The Top 10 Videos Of The NBA Offseason

It feels like the NBA offseason has flown by, with the Dwight Howard trade drama and Jeremy Lin‘s departure eating up a large chunk of the conversation. But training camp is just around the corner and we can’t wait to stop talking about Vanessa Bryant. But before we move forward with 2012-2013, let’s look back at the best videos from the 2012 offseason.

10. Amar’e Stoudemire Trains With Hakeem Olajuwon

Amar’e Stoudemire is looking to bounce back next season, so he went down to Texas to learn from the best. Hakeem Olajuwon.

9. Damian Lillard Rocks The Rim With A Huge Dunk

Damian Lillard showed he wasn’t just a small school wonder in the NBA Summer League, dropping 20+ points in every game and controlling the pace of play. Check out his best play from Summer League, a thunderous dunk.

8. Kyrie Irving And Kobe Bryant Agree To Play One-On-One For $50K Charity Donation

Remember this? We’re still waiting for the matchup to happen. And if I had to pick, I’d take Kyrie Irving. Just kidding.

7. Sixth Grader Jared Brown Has An Amazing Mixtape

Sixth Grade. Let’s repeat that. SIXTH GRADE.

6. Jeremy Lin Parody Song

It was a sad day for Knicks fans when Jeremy Lin left New York. A couple fans were really sad, and wrote a song. A wonderful song.

5. Baron Davis’ career might be on hold, but his acting career is not. Well, maybe just Brian Davies.

4. Top 5 Worst Flops Of The 2011-2012 Season

Flopping is an epidemic these days, with players copping out and falling to the ground instead of just staying in front of their man and putting their hands up. There were some egregious flops last season, so we collected the top five worst. To see the full five, follow this link. Here’s a quick preview:

3. James Harden and Carmelo Anthony Foot Locker Commercials

We brought this to you yesterday, but we couldn’t help doing it again. These are some of the funniest commercials we’ve seen in a long time.

BE NICE TO MELO FIVE.

2. Steve Nash Accepts A Road Beer From A Moving Car

Steve Nash was welcomed to LA by a road beer, the best gift of all. Nash slows down to keep pace with the other car, accepts the beer AND films it. Boss.

1. Mark Cuban Takes Down Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First Take

Oh, Mark Cuban. You can be a bit annoying sometimes, but this right here, this is a real gem. Everyone was waiting for Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith to be taken down, and you brought down the house. Applause for you, good sir.

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