Forgotten Seasons

D-Will joins the show to talk about his breakout second season in Utah. After a rookie campaign in which he got spotty minutes, D-Will comes out strong in year #2, putting up 16ppg and 9apg. He became the first second year player since Jason Kidd to put up 16/9 a game. Surrounding Williams were a pair of All-Star big men in Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur, and rounding out the rotation were Andrei Kirilenko and Derek Fisher.

Utah won 51 games and finished with the #3 offense in the league. In the playoffs, they defeated T-Mac and Yao's Rockets squad in a seven-game First Round series. Then, they took care of the We Believe Warriors in Round 2 but fell to the eventual champion Spurs in the WCF. This was the first of four consecutive postseason trips for D-Will's Jazz teams.

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Daniel "Booby" Gibson joins the show to relive the 2007 Eastern Conference Champion Cavs' season. The main storyline of the Cavs season is the 22-year-old phenom LeBron James. He has the defining moment of his career to this point, scoring the last 25 points for the Cavs in Game 5 of the East Finals vs Detroit. But, what people forget, is that in the following game, it was Booby who stole the show to close out the Pistons, pouring in 31 points and finishing 5/5 from deep.

Surrounding Booby and LeBron was Larry Hughes, Big Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varajao, Drew Gooden and Eric Snow. Cleveland finished with 50 wins, 2 seed in the East and the #4 defense in the league. Booby counters the opinion that East was weak, explains why Tony Parker was his "welcome to the NBA" matchup, talks through why the Cavs couldn't get back to The Finals, and more.

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K-Mart joins the show to dive deep into a historic 2002 Nets season. New Jersey lands Jason Kidd for Stephon Marbury in July of 2001, a move that proved to be one of the best trades of the decade. With Kidd at the helm, the Nets finished as the #1 seed in the East and also boasted the league's best defense. Outside of Kidd and K-Mart, the Nets rotation featured Kerry Kittles, Keith Van Horn and a rookie Richard Jefferson.

Heading into the season, New Jersey was dubbed as a fringe playoff team. Squads like Milwaukee (Ray Allen + Glenn Robinson), Philly (defending EC Champs w/ Allen Iverson) and Orlando (T-Mac and Grant Hill) were all pinned as safer bets as New Jersey. Ultimately, the Nets' stout defense and run n' gun offense led them to the top of the Eastern Conference. In the postseason, they beat #8 seed Indiana in a five-game Round 1, handled Charlotte in Round 2, and defeated Boston in the ECF to advance to the franchise's first NBA Finals. In the Finals, they were mopped by the Lakers in four games, a common occurrence for early 2000's playoff teams.

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Point God Kenny Anderson joins the show to talk about the 1993 Nets, his second year in the league and the only true look we got at an Anderson/Petrovic/Coleman Big 3. The Nets won 43 games but Anderson broke his wrist in late February from a hard John Starks foul. This was Drazen Petrovic's last season in the league; he tragically passed away in the summer of 1993. His last season was his best – he put up 22 PPG and a shot a ridiculous 45% clip from deep.

Anderson dubbed Derrick Coleman as "the best player he's ever played with." DC averaged 21/11/4 and was one of the most versatile bigs in the league. Chuck Daly joins the picture in New Jersey this year fresh off Gold at the 1992 Olympics with the Dream Team. The Nets fell to the Mark Price Cavs 3-2 in Round 1 of the playoffs.

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Mad Max joins the show to relive the 1994 Rockets championship season. The Rockets began the a blistering season 15-0 (NBA record at the time) and ended up 58-24 as the #2 seed in the West. They went through Portland, Phoenix, Utah and finally New York to bring Houston their first major league sports title ever. The biggest storyline going into the '93/94 season was Michael Jordan's retirement from the league, announced just weeks before the season was set to tip. To some, Jordan's absence diminishes the Rockets titles, but according to Maxwell, Chicago would have been light work for the Rockets.

Max discusses the league without his great friend MJ, Hakeem's greatness, toughest 2-guard matchups, and much more.

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Starbury Marbury joins the show to dive deep into his last season in Minnesota. When we talk about 90s and 2000s What Ifs, the scenario of Marbury and KG sticking together into the 2000’s has to be discussed. At 20 and 21 years old, Marbury and KG led Minnesota to 45 wins and barely lose in the first round to a 61-win Sonics squad.

In his second season, Marbury became the youngest player ever to average 17 PPG and 8 APG in a season, breaking Magic Johnson's record. After this season, Steph requests a trade and land in New Jersey. Over the next decade, neither KG or Marbury saw a ton of success, leaving fans questioning why the promising duo split.

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Shane Battier jumps on Forgotten Seasons to relive a memorable year in H-Town. This 2009 Rockets squad won 53 games and finished as a 5 seed in a loaded Western Conference. Their playoffs starting 5 was Aaron Brooks, Battier, Ron Artest, Luis Scola and Yao Ming. T-Mac's season is cut short in February due to microfracture knee surgery.

In the postseason, Houston rallied past Brandon Roy and Portland in Round 1 to set up an epic 7-game WCSF vs the Lakers. Battier was the primary matchup vs Bean, which, as he explains, comes with both mental and physical tests.

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NYC legend and 11-year pro Rafer "Skip 2 My Lou" Alston joins Forgotten Seasons to talk 2003/04 Heat. This was a defining year in Alston's career, playing big minutes for the first time and setting him up for a coveted long-term contract. D Wade enters the scene as a rookie and shows his greatness early, leading the team in playoff ppg (18.0). Rafer and D Wade were surrounded by Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Udonis Haslem and coached by Stan Van Gundy. They won 42 games, finished as the #4 seed in the East and lost to a 61 win Pacers squad in round 2.

Catch Rafer in NYC POINT GODS, streaming July 29 on SHOWTIME.

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JR Smith joins Matt and Stak to unveil the next and final set of players to the ShoBasketball NEXT 75. Outside of unveiling the list, the trio talk Cavs vs Warriors Finals, the 2010's three point revolution, toughest matchups and much more.

We're naming 75 hoopers that didn't make the NBA 75 list but deserve the same respect as those who did. Check out the previous episodes with Tracy McGrady (2000s), Penny Hardaway (1990s) and John Salley (1980's).

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T-Mac joins Jamal Crawford and Stephen Jackson to unveil the next set of players, all from the 2000's, to the ShoBasketball NEXT 75. The trio also break down their biggest memories from the decade, analyze how the game was played in their era, share untold stories of offseason training stories and much more.

We're naming 75 hoopers that didn't make the NBA 75 list but deserve the same respect as those who did. Check out last week with Penny Hardaway on the 1990's and stay tuned for a special guest next week when we unveil the players from the 2010's.

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