Last March, Kyle Anderson fed Davis Bertans on a fast break against the Memphis Grizzlies that nearly turned into a tragic turnover:
The result was a no-look-over-the-shoulder-alley-oop that led to a dunk. On that night, it took the honors as the “Budweiser Play of the Game”. Now the NBA has acknowledged the feat as a nominee in the category for “Assist of the Year”.
Slo-Mo has accomplished so for the Spurs in his fourth year stepping in as a starter and often bearing the brunt defensively of the opposing team’s superstar.