When many think of the last true “glory period” in Knicks history, the first two names that probably come to mind are Patrick Ewing and John Starks. Let’s not kid ourselves, though. At the start of the 2020s, Paul was the franchise leader in career assists, steals, assists per game, steals per game, offensive rating, offensive win shares, total win shares, win shares per 48 minutes, box plus/minus, offensive box plus/minus, defensive box plus/minus and VORP. Both guards have the ability to score on all three levels, inside, mid-range, and the three-point shot. His dunk over Horace Grant and Michael Jordan in 1993 would’ve been memorialized via a statue had the Knicks won a title. Green won’t ever go into the Hall of Fame. He has played a minimal role for the team since then however, making just 34 appearances for them this season, and sitting stuck behind the likes of Elfrid Payton and Frank Ntilikina on the depth chart.While Smith’s skillset is not particularly compatible with Tom Thibodeau, the new coach of the Knicks, Thibodeau has historically done well to get improved production out of the point guard position, as Berman notes. Meanwhile, teams like the New York Mets aggravate fans by saving the honor only for distinguished former players, managers and coaches, so much so that it often feels as if no non-Hall-of-Famer can reach that level. In a fair and just world, the Cleveland Cavaliers would hang Kevin Love’s jersey at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse before the club bowed to LeBron James yet again. We wouldn’t blame you for being legitimately surprised the Charlotte Hornets haven’t already honored Muggsy Bogues with a jersey retirement ceremony as of the posting of this piece. Glenn Robinson is as worthy a candidate as any not named Giannis Antetokounmpo, assuming the Greek Freak stays with the club through the 2020s. KG is a Hall of Fame lock for later this year. The one-time NBA champion and one-time NBA Finals MVP is the greatest player in franchise history, and there isn’t a close second. © Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images © Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Bucks had limited success during Robinson's time with the franchise, but that says more about the state of the organization than about any one player. Would you like to receive desktop browser notifications about breaking news and other major stories? © Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Au niveau défensif, Dennis Smith Jr s’est révélé être un joueur très actif en 1 contre 1. In May 2019, Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta was non-committal on retiring T-Mac’s jersey while speaking on ESPN.

His jersey belongs next to C-Webb’s. Now it’s up to Thibodeau — hopefully during OTAs for the “Delete 8’’ or individual workouts — to figure him out. It’s easy to argue the Detroit Pistons wouldn’t have mowed the Los Angeles Lakers down in the 2004 NBA Finals if the team wouldn’t have traded for Rasheed Wallace during the season. This is the least the Lakers could do for a club icon. Since the franchise has already retired Chris Webber’s jersey, Mike Bibby, the No. 42 QB in college football for 2020Coronavirus live updates: LA cracks down on 'nightclub' house; Las Vegas casinos could be inflaming COVID spread; Florida marks 10K deathsBurger King prints customers' orders on face masks so diners can avoid mask mumbling Biographie. “And Thibs reputation is being a straight shooter.”Smith’s jump shot was anything but straight last season, but three major interruptions damaged his third season and made the Kristaps Porzingis trade look even more brutal. Dennis Smith Jr. tourne à 14,6 points, 3,9 rebonds et 4,4 passes de moyenne pour ses premiers pas chez les pros. Kevin Knox’s low motor won’t sit well with Thibodeau. Russell played for the Jazz from 1993 through 2002, and he was a key figure for the Utah squads that fell to the Chicago Bulls in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals. Starks, the all-time franchise leader in three-point field goals, was the grit and heart and soul of the 1990s Knicks that took the Chicago Bulls to the breaking point.

Bogues never made an All-Star team during his career, but he currently remains first in franchise history in assists, steals and assists per game. So much about the Bulls since the collapse of Derrick Rose’s prime has been woeful. He still leads the Suns in defensive rebounds, win shares and VORP. Still, Stephen A. Smith: Damian Lillard is the best player in the NBA right nowStephen A. Smith: Damian Lillard is the best player in the NBA right nowBellator 244: Valentin Moldavsky Pre-fight InterviewLeBron recorded 24th playoff triple-double, trailing Magic’s 30LeBron recorded 24th playoff triple-double, trailing Magic’s 30Games at Neyland Stadium could be played before one-quarter capacityGames at Neyland Stadium could be played before one-quarter capacityXavier Tillman drafted in 1st round of Bleacher Report writer’s 2020 NBA mock draftXavier Tillman drafted in 1st round of Bleacher Report writer’s 2020 NBA mock draftAlabama games limited to 20% capacity, tailgating bannedAlabama games limited to 20% capacity, tailgating bannedBody cam footage of Raptors owner and Warriors security during 2019 FinalsPFF ranks Myles Brennan the No. Making matters even more precarious for the Lakers, they are facing, in the opinion of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, the NBA’s best player at present: Damian Lillard.

Your first thought could be that the Boston Celtics need to chill on jersey retirements for the foreseeable future, and, well, you wouldn’t be wrong. Per a vote hosted by the Deseret News in May 2018, fans chose Bryon Russell as the next player to have his jersey retired by the Utah Jazz. Kersey unexpectedly passed away in 2015 at the age of 52. Until the 2018-19 Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship, Vince Carter was the name most synonymous with the organization.

That’s why we put ‘Sheed atop the list. Thibodeau has been something of a point-guard whisperer dating to Derrick Rose, but is reluctant to evaluate a … En effet, il gobe en moyenne 4,5 rebonds par match, ce qui est plutôt correct pour un meneur d’aussi petite envergure (1m90).

It’s well deserved.