Kobe Bryant once revealed that his first true poster dunk came in his second year, when he tomahawked over Ben Wallace.

In the early 2000s, NBA swagger peaked, as players — most notably Allen Iverson — glided across the court with brass confidence and effortless smoothness. At the time, Ray Allen reflected on that ...

In the 2003 NBA Draft, sandwiched between LeBron James with the first overall pick and Carmelo Anthony with the third, the Detroit Pistons famously selected the raw and unproven Darko Milicic at #2.