Sean Deveney is an editor at Heavy.com with a focus on the NBA and basketball in general. He has covered the league on a national basis for 20 years and has interviewed stars from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jerry West to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant to LeBron James and Kevin Durant. He is the author of seven nonfiction books, including Fun City: John Lindsay, Joe Namath, and How Sports Saved New York in the 1960s, Remembering Kobe Bryant, and Facing Michael Jordan.
"A filling, 12-course meal that doubles as a living, breathing
basketball time capsule. Deveney purposefully bounces from era to
era with his writing, but the book's throughline is unmistakable:
seven and a half decades of hoops history distilled down to the
handful of guys, games and moments of glory that ultimately shaped
the league into what it is today." --Chris Herring, author of Blood
in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York
Knicks
"As someone who loves basketball history, I was amazed at how much
I learned about the NBA and those who make it extraordinary through
Sean Deveney's idea of telling about the sport through a dozen
seminal games. The surprising choices he made help take us closer
to its heart. From Wilt to Kareem to Michael to Steph, all of the
essential characters are present, but the stories told are not at
all what one might expect. Deveney always has taken a fresh
approach to his subjects, but his work here is even more inspired
than usual." --Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News
"Deveney hits nothing but net in this savvy examination of the
development of the NBA. . . . [His] love of the game and
enthusiastic storytelling make for a captivating chronicle of the
league. This is a must for any NBA fan." --Publishers Weekly
"In just twelve games, Sean Deveney expertly tells the story of the
NBA through the lens of these key moments, both the well-known and
the overlooked. Nearly every major trend in the league's history is
explored. From the invention of the shot clock to the rise of the
three-pointer, tanking, international stars, player power and
dynasties, it's all here. A must for students of basketball history
and fans of the modern game alike."--Seth Partnow, Director of
Basketball for StatsBomb and author of The Midrange Theory:
Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics
"Sean Deveney's inventive storytelling creates new perspective and
appreciation for the legends of Magic, Larry, Michael, Kobe,
LeBron, Steph and so many others -- it's like meeting them for the
first time all over again."--Ian Thomsen, author of The Soul of
Basketball
"The History of the NBA in Twelve Games touches on all eras with
equal aplomb and insight. Deveney provides a courtside seat to the
first game with the 24-second shot clock in 1954, the first tank
job before the 1984 draft, the Bulls-Pistons slugfest that wrought
'The Jordan Rules' and LeBron James's finest hour. These aren't
history's 'greatest' games but most important ones and you'll be a
smarter basketball fan for reading this hoop treasure." --Marc
Berman, New York Post basketball writer
"What a terrific idea for a book, and Sean Deveney pulls it off
splendidly, with an appreciation for the NBA's history and minutiae
that any basketball fan will appreciate."-- Mike Sielski, author of
The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
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