S23 "Showtime" Players

Back at it again for round 2 of the player cards! We're almost over with the regular season and everyone's getting prepared for that playoff drama, most teams anyway. I'm looking forward to seeing the teams give 110% effort into week 6 to get those higher seeded spots and squeeze out the competition, it's going to be full of action and insane highlights so get your popcorn!

I saw overwhelming positive feedback on the first post of these, so decided to come back and spice it up even more, giving some of the flashiest and highlight reel worthy players a spot on a list. This is my own opinion on the most flashy players and those who consistently give you jaw-dropping moments and even some absolutely crazy moments. These aren't ranked in any particular order.

Whether they're snapping your ankles, got you leaning on a nasty crossover, dunking all over you or swatting your shot back into the 5th row, these are the some of the most flashy and outright spectacular players in the LGBA.


A Sniper13 - SF - New Orleans Pelicans



Without a doubt, @A Sniper13 is one of the most prestigious dunkers in the LGBA. We saw some of his potential back in 2K19 with his Two-Way Slasher, but this year he's stepped up even further with his dunks and has given us some memorable moments, especially out on the break.

He's one of the top players that will take the ball coast to coast, run the entire length of the court just to throw it down at the other end. He's the scariest player to have coming downhill towards you and there's nothing else you can do but watch him fly up above you to put that ball in the basket. He's also great without the ball, jumping over defenders to catch the lobs thrown his way, doing windmills and 360s to add even more flair to his game, if he didn't even have enough already. I'm pretty sure every single game he's played, he's managed to get some kind of insane dunk or lob to go.

One of the best, if not the best dunkers we have he's also amazing on the defensive end, averaging 3.4 steals a game and 20.5 PPG on 68% from the field, he's not missing those fastbreak opportunities either. Truly an all around player that you really don't want to matchup with.

I think Sniper needs to take some time to rest those legs for the playoffs, maybe some time off? Surely he's going to injure himself from jumping 5 feet in the air every time he wants to dunk the ball..


BWitt x 14 - PG - Minnesota Timberwolves



@BWitt x 14 has been a dangerous point guard all season, putting up stats that some would only dream of, but he's been doing it with style, dropping tasty, steaming hot dimes for his teammates to green, cooking lockdowns with his signature shamgod moves and crafty crossovers, and making you look like a fool as you spin around and drop to the floor. With averages of over 30 points per game and 10 assists per game, he's one of the most productive point guards in the league, and also isn't afraid of putting you on skates just for the fun of it.

A few of Witt's highlights have been already featured in @JEFFERS426 's weekly highlights, but none of them show his consistency on his complete package as a point guard, and can really put almost anyone on the floor, especially with him being such a tough matchup. If he comes down the court in takeover, you can only pray to god that he won't make a mockery of you, as you do your very best to keep those ankles intact. It's only inevitable that you'll be tasting the hardwood and have him running by just to dunk on your entire team as well.

As if that wasn't enough, he's not afraid to pull from deep, blowby to dunk it over any help defenders, and make some of the best passes that even the best rotating defenses can't stop. It's almost like he's unguardable, and took @Im Tom 's offensive game from S21, mixed it up and spat out a 5out offense that seems to be perfected. No wonder he's in the MVP race.

With all respect, make sure to wear your ankle braces whenever Witt steps onto the court, you don't know when he will begin to takeover and you sure as hell don't want to be on the receiving end of that shamgod..


l Snype l - PG - Atlanta Hawks



@l SnypE l has been having an absolutely insane season, with averages that make you want to just forfeit the matchup, 26 Points, 3.5 rebounds and 11.6 assists on an extremely efficient 72% from the field! and his scoring isn't even the best part of his game. His passing is what makes him just one of the very best point guards in the LGBA and he prides himself on making his team look better. Everyone wants to be that spotup that Snype can just effortlessly create an open look for, and make the other team's defense look broken and lost like it's child's play. Snype is truly one of the greatest passing guards to step onto the LGBA hardwood.

Snype's patented style of making you need a map is something that every PG aspires to replicate, and many will fail and fall short of his perfected dribbling. He's ready to either make you touch the ground, spin you around, have you sliding on skates and even dunk it through four defenders. He's not usually the most focused on scoring, but when he wants to get a bucket, he absolutely can get it at will. He's one of the most respected, but also feared when the ball is in his hands.

I'm excited for Snype to put in a huge week 6 to give him the best chance at a Season 23 MVP opportunity in only his second season!. His team is also looking prepared for the playoffs so if you're meeting them.. keep your ankles and ice skates at home otherwise he's going to make you walk in circles..


HBB Rise - SG - Oklahoma City Thunder


@HBB Rise is a human highlight reel, with some of the craziest dunks ever in LGBA history, including a nasty windmill earlier this season over Rim Protecting Takeover?! You better not jump if he's heading your way.. Yet again this season, Rise has struggled to put together a team that will dominate the league, despite his experience and talent with working the trade market, but he's still been putting up good stats and showing off every single game.

With some huge dunks and being another premiere fastbreak specialist, he's definitely not someone you want to take the ball from you, especially in crunch time. He's perfected the art of making you eat the hardwood and enjoys jumping from the free throw line just to slam it down on the entire opposing team. As much as he gets trash talked into oblivion, everybody wants to avoid being humiliated and completely mocked. Jumping is the worst thing you can do, just give him the 2.. or be put onto his wall of posters.

He's got some really solid numbers with 13.5 points, nearly a rebound, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals, but his most deadly attribute is his relentlessness to just get that ball in the basket, he doesn't care if it takes him everything he's got, and then some, he wants to just punish everyone and everything that stands in his way, and there's not a lot of players with that killer mentality left.

His hops are a blast to watch, plastered all over the highlight reels, and can jump out of the gym when he wants to, grabbing lobs thrown his way and finish up there with even the best slashers in the league, there's no doubt he's going to make a highlight worthy dunk every single game. An absolutely scary matchup to face.


NfldTim - C - Philadelphia 76ers


@NfldTim is a quiet, but deadly center for the Sixers, especially when he's been putting up insane games where he's finished off the box score with 7 blocks! He's truly an inTIMidating force and the other team's center wants no part of being on the same court as him when he gets hot.

The best part of Tim's game is the jaw dropping ability to swat any kind of shot back to the other end of the court, he's given players a salty taste in their mouth after sending that basketball 70 feet in the opposite direction, whenever he feels like it. It's almost unfair to have him on your team, his rim presence is unparalleled and he's currently leading the league with 3.2 blocks per game, 1.1 blocks per game higher than anyone else in the league! He shows that you don't need to be a scorer to be topping off the highlight reels, and it's unreal how great his timing is on his block attempts, as he seems to just predict every single shot attempt's direction perfectly.

With averages of 7.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 3.2 blocks a game, he's even more well rounded out as a center, and can fit in almost any system, whether you need him to space out the floor on the offense, set some big bodies in the pick and roll game, and even just throw it down on anyone in his path for an easy 2 points, this man is truly a do it all.

Some of his blocks have been utterly disgusting and I don't know about you, but I have a slight feeling that sending back that many shots gets a bounty on your head.. I wonder who will attempt the challenge of beating Tim to the rim, because he hasn't been defeated!

I'm looking forward to Tim's season with the Sixers as they enter the playoffs, he's 4-1 since joining them and has been a solid paint presence, averaging 2.6 blocks per game in his first 5 games as a sixer, and is looking to be set to be their first line center for the foreseeable future. Hopefully he can prove to everyone that he deserves a spot in the race for Defensive Player Of the Year.


Extremee888 - C - Miami Heat



@Extremee888 has been one of the premier shot blockers and paint protectors in the league, averaging 10.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals a game, along with 2 blocks a game! His presence makes teams tremble as they see his matchup come up on the calendar, and everyone would love a center like extreme on their team, but being friendly isn't why you end up on this list!

His shot blocking ability is second to none, and being 4th in shots blocked per game is nothing to ignore either as he has had his fair share of outright disrespectful blocks this season, including some big body screens, rim punishing finishes and throwing down some nasty alley-oops. It's no wonder @Flems506 is his trusty duo partner in crime, and with a 10-4 record, he doesn't have any problems with sending your shot to the stands, and then doing it over, and over, and over again, simply for fun.

I'm pretty sure Extreme takes steroids or something, because that leaping ability to grab rebounds and swat away any weak attempt at the rim is nothing I've ever seen before, and those long arms of his that just inhale absolutely anything in the paint is truly unfair to play against, I'm surprised he's allowed to play with how many times he's just waltzed onto the court and made the paint his. Can we get this man arrested? Because it's illegal to just destroy everyone in your path, they have families you know!!!

He's been quiet, but very productive over in Miami, hopefully heading for a back to back with them claiming the chip last season, beating a torn apart Sacramento Kings roster. I'm expecting him to step up big to push for that extra ring. Maybe he completes the whole set eventually..


ItsDashDummy - PG - Chicago Bulls



@ItsDashDummy shows he has no mercy for anyone as he has relentlessly given every single center a sour taste after dunking on them several times. It's about time he deserves recognition for making people look like a fool for jumping in that paint. He's putting up MVP calibre numbers with 31.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 4.1 steals on 69% from the field, and making everyone wince with his ankle breaking stepback and hesi combos. It's really a joy to watch from the sidelines, but definitely not when you're trying to stop him from scoring!

It's truly a blessing to see such an amazing guard excel in so many areas, especially one of Dash's calibre, after a rough second round exit last season with the Spurs, he's putting together a great season for himself, unfortunately being traded from the sixers at the end of week 2. You better watch out for those nasty crossovers and that ruthless snatchback as he's known to take that deep shot and bury it just as good as the top 3pt specialists in the league, but don't leave that lane too exposed either.. he's more than prepared to take it and leave you apologising to your center as he gets Dash's feet in his face.

Those hops are a gift from god, and he brings an insane amount of production to any team he plays on, and those highlight reel dunks and ankle breakers ofcourse! His teammates even have to look away when he makes someone spin and fall like they're on ice, he doesn't even have to do anything and they run away scared!! Poor Dash just wants a fair matchup, but those ball handling and dunking skills of his are too dangerous to guard.. get those ankle braces lads..

I'm looking forward to seeing him make a push for the playoffs with the Bulls, they're 7th in the East right now and need a really solid week from him to secure a playoffs spot. He's got it in him, but how many highlights will he put up in the process?

 

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