The NBA's Greatest Unsung Heroes
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Not every player gets the recognition they deserve, especially ones who make such a huge impact on their team's success. In this video, let's take a look at the NBA's best unsung heroes. Enjoy!
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_Players who lead the league in offensive rebounding are always full of hustle._
Steven Adams to a T. Best complete rebounder in the league.
“Lead the league” fixed it for you; stay in school
It looked like a typo chill out dawg@@AKingAmongst
@@izzy031096I came here to comment. Unless your adams, then it’s just about moving everyone else out of the way 😂😂
Gafford played really well in the Mavs game against the Heat a couple nights ago. His ability to run the floor and crash the glass, catch ally oops, finish around the basket, and block shots, has been vital to the Mavs success. I didn’t really think much of the acquisition when the Mavs got him at the trade deadline but he is just what that team needs in a big.
Matyeese thybulle would’ve been good fit with the mavs
No it's the fact that the Mavs almost got Kuzma, who refused to play for them. I'm glad Kuzma is not on the Mavericks, he's a joke.
@@jakegilpin1145 They offered him a contract but the Blazers matched. He was pissed.
@@ThuanTran-nv9yb Haha, that's untrue, in fact, I have a gif that is fucking hilarious of Tisse when Joe Cronin (our GM) was asked by Aaron Fentress (local hated media guy for sports) something along the lines of "why resign JG & Tisse when we need to focus on a total rebuild and need the cap space too" when the team stepped out in summer league to announce the signings. Tisse: "...DAYUM!" under his breath. Tisse was stunned by being effectively told off for resigning. And when it comes to the publicly available news, there's nothing on the "Mavs offered, blazers matched" front.
Steven Adams is the definition of an unsung hero. Such a shame he got injured.
He departs the Grizzlies being statistically the best player they’ve ever had:
He leads the franchise all time in individual box +/-, and individual win %.
He is also the best complete rebounder in the league when fit and healthy.
He will be sorely missed by the Grizzlies.
We couldn’t utilize him against smaller lineups like how we had to sit him against the warriors.
@@user-lw2xw9nz1y What game/series are you referring to specifically? If you’re referring to 2022 playoffs, Jenkins played started Adams the final two games where we went 1-1, and came out after the series and said that it was a mistake not starting him for the entire series.
Daniel Gafford looking like a prime Tyson Chandler in that uniform....They both are AMAZING additions
The Mavs started the year as a three point happy finesse team.
Since the trades, they've transformed into a power team .
Or DeAndre Jordan
Not a T-Wolves fan, but I do hope Naz Reid wins 6MOY. He has a huge impact on the team's success.
This season has my favourite group of guys running for that award in recent years. Reid, Monk and Bogdan Bogdanovic all really deserve that award.
Him and monk are the front runners forsure russ as well
Reid is a legit star, Minnesota probably won’t be able to keep him, he needs to start
@@tmac5135 Add Norman Powell to the mix! I believe though that it's between Naz and Malik.
Another one on the Knicks is definitely Josh Hart. The guy’s been a rebounding machine.
Part of the issue with Porzingus being on the Mavs, outside of the injuries, is that Porzingus' playstyle. Turns out, Luka needed a rim runner more than a floor spacer and it's been working pretty damn well.
He doesn't really like to stand under the rim and bang. Pick, pop, and block some shots.
@JC-tu6hc which is totally fine! It seems to be working well in Boston and come playoffs we'll find out if that's what they were missing.
@slackerofhell Yeah, totally, he's a great player. It's just a shame it didn't quite work.
I think if mavs have solid C, KP can play his best position at PF. Center at Luka-KP era just average player. injury and team playstyle make him inconsistent too
"corpse of Taj Gibson" 😂😭💀
Had me dying
I forgot he was still in the league 😂😂
He also came into the league at an old age for a prospect
Was mad at first that the Mavs were cutting into Lively’s minutes for Gafford, but that addition will only push the rook to work harder. Best case scenario, Lively will eventually be the guy again and be an elite shot blocker and even have a jumpshot while Gafford is one of the best backup 5s in the league. Also want to say RIP to Lively’s mom.
I also think Dante Exum is also another player who is an unsung hero.
_One could argue that Daniel Gafford is Javale McGee without the asthma._
Didn’t know McGee had asthma 😮
Javale was more like a Hassan Whiteside before he was on the Warriors, just with numerous mental lapses on the court. He was more of a block chaser and would often bite on pump fakes. He played a losing style of basketball until he was taught how to play winning basketball (he hasn't been on Shaqtin once I think after the inbounds gaffe against the Suns his first year on the Warriors). He has come a long way from the guy who celebrated a triple double despite getting blown out (though he was on a "big three" with Nick Young and Andray Blatche, who also played a losing style, so there wasn't much leadership when he was on the Wizards or even the Nuggets after Iguodala left). Gafford was one of the Wizards' best defensive players (on a team with REALLY bad defenders like Kuzma, Poole, Kispert, Bagley, Shamet, etc.), and they traded him. As for Herb Jones, he and Jose Alvarado got known when they played the Suns in the first round two years ago, the year Zion missed the whole season, as they won two games more than people thought they would in that series (their defense was top notch). Hartenstein is severely underrated as he proved that he isn't soft and can bang with anyone. And ironically enough, Westbrook deciding to move to the bench by his own decision helped the Clippers go on that huge roll for a few months and eventually win 51 games as of now and clinch their first division title since the Warriors became a dynasty (even the pandemic year where the Warriors were awful without the Splash Brothers, the Lakers won it that year, and the Suns won it the year after because of CP3 still being elite and Booker becoming a true superstar, while the Suns won it again in 2022 and the Kings in 2023). He and Harden could not share the court together now that both of them are declining and not good at moving without the ball, and having him have the Bledsoe/Darren Collison role of being the PG of the second unit was a smart decision by Westbrook.
Saw flashes of Gafford’s potential when he was on the Bulls. Happy for him!
TJ McConnell is also a big one. He has saved so many games leading the bench unit this year even if the stats don’t pop (though lately they have).
He turns into MJ when playing the Bucks who have Portis another unsung hero
As a Mavs fan pj Washington had been HUGE. Was streaky offensively (has started to pick it up) but far and away their best defender.
6:43 6:51
yeahh like have new DFS but with quality upgrade in offense
when i played 2k22 i was on the Pelicans and i loved Herbert Jones. he just did a little bit of everything. score, rebound, block, defend, and pass. super underrated
common denominator; these are all tough dudes, and I am here for it
john isaac shoulda been on this list he might have 3 dpoys rn if he got real minutes and wasn’t injured all the time
Luka And Gafford .
Reminds me like the old days , when some players from that mavs team in 2011.
They would really lob the ball to him , great times.
Sam Hauser had been an unsung hero for Boston this season he’s made a lot of clutch shots for them
Agreed, but not to the level the guys in the video.
Remember when a certain youtuber was clowning the wolves signi Naz to an extension even though they already had KAT and Gobert. Lol we never forget. We kept the receipt.
Herb Jones, Tyson Daniels? ELITE DEFENDER for Pelicans
the disrespect to naz is crazy, he is just as skilled, if not more than KAT. Kate a better shooter and post player but naz got an actual bag
gafford was a beast rolling man and rebounder, he haven't got good publicity since there is no national TV broadcasting the wizards.
I just ate a sandwich watching this nice video .
Andyhoops always got the fire videos! Much love homie! Love watching your videos
I have been a fan of all these guys, shoutout to David Roddy as well
Christian Braun and Josh Hart are very good role players that impact the team's success
Gafford's dunks are so glorious, he should come with a dunk warning sign! 🚨🏀
Every Saturday this man gets me hyped about a player or team . I go play 2 k with them and get worked
Great video Andy thanks!!
Gafford has always played well. He just hasn’t had a very consistent role with Washington. When Westbrook was there for one season, he made Gafford look like a reliable rotation player.
Players for pt. 2:
Deandre Ayton (he’s averaging like 25 and 13 second half of this year)
Javonte Green (literal 10 day contract player averaging 15 and 10)
Keyonte George (cooking on the jazz rn)
Ayo Dosunmu (everyone talking about coby white improvement ayo is cooking tho)
Oh trust me, we're singing for Big Gaff here in Dallas
Gafford and Washington were exactly what this Mavs team needed.
There's no coincidence that these guys excel at the unglamorous work their superstar teammates are unwilling to risk their bodies for. Lug Dort of OKC is another, a generation ago it was PJ Tucker and even earlier it was Dennis Rodman, but there are so many others. They get the most difficult defensive assignment each night but just go about their job so that the other can shine. Sadly in this era of hero ball, many of these guys would never sniff a lucrative contract.
Daniel Gafford man... when the trade went down, I looked at his stats on the season and holy hell that dude is *_ELITE_*. Wild how impactful and untouchable he is, yet if you're a average fan, you'd never dare believe or expect it. Crazy! Man deserves his flowers big time. Some others I think of are Toumani Camara (already as a Rookie this dude has not only got us back in games and saved us in others, but quite literally _CARRIED_ this Blazers team into wins, while Ant Simons as always does the exact opposite. As a Blazers fan, I LOVE Toumani. Another former Blazer is Trendon Watford (who I love to call Transom Waterford because aquatic jokes and I'm a dork) deserves a lot of flowers, too. On the Wolves you missed NAW and Slomo. Those guys man...
Yo one name that's not mentioned because of our record... TJ McConnell aka White Lightening. 6th man guard for the Indiana Pacers! High energy defender and aggressive slash scorer.
I’ve always loved TJ. He makes defenders look silly with his acceleration and handle
nobody in philly wanted to see him go
Derek Lively and Daniel Gafford were the Brendan Haywood and Tyson Chandler of this mavs team.
You all really need to find out about how good Andre Roberson was at defense at his peak. He was superior to Kawhi when Kawhi was the Klaw, he’s the best individual wing defender I’ve ever seen and it’s really not close.
Too bad his jumper was as broken as mine
@@101kingsfanlol yea
The good old Okc days
As wizards fan, I always knew how good gafford could be and I’m happy to see him succeeding.
Appreciate you including Hartenstein, but what about Josh Hart?
Since I was only a year older and lived 30 minutes away, I got to see Daniel Gafford play since middle school. He was a beast back then and none of this is surprising to me now. Also a very nice guy
I remember so many people mocked his 33 consecutive shots made just because he often dunks. They don't realize that some of his points in the paint are in traffic.
Naz Reid becoming an nba cult legend is awesome asf
Duncan Robinson has been another one for majority of this season. He has vastly improved his game and now goes to the basket more often. Even his defense has improved so instead of being an F grade on defense he's more like a C+. The best role player Miami has
Gafford and Jones Jr. running the floor on fast breaks looking for dunks reminds me a lot of Richard Jefferson and Kenyon Martin
i am expecting norman powell to be on this list. i know a lot of spotlight is focus on the stars in LA. but norm is a real deal
Funny like people forget how good Gafford has been since 2020-2021 season. He doesnt get enough credits for his hustle but he was known for that but improve on some aspects of the game as well. I remember him during WBrook's tenure on the wizards wherein he was amazing as a lob threat and here we are talking about him again.
Keon Ellis has been a beast on defense since being inserted into the starting lineup.
Gafford and Washington are like Sandpaper players in Hockey, guys that adds toughness and grit to the line-up
As a mavs fan, Gafford is really giving that 2011 Tyson Chandler groove.
Gafford being unsung hero reminds me basically Dirk's Tyson Chandler.
Jalen Williams from OKC could probably be on this list 🙏🏻💪🏼
"The corpse of Taj Gibson" LMAO brutal.
Daniel gafford is a Tyson chandler type and brings defensive energy plus he is a good pick and roll player that is good in transition
Herb jones is definitely a wing that needs more recognition bc he can shoot the ball efficiently with defensive skills plus he is growing a ball handle
God I can't believe the Clippers gave washed John Wall a contract instead of extending Hartenstein, bro was literally outperforming Zubac off the bench
Nico has done a spectacular job at building the Mavs into a legit title contender he’s exec of the year easily
Me, always unsung! Always the best defender, always there to battle, a very good passer and assistant!
Thank you finally some respect for ihart
Gafford is the Mavs' new Tyson Chandler. Don't let him get away this time!
I remember watching Gafford on the bulls in 2019 when he was a rookie
@AndyHoops Kelly Oubre should’ve been on the list too, averaging 15 points on a minimum salary
Daniel gafford and derek lively feels like what the mavs had when they had tyson chandler and brandan wright. 2 highflying lob catching big men in rotation
That first game was magical Dallas vs OKC
It sucks the bulls didn’t keep Gafford, he always hustled so much, glad he’s at a good team now.
Doncic should have 1-2 MVP’s by now. I really believe he is so good that he can win a chip without another star. If you surround him with bunch of 3 and D’s, Rim protectors and alley oop threats, and give him a 6th man player that can get buckets. I really believe he can win a chip with this type of team
Pretty good role player when he was in Chicago glad hes getting noticed
Honestly, I can't tell Herb Jones and Trey Murphy apart lol.
😂😂😂 ong
Malik monk for the kings has been an unspoken hero! He’ll probably win 6MOTY
I am wishing for Bam Adebayo but Gafford is more than okay
Nice
haywood highsmith, johnaton issac, jalen johnson
@8:57 🧡N💙Y🧡K💙
I enjoy it when people thinks the knicks isn't a legit finals contender but we doing all the talking on the court 🔒
Andy knows Ball.
Chet clearly fouled Gafford on that miss. Such bs
Daniel Gafford might be today's Tyson Chandler
Will always remember Royce because I beat him in 2k
right now Gaff is more important on the mavs than Kyrie, crazy huh, he had more win shares than kyrie in the regular season
For this season. I'm guessing one of them would lead to NBA title this season since post-season matters now.
2k20 MyCareer Bulls team knows who Gafford is, we know he a dawg. I am starting him together with WCJ
you should really talk about amen thompson one day
Haywood Highsmith for the Heat. he's our Herb. 🔥
I remember gafford being good on the wizards
wowowow
Mavs getting Gafford for Luka is similar to them getting Tyson Chandler for Dirk
“Naz Reid”, the funniest name in the NBA 😂
As a bulls fan I really hate we gave up Gafford 🤦🏾♂️
Remember when the Bulls had gafford, markkanen, Dunn and Bobby portis? Oops
Reid been balling for a few seasons already.
Gafford = Tyson Chandler Part 2
"The Corpse of Taj Gibson" 😆😆😆😆
All these guys lived on the waiver wire for fantasy this season😒
well all know daniel gafford was a good role player plus we all know that player like that can contribute to a winning team; we all know that if your best players on any roster or role-play, they’re going to be a bad team
edit: the mavs have finally made the right moves around Luca, but they still should’ve kept brunson
He's not an unsung hero cause he's on the Lakers and everyone talks about them but Jared Vanderbilt is an unsung hero. He looked like a throw in for the Westbrook trade but he's more important then DLo for them. The Lakers need his energy and defense
No he’s not bruh
The Mavs always excel when they have Tyson Chandler type players!
Naz Reid cold asl wtf I never knew
missing piece mav need to compete for nba champs
bring back Eternity from Kevin Mcleod please
Gotta make a video for Kelly Oubre
“Corps of Taj Gibson” 😂💀