NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name:
Daron Oshay ‘Mookie’ Blaylock
Nickname:
‘The Thief’
‘Strayan Nickame:
‘Mooks’ / ‘Mooka’ (pronounced as in ‘Chooka’)
Teams played for:
New Jersey Nets (’89-’92)
Atlanta Hawks (’92-’99)
Golden State Warriors (’99-’02)
Career Stats (per game):
13.5 pts // 6.7 asts // 4.1 rebs // 40.9 FG% // 33.6 3P%
Best known for:
– Being the original name of Pearl Jam – they even named their debut album ‘Ten’ after Mookie’s jersey number
– Sick throwback #Hawks jerseys
– One of 3 players ever to have multiple seasons of 200 3-pointers & 150 steals
– Setting the Hawks assists record in a 1993 game against the Jazz with 23 of the bloody things! 23!!
– Part of an iconic Hawks team next to Dikembe Mutombo & Steve Smith
– Going to prison in 2014 after pleading guilty for vehicular homicide
Dead-Set Ledge Status:
All-time GREAT name… but the 15-year jail sentence (half of it suspended/probation) and copious boozing tears his ledge status more than Steve Smith with a piece of sandpaper
Smash the NBA Straya Podcast
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nba-straya/id1313092126…
