Tall Boys
This 7-footer was an 11x All-Star out of Georgetown
Patrick Ewing
First overall pick played only four seasons in the NBA
Anthony Bennett
Shocked the 2004 Lakers superteam in fives games
Detroit Pistons
Introduced in 1954, this was meant to increase scoring and prevent stalling tactics
24-second shot clock
Only NBA city and team name that share no letters (20 seconds)
Utah Jazz
Zach Edey's maternal grandparents immigrated to Canada from this country
China
Second overall pick selected over Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, and Dwayne Wade
Darko Miličić
The Clippers lost to this team in double overtime, 176-175
Sacramento Kings
The “take foul” rule change in 2022 was designed to encourage this type of basketball play
Fast breaks / transition scoring
NBA team has never changed its logo
Chicago Bulls
Vlade Divac
Second overall pick whose career was cut short by a motorcycle accident
Jay Williams
The Clippers overcame a 31-point deficit in 2019 playoffs against this team
Golden State Warriors
The “rip-through move” was once an automatic shooting foul, but was reclassified as a non-shooting foul because of this player’s mastery of it
Kevin Durant
Holds 6 of the top 10 spots for best plus-minus in a season
Nikola Jokic
Boban Marjanović made his NBA debut on this team
San Antonio Spurs
First overall pick nicknamed "The Kandi Man" hailed from which country
Nigeria
Orchestrated the largest Finals comeback ever after trailing by 24 points
Boston Celtics (2008)
In 2004, the NBA banned “hand checking” after this Hall of Famer’s physical defense frustrated scorers for years
Gary Payton
Detroit Pistons vs Dallas Mavericks
Hometown of Demarcus Cousins
Mobile, Alabama
Second overall pick played for MEM, HOU, POR, and OKC
Hasheem Thabeet
In 2003, forced Game 7 after being down 0–3 to the Dallas Mavericks, ultimately losing the decisive Game 7
Portland Trail Blazers
This player had the most drawn fouls per game last season
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7.6)
Jalen Brunson (6.3)
Joel Embiid (6.2)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (6.1)
Nikola Jokic (5.9)
NBA players that have appeared on Hot Ones (name 5 of 10)
Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Durant, Jimmy Butler, Joel Embiid, Steph Curry, Jaylen Brown, Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony, Luka Dončić