![]() Old NBA legends retiring, players getting greedy for more money, and injuries have caused some teams to lose their superstar players. When teams go through these issues it can cause them to rebuild their whole roster. Losing franchise or superstar players can be dealt with a number of ways. If you have more than one superstar, you can just deal with this issue and build around the superstar player you still have. Another way to deal with this problem is to rebuild your roster. You can do this by trading away some of your older players for fresh young talent and drafting up and coming players. The process of rebuilding can be long and risky. With the players you draft you have no idea how they may turn out. The best player of all time, Michael Jordan, wasn’t even drafted first. Jordan was actually drafted third overall. No one knew how he would turn out as a player. He could have had a career-ending injury like the second overall pick before him, Sam Bowie. With many teams in the rebuilding process, many young players have risen to superstardom very early in their careers. Since these players are still young and developing, they have more strengths and weaknesses than older, more experienced players. Kristaps Porzingis was drafted fourth in the 2015 NBA to the New York Knicks. Many Knicks fans were confused and angry with this pick because they had no idea who he was. Porzingis is from Latvia, and didn’t play basketball in the United States in college. Due to this no one had ever really seen him play. Early on in his first season Porzingis proved that he was a solid pick by the struggling New York Knicks. Strengths:
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In college Russell showed great potential with his crafty play on the basketball court. D’angelo’s first season was a bit shaky as he was getting used to the high level play of the NBA. His second season on the other hand has started off much better as he continues to lead the young Lakers team. Strengths:
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Mollie
12/7/2016 10:30:17 am
I really like how you formatted this blog. The first two paragraphs were really informative and helped introduce your blog. For people who do not know the NBA very well the paragraphs really help explain. I liked how the rest of the blog focused on a couple teams and what their strengths and weaknesses were. I would suggest bolding or italicizing some of the main ideas to help readers understand. Also do not forget to ask a question!
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McCall Phillips
12/8/2016 10:46:06 am
I really enjoyed reading this post, because it was very informative and interesting, I like how this was formatted; however, I recommend breaking the first paragraph into two or three smaller paragraphs so that it is easier to read. I like how parts of this are paragraph and others have lists. I agree with you that the rebuilding process is worth the risks. Great job!!
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