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NBA All-Star Game 2021: Which players are one year away from their first All-Star bids?
A number of players were left just short of achieving that first-time All-Star status this season. From playoff heroes like Fred VanVleet and Jamal Murray to emerging young talents like LaMelo Ball and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, there s no shortage of names sitting on the fringe. We examine all the players who are poised to make that jump to All-Star status next season. https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/NBA Global CMS image storage/1f/66/irvgotti 1cfldr6xwy73t1tkyk0ey4t3wq.jpg?t=1378242313&w=500 By Kyle Irving
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Edmonton, AB – The Edmonton Oil Kings announced today the team’s leadership group ahead of the 2020-21 Western Hockey League season.
Forward Scott Atkinson (Vancouver, BC) will serve as the team’s captain for a second consecutive year, joining Mark Pysyk (2010-2012) and Griffin Reinhart (2012-2014) as the only multi-year captains in franchise history.
Atkinson, 20, is entering his fourth and final season in the WHL, having spent his entire career with the Oil Kings after being drafted in the fifth-round (98th overall) of the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. In 175 career games played, he has amassed 30 goals and 40 assists. He was named the team’s Kristians Pelss Award winner following the 2018-19 season, given to the player who best exemplifies what it means to be an Edmonton Oil King on and off the ice. He is the 13th captain in modern franchise history.
Published February 24, 2021, 3:05 PM
NLEX coach Yeng Guiao (Photo from PBA Images)
Known for developing players to operate his deep rotation, NLEX head coach Yeng Guiao emphasized the importance of giving cagers a break to prove themselves in the PBA.
And that means providing them sufficient minutes to showcase their wares.
“Ang hinahanap lang ng karamihang player (What most players look for is) ‘just give me a break.’ When you say break, you’re not saying playing only two to three minutes,” said Guiao, noting that a fleeting playing time only destroys a player’s confidence.
Guiao, also the general manager of the Road Warriors, said a court action of seven to eight minutes may be enough for a player to prove his worth and get a chance to be reinserted into the game.