So apart from the NBA Draft and the U.S. basketball team has actually been some developments in the NBA during the summer and lately.Item I: Toni Kukoc withdraw Many people have not heard of Toni Kukoc, but back in the day he was seen? a very highly prized. More recently it has seen action with the Milwaukee Bucks He has said that unless the Bucks or Chicago Bulls is shown that the most likely retire. Originally, when drafted by the Chicago Bulls 6.11 Croat was once seen as "European Magic Johnson." His career never panned out taking into account high expectations had been. Kukoc had a hard time with the transit of U.S. basketball after playing in Europe for so long. But it was still a more productive bench player in particular with the Chicago Bulls, where he was sixth man of the Year award and three championships and spent most of his career. He had his best season in 2000-01 with the Atlanta Hawks, averaging 19 points 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Theme II: Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees Admitted NBA three players in the Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA this summer. In front of the class was Charles Barkley. Apart from his antics off the court, "Sir Charles" was worthy of induction. It was an eleven time All Star and MVP award winner in 1993. What made Barkley single was his ability to rebound the ball as well (an average of 11.7 in the regular season and 12.9 in the playoffs), despite being only 6-4. The other two players selected were Joe Dumars and Dominique Wilkins. Dumars (now with the Detroit Pistons Front Office), 6-4 shooting guard, had all six Star appearances during his career under his belt, and a Finals MVP in 1989. Dominique also known as the "Human Highlight Reel" was written in 1982 and spent most of his career with the Atlanta Hawks. 6.9 hereafter was known for his incredible and kill º was the winner of two of the Slam Dunk Contest. Averaged over 30 points per game two seasons in mid-1980. Theme III: TV ScheduleThe NBA season tips off on Halloween night with visiting Bulls Miami Heat and will be covered by TNT. Cleveland, Miami, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix have the largest national show (ABC, E-SPAN, and TNT) with networks covering 24 games while Dallas and Detroit are second and third places with 19 and 15 place settings at national level. NBA TV will offer 96 games this season after a doubleheader against Washington Boston 4 November, followed by Phoenix and the Clippers in Los Angeles. Theme IV: Playoff Format TweakedThe most important news of the league season was approved new rules for the current NBA playoff system. The top four seeds in each conference will continue giving the division winners and the team with the record of the regular season next best However, the classification of seeds will be determined by regular season record. This was done to prevent teams with the two best records in the regular season on a lecture given meaning in the second round instead of the end of the conference. Many seasons of a division not dominate in the playoffs and championship caliber teams. This was done primarily to help even out.
