Winners Only Podcast

As a rookie Drazen Petrovic was in the NBA Finals with the Portland Trailblazers but by the next season he found that coach Rick Adleman did not believe in his skills. He went to New Jersey and turned them into a playoff team. NBA champ Chucky Brown guest appears and shares his experience as a teammate with Drazen.

We talked about why the Cavs may have traded Ron Harper, Chucky's first two seasons in Cleveland and his 1995 championship run with Houston. This is our first interview for the podcast.

Here is the rookie card for Alvan Adams. He led the Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance back in 1976 in his first season in the league.

Billy Knight is one of the best players in Pacers history but few people outside of Indiana ever mention him. In this episode we review his career and give him his props.

Many of us remember Scott Wedman as Larry Bird's backup in the 1980s but twice upon a time he was an NBA All-Star with the Kansas City Kings.

Maurice Lucas helped lead Portland to the 1977 NBA championship. An underrated talent, we discuss his career and declare that he should be a Hall of Famer.

A talented but troubled performer, Marvin Barnes was everything that the NBA wanted to forget about the 1970s. Despite that he had some flashes of greatness during his ABA career which leaves fans wondering what could have been.

Jamaal Wilkes was a four-time NBA champ who won titles with the Warriors and Lakers.

Long before his daughter won Grammys and sold millions of records Ralph Simpson was an All-Star in Denver. Also find out what other celebs had dads who hooped in Denver.

World B. Free puts the Celtics out of the NBA Playoffs. He scored 27 points leading Philadelphia to a game seven win over the Celtics in 1977.

Before he changed his name to World B., Lloyd Free was a young guard who helped the 76ers get to the NBA Finals in 1977. After 3 seasons he was sent to San Diego for the pick that became Charles Barkley.

A look at the BIG basketball cards and how Artis Gilmore shined in both the ABA & NBA.

I didn't know Rick Barry played for the Rockets! We review the Hall of Famer's career. We also discuss the highly underrated Sam Lacey and the rebounding exploits of Kenny Carr.

A look at Jabaari Parker's dad Sonny. A glance at Dave Twardzik's championship run in Portland and the 1981 NBA Finals MVP & Celtics legend Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell is discussed on this episode.

Bob Gross led Portland to an NBA championship before fading into obscurity. Walter Davis had a long productive career as a scorer. Bill Cartwright was an All-Star with the Knicks before becoming an NBA champ with the Bulls.

Cleveland traded the pick that got LA James Worthy for Don Ford. Are you serious? Also we learn about the greatness of Marques Johnson & Bob McAdoo, two players that were robbed of their legacies by the injury bug.

A look at the underappreciated Dan Issel. Checking out Mitch Kupchak before his days as an exec and George Gervin's run as the NBA scoring leader.

WE GOT A LARRY BIRD ROOKIE! Also we look at "Downtown" Freddie Brown and Ron Brewer in this episode.

What if Michael Ray Richardson left drugs alone? Robert Parrish in his first year as a Celtic. Steve Mix from Toledo to NBA Finalist.

Ever heard of Winford Boynes? Alex English starts decade of dominance, Moses Malone is The Best Player Alive!