The Greatest NBA Journeymen Of All-Time!
☆ Hello fellow readers and writers, today I am bringing you The Exploration… A Article in which I talk about the greatest journeymen in NBA History!
☆ The Exploration, is the action in which notable adventure to an unusual area to learn more about it. An Explorer or a “Journeyman” is a man/women who may have bounced from one place to another either because of the lack of skill in a profession or even because of the need to accomplish something somewhere else.
☆ Well in the history of the National Basketball Association many have been deemed as a journeyman and they aren’t always the greatest of players except for some instances. The NBA possesses these players which ought to take the hard road due to the scarcity of recognition in the league or the absence of skill juxtaposed to the other players in the league and that’s how those JourneyMan become “JourneyMan”.
☆ After a turbulent passage within the superteam era I needed to explore the rest of the NBA and World so I went out and brought out five of the greatest Journeyman in my appraisal. Let me Introduce them to you.
The Exploration…
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The Sailor
😴Jamal “Crossover” Crawford😴
☆Teams: 7 (Chicago, New York, Golden State, Atlanta, Portland, Los Angeles, Minnesota)☆
☆Career Statistics: 15.1 PPG | 3.4 APG | 2.3 APG☆
☆2017–18 Statistics: 9.9 PPG | 2.4 APG | 1.2 APG☆
Mr. Crossover the best ball handler of this decade, would perfectly solidify the position as the Ship’s Sailor. With fast handles that every PG yearns for who else would be better than Crawford to take care of your ship. Taking home the prominent Sixth Man of The Year Award for 3 years Jamal Crawford Has been on the journey from team to team with his current team The Minnesota Timberwolves being his 7th. Crawford surprisingly has never been on a team for more than 5 seasons which was his most with the LA Clippers.
Prior to this season, Crawford had career seasons in every single one of those seasons. Finishing with 10 PPG in every single season Crawford brought a scoring punch off the bench that he could heat up and score from every single spot on the court. Crawford ignited and gave nightmares to every single one of the other 29 teams. Speaking of Nightmares and igniting, Crawford surprised teams in the 3rd and 4th quarters, igniting teams with his scoring he could change the pace of the game with a single crossover. There once was a team when if a team had success it was all due to the dynamic scorer and a team’s X-Factor Jamal Crawford, Which is why I feel he is the greatest Journeyman.
Crawford was initially drafted via the Cleveland Cavaliers, however, was promptly traded to the Chicago Bulls concerning their pick which occurred in Chris Mihm. “What Issa Mihm” yes that’s exactly what I said when I first saw this. Crawford didn’t possess the most valuable/Singular rookie season simply putting up a mere 4.6 PPG and 2.9 APG as well as particularly starting 8 of the 82 games throughout the season. Don’t conclude this legend of his unproductive rookie season because beyond the next two seasons Crawford improved by a lot averaging 9.5 PPG and 10.7 PPG in both seasons sequentially. Operating from 10 points to a fire kindling 19.7 PPG the next season Crawford finally became the Starting point guard of the Chicago Bulls. Crawford’s splendid and illustrious season didn’t end there with Crawford proceeding and scorching the raptors in a 50 point performance. After four seasons the bulls traded Crawford to the Knicks for Dikembe and 3 others at the start of the exploration.
The Knicks restraint was confidential to the Bulls stint but with this experience, Crawford developed into an all-star Caliber Player with the length of the stint being relatively similar. Crawford Equalized into 17.7 points and approximately 5 assists in his inaugural season with the Knicks not disappointing at all. Swaying on in his Knicks career Crawford settled for astonishing averages for all 4 seasons including a 52 point game which incorporated a jaw-dropping 16 shots in a row. Nevertheless, something with the Knicks and Crawford didn’t operate well with the Crossover acceptingly traded after only 11 games in the 2008–09 season. His following four terms Crawford hopped from team to team as well as equalizing into occupying his first Sixth Man Of The Year Award amidst the Atlanta Hawks. Subsequent to a lockout-shortened season, Crawford enrolled his Tenure with the LA Clippers where Crawford gained 2 more Sixth man of the year Awards and producing a record of the most four-point plays in NBA History.
Jamal Crawford currently relaxes on the Minnesota Timberwolves backing up latterly signed All-Star Jimmy Butler. He’s a hushed combatant, comes from behind and strikes thou when you wouldn’t anticipate it amidst his suicidal crossover or his vigorous four-point plays. Crawford delivers you the sour grimaces while proceeding the road comparatively as omitting you out of the chairs why not… why not have the most compelling and the most deluxe ball handler command your ship, while also dropping jaws why not….
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The Columbus
🐐Bob Mcadoo🐐
Teams: 7 (Buffalo, New York, Boston, Detroit, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Philadelphia)☆Career Statistics: 22.9 PPG | 2.4 APG | 9.4 RPG☆ ☆1979–80 Statistics: 21.1 PPG | 3.4 APG | 8.1 RPG☆
The Forgotten one, Bob Mcadoo has nevermore been that individual legend that everyone divulged, or that one legend personalities established on their top 25s or top 30s but Mcadoo was something extraordinary. Bob Mcadoo was an NBA legend and an MVP. A three-time Scoring champion and a two-time champion Mcadoo overshadowed the NBA from particularly the age he transpired to be drafted until the year he retired. Why not have the most elevated Journeyman eternally lead the Exploration and exercise you some of the immeasurable tricks. The forgotten one led his team to the promised land constantly, Mcadoo could give you the soundest trip and execute this exploration in no easier way for every single person out there.
Finishing with 20+ points for 11 of his 17 seasons played Mcadoo could light up easily and dominate any center, any power forward day in and day out. One of the greatest all-around players Mcadoo didn’t truly dominate the field of 3 point shooting but did indeed dominate pull up shooting. Our Explorations Sir Columbus could take the ball anywhere he wanted and at any pace needed to put up a shot, he created space for his spot like no other. With him creating space, he only needed little space to make a shot to prove himself as the greatest Contested shooters of All Time. Getting into his career…
Bob Mcadoo started off hot averaging 20+ for his first 11 seasons as well as three straight seasons with 32+ PPG. Drafted 2nd overall Bob Mcadoo started off his career with the Buffalo Braves, putting up crazy rookie numbers with 18 points and 9 rebounds on approximately 47% shooting. Mcadoo took off and snatched the Rookie of the Year award as well as the rookie 1st. Almost doubling out in points the next season McAdoo earned his first of 3 scoring championships the next season average a major 31 PPG compared to the prior seasons 18. Mcadoo also saw a spike in a rebounds and field goal percentage with both spiking to 15 RPG and 55% respectively. However, with these numbers, a surprise occurred… Bob Mcadoo missed out on the top reward of the MVP and as well as the All NBA First team. Surprising Right? In his MVP season, Mcadoo took another spike in points averaging a high 36 PPG also posting up 14 rebounds and 3 Blocks. With a career season in the bag and another scoring title, Mcadoo and the Braves achieved the goal of the conference finals, however, ultimately losing to the Wizards in 7. The youngest NBA player in the history to have a 50/20 game, Mcadoo was apparently declining and the braves you knew that winning his third and last scoring title averaging 31 PPG, Mcadoo was traded to the NY Knicks which powered up his exploration. Similar to Crawford right?
After being traded to the Knicks Mcadoo had 2 great seasons before his downfall, averaging 25 points in both seasons Mcadoo never gave up yet the league did… snubbing him from the All NBA team as well as A All-star snub. In his 2nd season with the Knicks Mcadoo suffered a career-threatening injury resulting in him missing 11 regular season games and as well as all of the playoffs, and yes he was criticized a lot! The injury bug caught onto Mcadoo and that marked the end of the legacy of a legend. The injury abandoned his averages from 35 in his MVP season to 20 per game in his last season with the Knicks. Don’t get me wrong 20 PPG is an insane statistic but abandoning 15 points in the matter of 4–5 seasons is immeasurable.The last transcendent season from Mcadoo occurred in 17 points and 8 rebounds with the Pistons but the injury got the kindest of him and Mcadoo declined very fast in his next few teams. Notwithstanding, Prior to the Detroit season, Mcadoo was traded to Toronto, Despite the new scenery, Mcadoo Only played in 32 games in the next two seasons majorly as a result of Injuries. With injuries hitting Mcadoo the Now forgotten player was labeled as an Injury Prone player and a pain to have on the team averaging below average starter numbers. Mcadoo saw the opportunity to go out with a ring and took it by signing with the Showtime Lakers and eventually winning 2 rings down the road as well as gaining stat boosts in every category.
A player at this greatness and the skill that Mcadoo Possessed not only shows him as a top 25 Player of all time but as well as one of the greatest. His dominance forgotten and never told, ignored and dismissed from the rest of the world Why Can’t we show him the respect he deserves and shows everyone how great he really was. The last of only a few to average 30 PPG and 15 RPG during a season Mcadoo was outstanding and Forgotten…
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The Chef
😈Vince Carter😈
Teams: 7 (Toronto, New Jersey, Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Memphis, Sacramento)
☆Career Statistics: 18.0 PPG | 3.3 APG | 4.5 RPG☆
☆2008–09 Statistics: 20.8 PPG | 4.7 APG | 5.1 RPG☆
The King Of Dunking, The Dunker of the decade, Vinsanity, call him whatever you’d like Vince Carter was truly the icon in his tender career and prime. Overtaking bodies from the shortest to the tallest players Carter had hops! Exerting his career to mass skill showcases every game, Carter Shot great and even dunked transcendently, he put a show every single night. The Three-Point shot was as reliant as a McDonald’s 1 second away when starving, he could accumulate up shots and shots from the restricted area. Makes sense since he’s #7 All-time, doesn’t it? The icon brought fire day in and day out, particularly with those fire, dunks why not have the most iconic Basketball Player in NBA history become the chef and treat you when hungry? Lunch wouldn’t be as tiresome as it should be on an Exploration with Carter becoming the chef and that is facts.
The greatest Dunker of all time had stats and accomplishments, he simply could be the greatest Journeyman of all time, yes I’ve said that about everyone in this Exploration but just looks at his accolades and his statistics. All worthy of HOF induction and recognition as a GOAT journeyman. When he approached the basket many people would get scared or even move out of the way just for their pride because they knew there is no stopping Vince “Vinsanity” Carter. Getting into his career.
Carter started off his career with the newly expanded Toronto Raptors. Carter was initially drafted by the Golden State Warriors but later traded on draft night. Carter had one motive and that was to show the trade was the most lopsided trade ever… Carter took home the Rookie of the year award averaging 18 points and 5.8 Rebounds per game. The season showed the massive potential in Carter and showed the beginning of A legend. The following season Carter stepped it up a notch bringing on the fire averaging around 26 points and 6 rebounds which earned him the All-Star spot. His superstar performance lifted the Raptors into their first Playoffs appearances in Franchise History. Amongst the great season, Carter was chosen to participate in a contest only the best dunkers will ever sniff, The Slam Dunk Contest. Winning the contest with his iconic and still one of the greatest dunks ever the 360 windmill showed the world how great Carter really was. The next season Carter was injured resulting in half of the season gone down the drain but he still averaged a great 20.6 points as well as 1.3 steals per game. Missing Half of the season resulted in not so well results from the Raptors but the best thing achieved from that season was the great draft pick the Raptors acquired. Raptors drafted Chris Bosh to help out Vince Carter and potentially achieve a championship in the 6. Averaging 23 points per game Carter did the usual killing the game and showing the league who’s next. However due to the injuries and such the Raptors were ready to move on from the Air Canada era trading him to the New Jersey Nets.
After the transaction Carter established his career with the New Jersey Nets. Playing five whole seasons and only missing an insignificant 11 games, Carter was bestowing the injury couldn’t retain him back. Vince Carter Led the Nets to 3 straight playoff runs amongst star Point Guard Jason Kidd helping throughout the way. However, the duo couldn’t transform with the Nets unavailable of executing past the 2nd round. Carter equated for 23.6 PPG, and 5.8 RPG through his tenure with Nets, before being traded to the Orlando Magic. The Magic organization assumed Carter could become the perimeter shooting player the Magic required for years and particularly against the Lakers in the prior Finals. On February 8, 2010, Carter tallied a season-high 48 points and with that came the incredible 37 2nd half points which resulted in a 17 point deficit removed to win the game. The Orlando Magic ultimately delivered to the conference finals but underwent a loss to the Boston Celtics in 6 games which were his last Conference Finals. From here on Carter’s Career took a turn with Carter going from team to team. The Phoenix Suns season wasn’t as well as Carter thought with Carter declined with him only averaging around 14 points and 3 assists. With Nash on the team the Nets couldn’t convert and Carter aging took his talents to the Mavericks to play along with Dirk Nowitzki. Playing three seasons with the Mavericks, Carter had a very up and down tenure with the Mavericks showing flashes of his old self and then again having not so good statistics. Again the Mavericks with Carter didn’t have much success which resulted in Carter signing with the Memphis Grizzlies where Carter showed he can still ball out. aVERAGING FROM 5–10 Points per game Carter gave the Grizzlies a lot of bench fire and even gave the Fans a show the games he got the minutes.
Vince Carter currently performs on the Sacramento Kings after signing this offseason. Carter can bring back those vintage 360s or even print posters on the newbie’s something the young Kings need. Air Canada eats and doesn’t be scared when he chews up your favorite players because he’s still got it.
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The Guardian
🔥Nate Robinson🔥
Teams: 8 (New York, Boston, Oklahoma, Golden State, Chicago Denver, Los Angeles, New Orleans )
☆Career Statistics: 11.0 PPG | 3.0 APG | 2.3 RPG☆
☆2012–13 Statistics: 13.1 PPG | 4.4 APG | 2.2 RPG☆
The Kryptonite Nate Robinson, every short person’s Idol, every kid’s friend, Mr. Bounce was the King of the Kings. Changing the Pace of a game with his fierce Dunks or his fancy moves. Why not have Nate KryptoNate as your Guardian the Protector the fiercest man ever. Robinson Could Protect your team when you needed him the most, specifically shown during the Derrick Rose Injury, Robinson took the team to the playoffs without the star.
Robinson may not have the accolades or the Statistics but he is a pace-changing Point Guard. Notably known for not being scared of the height differential and going for a dunk or swat on any sized player. The greatest undersized player of all time Robinson was great he was a legend and he was funny as well. Call him the Microwave or whatever you want to call him, he heated up when you need him to. His career is full of heat moments and lets ‘s get into it real quick.
Just Like everyone on this list they started of their respective careers off trades. Well, Nate Robinson was drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns but later traded to the New York Knicks. Playing 72 Games Robinson didn’t execute well, only averaging 9.3 points and 2.0 assists per game. His lack of greatness in his rookie season was stopped when Robinson scored 17 points at The MSG to get ready and breakout. His first breakout game also featured a beautiful game winning three-pointer. The All-Star break saw Robinson winning the dunk contest 141–140 in overtime. For the most memorable dunk of his 3-time dunk contest tenure, Robinson dunks over former champion Spud Webb which earned him a solid 50. The next two seasons were very controversial with Robinson getting suspended twice through the process including an altercation between Robinson and Jerome James and another incident with Malik Rose. The next season Robinson was a key participator in the brawl which saw J.R Smith and Robinson taking it to the seats. The league suspended both for 10 games. The basic summary of the last few seasons with the Celtics was basically Dunk Contest wins and a few great games including a 41 point game. 5 days after his 3rd dunk contest win Robinson was traded to the Boston Celtics which began his journey.
As a Celtic, Robinson played 26 minutes averaging 6 PPG in only 13 minutes basically because of the starter Rajon Rondo Hogging minutes. Robinson made key moves in his extended minutes which he played in the eastern conference Finals, 13 points in 13 freking minutes. The next offseason Robinson agreed to a 2 season Extension with the Celtics but that didn’t last very long as around the trade deadline once again Robinson was dealt with the OKC Thunder. The KyrptoNate played once again in the conference finals but soon he was pulled out of the rotation. The Thunder His 3rd team waived him before the Lockout Season. Which landed him the Golden State Warriors. Though only one season Robinson did not disappoint, playing 51 games and averaging a high 12 points per game. Yet his improving game was not tolerated in golden state and Robinson once again landed on a new team. His best tenure with a team in his career, the Chicago Bulls missing Superstar and MVP Derrick Rose needed a point guard and Robinson was just enough for the job. Taking home Eastern conference player of the week as well as averaging 17 points per game. With the 5th seed bulls taking on the nets Robinson went off scoring 37 points including a 1 point franchise shy record of points in a quarter. Signing a multi-player deal with the Denver Nuggets didn’t go well with the Nuggets trading him to The Celtics for Jameer Nelson. The Celtics didn’t want anything with the Robinson era and waived him 2 days later. The next two season saw Robinson on two different teams along with getting waived in both cases.
Currently sitting without a team Robinson has been praying for teams to contact him. I really don’t see how a crazy explosive and right on spot helper Cannot get any offers. This is blasphemous. Why can’t anyone sign a great player like him a player who could help out a team right on spot, a player who could light up a fan face and make you smile at any occasion why oh why can’t he get a team.
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The Doctor
Chauncey Billups
Teams:7 (Boston, Toronto, Denver, Minnesota, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles)
☆Career Statistics: 15.2 PPG | 5.4 APG | 2.9 RPG☆
☆2010–11 Statistics: 17.5 PPG | 5.5 APG | 3.3 RPG☆
I think we need a doctor don’t we? Well fear not when Billups is here. When seasick do not fear, because Billups can fantasize you in a way you could never imagine. Pulling up for three, crossing over em young bloods like there was no tomorrow, he could make a sick person into the Healthiest of all time. A player of this esteem with such accolades and such statistics on 7 teams! That’s insane.
Starting off his career known as a bust must be very challenging to a players career and who else could understand that then Chauncey Billups. Billups couldn’t take that and had to show the world who’s next. Billups ended his career with 5 All-Star Nominations, 3 All-NBA nods, a championship and finally a finals MVP. Along with being a solid offensive player, Billups was an exceptional Defensive player grabbing the cookie from any player that got fancy on him which in result earned him 2 Defensive Player Of The Year Awards
Sorry for not adding billups career, it’s 2 am here and I was really tired sorry for the disappointment.
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Thanks A lot for reading!
