3 Point Buzzer

There has been a deserved buzz surrounding young big men in the NBA. Joel Embiid (22), Karl Towns (21), DeMarcus Cousins (26), Myles Turner (20), Kristaps Porzingis (21) and Anthony Davis (23) have demanded attention and proved that the league may be trending back toward the big men. Do not forget about 31-year-old Marc Gasol however. Gasol may not be as big a name to the average NBA fan as LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant are. There are a swath of reasons Gasol is not as universally recognized as some of his superstar peers. For one, he is not the type of player to produce "SportsCenter Top 10" dunks, ally oops or rim rejections. He doesn't make killer crossovers or highlight-reel passes and he is not a freak athlete when stacked up against other stars. Top that all off by playing in Memphis, one of the smallest markets in the league, and you have a damn underrated and under appreciated player. None of that means he isn't the best all-around center in t

For me, Christmas Day is about two things: Family and Basketball. But not "basketball", I'm talking the best the NBA scheduling makers have to offer. A slate so saturated with superstars that names such as "Kawhi Leonard" and "Chris Paul" are just other members of the absolutely ridiculously talented fray. There are five games set to take action today, and here is basically an entertainment rankings of them. We of course start with the least watchable game, because I love buildups in life. 5. Chicago Bulls vs San Antonio Spurs WHY IT WILL STINK: The fact that this game is last on the list shows that the NBA does not mess around on Christmas Day.  However, these teams, while both top 7 in defensive rating, are just plain boring. Chicago plays at the pace it takes George RR Martin to finish a Game of Thrones book in order to cater to the needs of its molasses-like guards Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo as well as ground-bound big men in Taj Gibso