PikpOw Network

11/02/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQstOxcSwc&t=2s

I have been passionate about Pikpow using tansan or bottle caps since I was 15 years old. I grew up watching the NBA on TV. This video was inspired by the 19...

27/01/2025

Next Pikpow nba game

1995 Houston vs Orlando

15/01/2025

https://youtu.be/3VJDTnXN0xE?si=l91xuV1596aRj1Rv

I made this scrap bottle cap into an immersive indoor game that anyone can play.

15/01/2025

Allen Ezail Iverson
Philadelphia 76ers (1996–2006)

After two seasons at Georgetown, Iverson was selected with the 1st overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. Listed at 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall, he became the shortest first overall pick ever, in a league normally dominated by taller players.
Iverson came to a Philadelphia team that had just finished the previous season with a dismal 18–64 record. In his NBA debut, Iverson recorded 30 points and 6 assists on a 103–111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

On January 26, 1999, Iverson signed a six-year, $70.9 million max contract extension.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org)

15/01/2025

Vincent Lamar Carter Jr.
Toronto Raptors (1998–2004)

Carter was initially drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft. He was then immediately traded to the Toronto Raptors for the fourth overall pick, Antawn Jamison on draft night.[21] The Raptors had struggled in their first three years as a franchise. Carter was instrumental in leading the Raptors to their first-ever playoff appearance in 2000 before going on to lead them to a 47-win season and their first-ever playoff series win in 2001, advancing them to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

In August 2001, Carter signed a six-year contract extension worth as much as $94 million.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org)

15/01/2025

Kevin Maurice Garnett
Minnesota Timberwolves (1995–2007)

Garnett was drafted with the fifth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and became the first player to be drafted directly out of high school since 1975.

In August 1997, Garnett and Fleisher turned down the Timberwolves' offer of a contract worth $102 million over six years. They thought there would be more offered to them on the basis of the signings of $105 million over seven years for Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat and $100.8 million over seven years for Juwan Howard with the Washington Bullets.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org)

15/01/2025

Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr.

McGrady entered the NBA straight out of high school and was selected as the ninth overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1997 NBA draft. Beginning his career as a low-minute player, he gradually improved his role with the team, eventually forming a duo with his cousin Vince Carter. In 2000, he left the Raptors for the Orlando Magic, where he became one of the league's most prolific scorers and a candidate for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. In 2004, he was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he paired with center Yao Ming to help the Rockets become a perennial playoff team.

2004–05 season: 13 points in 35 seconds
McGrady isolates against Caron Butler in 2006

On June 29, 2004, McGrady, Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue, and Reece Gaines were traded to the Houston Rockets as part of a seven-player deal that sent Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, and Kelvin Cato to the Magic.[3] In response to the trade, McGrady stated that he was happy with the situation and expressed excitement over the prospect of playing alongside Rocket All-Star center Yao Ming. Shortly after arriving in Houston, McGrady signed a three-year, $63 million contract extension with the team.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org)

15/01/2025

Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway
Orlando Magic (1993–1999)

1993–94 season: All-Rookie honors

Hardaway was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 1993 NBA draft (third pick overall) but was traded along with three future first-round picks to the Orlando Magic for the rights to first-overall pick Chris Webber. The Magic's intent was to draft Webber and pair him with Shaquille O'Neal until Hardaway – whose desire was to play alongside O'Neal – requested a second workout to show why he should be their pick. Two days before the draft, Hardaway participated in a pick-up basketball game with several Magic players and local talent and impressed the organization enough to make the draft day trade.

1994–95 season: First All-Star and NBA Finals appearance
During the 1994–95 NBA season, the Magic won a franchise record 57 games while Hardaway averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game. He was named a starter in his first NBA All-Star game and was named All-NBA First Team. The playoff run's highlight was the Chicago Bulls' second-round defeat.
Along with Shaquille O'Neal, he led his team to the NBA Finals, where they were swept by the Houston Rockets. Hardaway averaged 25.5 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 8 assists in the series despite the sweep, while shooting 50% from the field.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org)