the level of court competition.

Four, the level of today’s NBA jerseys

From the sales price, workmanship and fabric, NBA jerseys are mainly divided into two levels and six grades.

The two levels are entry level and game level, where entry level jerseys include Replica (REP), Swingman (SW), Authenic (AU) three levels, while game level jerseys include Team Issued (TI), Game Issued (GI), Game Used (GU) three levels.

The entry-level jersey Replica (REP), that is, the offset version of the jersey, as the name implies, the team logo, player names and numbers are printed on the jersey using rubber, and the offset version of the jersey is simplified in detail, so it is also the lowest price of all the grades.

The entry-level jersey Swingman (SW) is the fan version of the jersey. The jersey’s number, name and team name are all stitched with motor embroidery. Compared to the offset version, the jerseys of this grade have a more three-dimensional feel and are naturally priced higher than the offset version.

Authentic (AU) is a high-end version of the jersey for fans. The jersey of this grade is almost the same as the jersey worn by the players on the field, especially the embroidery is very elaborate, and different colors will be embroidered at different levels, which is very layered and three-dimensional.

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The three grades of Game Used jerseys are introduced together, they are the jerseys prepared by the team for the players, among which Team Issued (TI) and Game Issued (GI) can be categorized as game spare jerseys, which are generally hung in the team’s locker room, while the players actually wear Game Used (GU) jerseys in the game, which are generally marked with the year of the season, and naturally have the highest collection value.

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The unknown story behind NBA jersey number (III)

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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The NBA is a very popular sport, and the NBA is the top basketball league, in the hearts of every basketball fan, they all have a number hidden, that is their favorite star’s jersey number. These numbers just simply represent a number so simple? In fact, not, behind each star, the jersey number they choose is a story.

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The 2019 champion Raptors’ Siakam, who wears jersey number 43, is generally rarely seen in NBA games, and Siakam he wears number 43 in honor of his father who has gone and passed away. When Siakam’s father was 43 years old, a sudden car accident caused Siakam to become a child without a father. The death of Siakam’s father was a big blow to him, and Siakam grew up with his father training him to play basketball, and it can be said that Siakam now owes a lot of credit to his father for his achievements in the NBA.

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The story of Durant’s jersey number i Jerseys similar to Siakam’s, also to commemorate a loved one who has passed away, if Siakam’s story is very moving to us, then Durant is more of a teacher-student love, more than a father’s love of teacher-student love. We all know that Durant career pre are wearing the #35 NBA jersey, and the #35 is to commemorate their own initiation coach Craig, Craig coach died in an accident at the age of 35. In Durant’s basketball initiation, it is because of the careful coaching of Coach Craig, making Durant grow fast in basketball. And in life, Durant’s father abandoned him and his mother since childhood, lacking fatherly love since childhood, but also Craig coach, from childhood to Durant very concerned, to give fatherly love, so that Durant more happy growth.

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Kobe’s jersey number is very inspirational, although Kobe is now gone from us, but the spirit of Mamba will always live in our hearts. In the pre-Kobe athlete, his jersey number is 8, after Kobe changed to 24, he chose 24 for the reason that an attack time is 24 seconds, there are 24 hours a day, he does not want to waste every minute and second of every day. There are also reasons that the god of basketball Jordan is number 23, Kobe wants to surpass Jordan, so choose number 24, it must be said, Kobe in the jersey selection on behalf of the Mamba spirit of heritage.

And like James his career selected No. 6 and No. 23 jersey number is to commemorate his idol Jordan and Dr. J. Klay jersey selected No. 11 is to commemorate his draft position, the 11th overall pick. Curry is to learn from his father, Curry’s father was also an NBA player, also wears No. 30 jersey, Maddie’s jersey to choose No. 1 is to remind themselves to do what they have to do first.

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The unknown story behind NBA jersey number : the…

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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Dwyane Wade (#3)

When Wade helped the Heat win two straight titles with James and Bosh in 2013, he changed his Twitter name to “three”. Naturally, it meant he had already received three NBA championship rings by then.

But Wade’s jersey number (#3) means more than that, Wade is a very devout Christian and his jersey number represents the Trinity (a Christian theological term).

Russell Westbrook (#0)

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Although Willis and Arias wore the same number 0 and were both explosive point guards, they both had completely different personalities. Arias wears number 0 to counter the doubters, while Willis wears number 0 because he wants to start from 0

after entering the NBA.

Chris Paul (#3)

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Paul is one of the best point guards in NBA history, a true court commander. He chose to wear number 3 in honor of his father and brother and added their jersey numbers together (1+2), thus becoming CP3.

Cixi Ping (#37)

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Cuisinart is one of the most entertaining players in the league, and he even changed his name from Ron Artest at first to Cuisinart later. When he came to play in China, he changed his name to “Friend of the Panda”.

When Cixi Ping first joined the Lakers, he decided to wear number 37 in honor of pop king Michael Jackson, whose album “Thriller” was the number one seller for 37 weeks.

Damian Lillard (#0)

Lillard is a very loyal person who never forgets where he comes from and where he wants to stay throughout his career.

Lillard chose the number 0 in honor of his hometown of Oakland (initial O) and the state of Oregon (initial O), where the Blazers are based.

Dennis Rodman (#70)

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Rodman was always so different. When he first joined the Mavericks, he asked to wear No. 69, but then NBA president David Stern denied his request (to date, no NBA player has ever worn No. 69), so Rodman ended up choosing No. 70.

Michael Jordan (#23)

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Jordan completely changed the meaning of No. 23, and even soccer superstar David Beckham wore No. 23 after joining Real Madrid. As for the NBA, there are so many such examples, including LeBron James.

But Jordan chose to wear No. 23 in the first place as a tribute to his brother Larry, whose jersey number was 45, and who, as a child, always beat Jordan in basketball one-upmanship. At the time, Jordan thought he would be satisfied as long as he was half as good as Larry, so he chose number 23.

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The unknown story behind NBA jersey number : the…

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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Anthony Davis (#23)

Since entering the league as a first-round draft pick in 2012, Davis has become one of the most popular players among fans and he has become a superstar.

Considering he wears the number 23 jersey and is a Chicago native, many would assume he is paying homage to Michael Jordan, but in reality, Davis chose the number 23 because his favorite player is LeBron James.

Paul George (No. 13)

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George grew up as a Lakers fan, and his idol was Kobe Bryant. So after entering the league, George decided to wear number 24 and pay tribute to Kobe.

But after suffering a serious injury in the summer of 2014, George switched to No. 13 because he thought the nickname “PG-13” would be fun to wear and decided to give it a try.

Rajan Rondo (No.9)

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During his time with the Celtics, Rondo was arguably the top point guard in the league and became the best helper for the Green Army’s Big Three.

Before entering the NBA, Rondo had been wearing jersey number 4, but because the Celtics had retired too many jersey numbers, so when Rondo wished to have a single-digit number, the only options left for him were number 8 and number 9, so Rondo finally decided to choose number 9.

Kevin Garnett (#21)

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Garnett has changed numbers a few times in his long career, from No. 21 with the Timberwolves early in his career to No. 5 with the Celtics.

When the Celtics traded Garnett to the Bucks in the summer of 2013, he decided to wear No. 2 in order to pay tribute to his late former teammate Malik Sealy. Sealy wore No. 2 with the Timberwolves, but after attending one of Garnett’s birthday parties, he was killed in a car accident on his way home.

Dirk Nowitzki (#41)

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Dirk is one of the most successful international players in NBA history and sixth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. In fact, when Dirk first entered the league, not many people thought highly of him. That’s why his former teammate Robert Parker was reluctant to give up #14 to Dirk (Dirk still wears #14 when he plays in Germany). As a result, Dirk accepted that fact and then decided to turn #14 backwards into #41 and has been using it ever since.

Steve Nash (#10)

Nash is one of the greatest point guards in the history of the NBA. But when the Lakers acquired Nash in the summer of 2012, they couldn’t offer him the number 13 jersey because the number 13 Lakers jersey that belonged to Chamberlain had already been retired.

Since Nash is a huge soccer fan, he decided to pay tribute to some of the greatest soccer players of all time, such as: Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi, thus deciding to wear the number 10 jersey until he retired.

Gilbert Arias (#0)

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Arias was once one of the most individualistic players in the league. When he first came into the league, Arias was met with a lot of skepticism, such as people saying that his playing time in the NBA would be 0, including his college coach, and as a result, Arias chose to wear number 0 just to gamble. You have to admit, it was a smart move on his part.

Kevin Durant (#35)

Kevin Durant chose No. 35 to honor one of his AAU coaches and one of the most important mentors in his life, even playing the role of father – Coach Charles Craig, who was tragically murdered at the age of 35.

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NBA equipment managers and players have to tell the…

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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The equipment managers were literally the “nannies” of the team, and their relationship with the players was so close that the two sides created a lot of interesting tidbits together.

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After Jordan’s first comeback in 1995, since the Bulls had retired his No. 23 jersey, Jordan picked the No. 45 jersey to don. That season the Bulls reached the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Orlando Magic. In the first game between the two sides, Jordan was in bad shape, and Nick Anderson, the Magic player who was defending him, said after the game, “No. 45 NBA jersey Jordan is not as good as No. 23 Jordan, and there’s no way I could have gotten a steal from No. 23 Jordan.”

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The NBA has a rule that retired jerseys can’t be worn back on the court, and with sponsors having produced thousands of No. 45 Jordan jerseys, Jordan couldn’t have switched back to No. 23. But Bulls equipment manager Rigomanowski became a key player — he still had Jordan’s old No. 23 jersey. Without informing his sponsors, Rigomanowski had the audacity to suggest that Jordan switch back to No. 23. The Bulls lost to the Magic, who had O’Neal and “Penny” Hardaway that year, but in the following three seasons, Jordan led the Bulls to their second three-peat.

In addition to the Bulls’ Ragmanovsky, a wise manager who offers advice to the stars, there are team managers who even have the shooting skills of the team’s star.

Former Celtics star and 2010 All-Star three-point king Paul Pierce once revealed that he repeatedly lost to Celtics equipment manager John Connor in the team’s shooting drills.

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Who washes the jerseys after the NBA players play?…

April 26, 2022
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There are such a group of ordinary people in the NBA, although they do not have the talent to become NBA players, nor the ability to control the overall situation of the team’s general manager, but with the love of basketball, they put the seemingly monotonous and mundane work to the extreme, becoming a typical representative of the NBA’s high professionalism. They are Equipment Manager – equipment manager.

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What does an equipment manager do?

In fact, not only NBA teams have equipment managers (Equipment Manager), the four major professional leagues and college sports teams in North America are all missing this position, their responsibilities are basically the same, that is, is responsible for the management and maintenance of all the team’s game-related equipment, including players’ jerseys, shoes, socks, protective gear, towels, as well as the coaching staff and trainers’ necessary equipment. The equipment manager is the team’s steward.

No matter home or away, whether it’s a game or a training session, the equipment manager has to prepare in advance and do the aftercare. For example, before a game starts, the equipment manager needs to bring clean jerseys and shoes for the players, prepare special drinks and anything else that may be used; after the game, the equipment manager has to count all the equipment and wash and dry the jerseys, towels and pads that need to be washed.

The work does not sound complicated, but it is not easy to serve 15 professional players worth millions of dollars. Each NBA team has a very large warehouse in the gym where they store all the players’ equipment. The equipment manager must have a good understanding of the amount of equipment, where it is stored, how it is used and what the players like.

Shoes are a big issue for players’ foot health, and the equipment manager will have at least 12 pairs of shoes for each player, six light-colored home shoes and six dark-colored away shoes. Some players have their own sneaker sponsorship, and some players are unapologetic Sneakerheads who sometimes bring their own shoes and sometimes ask the equipment manager to prepare the shoes they want to wear in advance, so the equipment manager will need to prepare more shoes for these players.

Each team has several sets of NBA jerseys, and in addition to home and away games, there are special jerseys for the team to wear on special days. Some teams’ equipment managers are responsible for arranging the special jersey wearing schedule.

During the game, some players like to change shoes when the wind is not good, so the equipment manager needs to prepare more pairs of shoes for such players. In the heat of the game, players’ jerseys may get bloodied or torn, which requires the equipment manager to prepare several replacement jerseys. The new NBA Nike jerseys have been torn several times this season during games, but the players have always been able to get back on the court with a good jersey right away, thanks to the equipment manager.

Away games are a bit trickier because the equipment manager is responsible for packing the entire team’s gear — which means dozens and hundreds of bags, getting them safely from the practice facility to the airport, and then bringing them from the airport into the away arena, piece by piece. The Toronto Raptors have taken the burden off their equipment manager by renting a private storage room at Toronto Pearson International Airport to store the team’s equipment, making the trip from team headquarters to the airport much easier for the equipment manager.

While the players go home or back to their hotels after taking a shower and being interviewed after the game, the equipment manager is still early from work. Players’ jerseys, socks and shoes have to be washed, and it’s a good thing each team is equipped with a commercial super-powered washer and dryer. If you are going to an away game, the equipment manager has to send a text message to the opposing team’s equipment manager in advance to borrow the visiting team’s washing machine so that the other team can make arrangements. The equipment managers of each team often need to communicate and cooperate, they set up their own association organization NBAEMA (NBA Equipment Manager Association, NBA Equipment Manager Alliance), in order to exchange information and help each other.

In addition, equipment managers are also responsible for communicating and coordinating with league sponsors, players’ personal sponsors, contacting away hotels and training venues, they are not just simple logistics staff. Some players even ask the equipment managers to help them buy snacks, buy daily necessities, pick up and drop off their children and other extra chores, but this is also because the equipment managers and players are very familiar with the relationship, and these jobs will not be for nothing, players will not only give the equipment managers some money from time to time, and sometimes will give their own jerseys and shoes.

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The Meaning of NBA Stars Jersey Number （II）

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022
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Each NBA player has his own jersey number, and some have more than one, so today we’ll talk about the story behind the NBA star’s jersey number. Let’s continue to talk about these jerseys.

#10 Rodman Pistons Jersey

Rodman wore No. 10 during his time with the Pistons: he had a mother, with a 1 on the left, and he had no father, with a 0 on the right, which combined to make a “10”.

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Bulls No. 10 jersey belongs to the retired Bob Love, Rodman can only re-elect, 9 + 1 = 10, so he wears No. 91 jersey.

The story of “Hero No. 0” has inspired many people.

Arias was drafted 30th overall in 2001, the first pick of the year was Kwame Brown. From the “0” who couldn’t do anything at the end of the bench and was useless, to the “Agent 0” who scored 60 points against Kobe, Arias made fans around the world remember him and his number 0.

Curry chose the No. 30 jersey as a complete tribute to his father, Dell Curry, the son of his father. Dale Curry wore number 30 for his sixteen-year career, starting with the 86-87 season when he entered the league. Stephen Curry should also wear the number 30 a number until retirement.

Durant wears number 35 in honor of his initiation coach Charles Gregg, who not only taught him how to play, but also took care of his best friend everywhere in life.

But Charles Gregg was shot and killed in 2005 at the age of 35. In honor of Greg, who was also a mentor and friend, Durant wore jersey number 35.

#7 Durant Nets Jersey

No. 7 is Durant’s jersey number in the Brooklyn Nets. No. 35 accompanied him through three periods of the Supersonics, Thunder and Warriors, witnessing his two FMVPs, four scoring titles and an MVP, as well as a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Finals. Durant chose to change his number because he wanted to start over, and 7 is a number that represents completeness.