NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name:
Brandon Roy
Nickname:
‘B-Roy’ / ‘The Natural’
‘Strayan Nickame:
‘Roy’ / ‘Fitzy’ / ‘‘No Knees’ / ‘HG’
Teams played for:
Portland Trail Blazers (’06-’11)
Minnesota Timberwolves (‘12)
Career Stats (per game):
18.8 pts // 4.3 rebs // 4.7 asts // 1.0 stls // 45.9 FG% // 34.8 3P%
Best known for:
– Winning Rookie of the Year in ’07
– Along with Greg Oden, the most likely name to get a Trail Blazer fan to cry
– Hitting a buzzer-beating game winner over the Toronto Raptors
– Hitting a buzzer-beating game winner over the Washington Wizards
– Hitting a buzzer-beating game winner over the Denver Nuggets
– Hitting a buzzer-beating game winner over the New York Knicks
– Hitting a buzzer-beating go-ahead bucket with 1.9 ses remaining in OT… then hitting the buzzer-beating go-ahead game winning 3 with 0.9 secs remaining IN A PLAYOFF GAME against the Houston Rockets
– Leading the Blazers from 23 down to beat the Dallas Mavericks in a playoff game the year the Mavs won the title… on one leg
– Screwing the Blazers’ cap by signing with the Wolves 18 months after ‘retiring’
– Having no knees
Dead-Set Ledge Status:
Assured! Roy packed a shit-ton of dead-set ledge-ness into 5 years. That game-winning shot against Houston goes down as one of the best you’ll ever too… PLUS, he was shot a bunch of times in LA protecting kids during a shooting outside his grandma’s house. What a ledge!
#ONYA & Happy Birthday, B-Roy!