What does “organic chemistry” have to do with the NBA? Well, nothing. But to understand how Steve Nash and Rajon Rondo became members of the NBA elite, SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp says it’s worth consulting the NBA archives (and Wikipedia) for a refresher course.
Steve Nash And Rajon Rondo: The Organic Chemistry Of NBA Superstars
There’s an old saying: “Great players aren’t made, they’re born.” And in a lot of ways, that’s true. Looking up and down the NBA, there are a handful of guys who just look like the best players in basketball.
If you had to look at high school photos of every NBA player and pick the five guys most likely to make for dominant basketball players, you’d almost certainly choose LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Amare Stoudemire and Kobe Bryant. Regardless of who you chose fifth — there’d probably be some sort of red herring in there, too, like Josh Smith — an educated guess at which players look the best would yield a group of players that actually are the best.
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