LA Connection....Meet and Greet the BALLERS from the CITY of ANGELS and THUNDER ALLEY Teammates...UNCLE RUSS and BIG GAME James 2.0

Los Angeles by population is the #2 City in the US and is the most spread out city of any city you will ever visit. But the Basketball Talent...Well let's say....is never spread out.

Meet and Greet the Ballers of the City of Los Angeles aka Hollywood aka LA LA Land aka the City of Angels who will have a huge impact if not already on the Association we know as the NBA.

Without further a due let's get to it....the Ballers of Metro Los Angeles:

Russell Westbrook aka Brook AKA Uncle Russ of Loud City. Imagine averaging 25ppg, 8rebs, and 3 steals and having your scholarship put on hold. That's exactly what happened to Westbrook as he waited till the last minute before UCLA G Jordan Farmar said he was entering the Draft. Russ wasn't a highly decorated HS Player coming out of the Long Beach California Area as his Teammate was that I will mention in a few.

He enjoyed success at UCLA under New Head Coach then Ben Howland, who defected from Pittsburgh in the Big East, especially on the Defensive end. Brook's Soph. Season he joined the Nations Top Prep Player in Kevin Love to take UCLA all the way to the Final Four. Then after that run both Brook decided enough was enough and entered the 2008 NBA Draft.

A Top 5 Pick in the DRAFT didn't disappoint from the start as he joined 2nd Year Pro Kevin Durant and they have quickly become one of the Hottest Duos in the Association. The Thunder PG reached his 1st All-Star Game this past season and led the Thunder deep into the Playoffs. The explosiveness to the Basket off the bounce and in transition put him in rare company. And now he is starting knock down the shot from behind the Arc...almost makes West unguardable.

James Harden aka Big Game James 2.0 South Paw Edition Loud City is a teammate of Westbrook in OK City. Harden is starting to blossom in what the Thunder thought he would be all along. The Lefty out of Fame Lakewood Artesia HS joins the likes of Ed O'Bannon, Brother Charles O'Bannon, and Jason Kapono who attended Artesia and all were McDonald's All-Americans and went to Westwood....UCLA. Harden on the other hand played for the Sun Devils of Arizona State in Tempe.

After a 2-Year run in Tempe under the Direction of Rick Pitino Protege Herb Sendek...Harden entered the NBA and went to a Squad that was loaded with young talent. He had to be patient as did the Thunder Brass led by GM and Former Spurs Exec Sam Presti. The Thunder seeing what they had last off-season made a huge trade at the NBA Trade Deadline sending talented Forward Jeff Green to the C's for C Kendrick Perkins. It was a trade that shocked both squads when it went down. But Presti and the Thunder knew exactly what it freed up on the Roster.

Harden's minutes ballooned and so has his Game since the Trade and he was an undeniable Force for the Thunder all the way up to their 4-2 Series loss to the eventual NBA Champion Mavericks. Harden now knows what is expected of him and the Thunder along with teammate Westbrook know that it's Larry O' Brien or DIE and nothing else matters. And now they have another weapon to go with Brook and KD...Kevin Durant that is proven in the time of need.