Nick Van Exel: Overlooked piece of the Lakers resurgence with Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant | FPP
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He took the JuCo route to get to high level D1 basketball, but once he got to the university of Cincinnati under hall of fame coach Bob Huggins, he became a Bearcats legend in just 2 years and led them to some their best seasons in program history as their best player. And this got him drafted, but only as a second round pick so, Nick Van Exel had a lot to prove, especially being a point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers post Magic Johnson… But Van Exel delivered and was a top rookie in the league, the next year the Lakers brought in Eddie Jones and Cedric Ceballos and the Lakers truly began their resurgence, then just a year after that, Shaq and Kobe came to town and the Lakers were back. Van Exel was an overlooked player on those late 90s Lakers that like most, got overshadowed by the larger than life Shaquille O’neal. Van Exel would earn a 1998 NBA All star selection, but his days were numbered as he found himself in the headlines for less than stellar reasons and earned a reputation in GM Jerry West’s eyes as someone who gives up on the team.
So, Van Exel was shipped to Denver for the lockout shortened season and even though the Nuggets did not have success in his time there, Van Exel showed out and formed a fun duo with Antonio McDyess. Sadly, Mcdyess’ career was altered from a knee injury just when things were looking up in Denver, and Van Exel would soon request a trade out. It was granted as he spent a year and a half for the Dallas Mavericks, coming off the bench in a sixth man role behind the Mavs big three of Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash and although they couldn’t reach the promised land, they got close in 2003 and it was in big part due to Van Exel’s postseason performance.
The last few years of Van Exel’s career were hampered by injuries as he spent a year in Golden State, a year in Portland and a year in San Antonio before calling it quits in 2006. Even though his career declined quickly and likely didn’t end how he hoped, he had a career to hold his head high about as Nick the Quick dazzled fans and embarrassed players for over a decade.
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Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones will both go down as massively underrated players in NBA history
@ethanniedorowski116
Жыл бұрын
My dudes I wish magic could have played with them as a older bigger small ball power forward type but not small lol.... But nick the quick was my guy in every video game I've ever seen him in
@Boss3Nate
Жыл бұрын
@@ethanniedorowski116 Van Exel was such a beast.. a cheat code in video games. Hahaha
@cnow1983
Жыл бұрын
Facts was my fave backcourt going up.
@chriscoop7666
Жыл бұрын
As soon as someone is widely recognized as being underrated, he is not underrated anymore.
@Boss3Nate
Жыл бұрын
@@chriscoop7666 yeah so I guess they're both still massively underrated since thats not the case
As the world’s biggest Van Exel fan, outside of the guy behind Van Exel TV, I just wanted to say thank you for doing this. Not only did you cover his career properly, but you nailed the spirit of his journey. Well done.
@ethanniedorowski116
Жыл бұрын
You reach I teach with a cross over 3 could cover him lol .... I guess km 3rd in line... definitely didn't make nick quick TV but I love him 😍
Him on dallas at the end was maybe the most hyped ive ever been about 12 ppg
"Rock handle like Van Exel", Nick the Quick was a effortless scorer who put pressure on defenses. One of my favorite players of that time. Even tho he was a beast as a Laker. He even handled business as a Nugget and Maverick.
@carlwallace1129
Жыл бұрын
Great point .VanExel was a true Anklebreaker and A Hezi God ahead of its time.
@peterfissa8556
10 ай бұрын
Broke ankle nick van exel
He and Eddie will forever be one of the most underrated talents that I enjoy watching in the 90's, I remember I was very bummed at first how they traded them away but then understood the reasons why.
@carlwallace1129
Жыл бұрын
Eddie was a steady 3 and D slasher ahead of its time but he could mesh with almost any team because he was a pass 1st shooting guard/SF that could catch & shoot and drive all within 2dribbles .
The reason im a Lakers fan now. A family friend took me to a game and i was all decked out in my hometown Hawks gear my, but we just so happened to sit next to some lady who knew him at Cincinnati. He came over to her during pregame shoot around and chatted for a bit. Looked over at me and the family friend’s kid and he gave us his wrist bands. Idk if he thought we were with her, but after that, I might as well have been purple and gold my self. By the time he left, the lakers were entrenched as my team and i couldn’t change anymore.
I became a Lakers fan Because of Nick The Quick.. I remember that game winner against Boston to this very day.
@hugefan-tb8ou
4 ай бұрын
lol I even remember it was raining in LA that night.
His "one two three Cancun " remark did him in 😂😂 But it became a catchphrase.
Nick is a good dude, when Chris Herren was trying to get off of drugs in Denver he says Nick and Antonio McDyess watched over him that whole year and wouldnt let him go out partying or be anywhere that he could get some drugs.
Remember getting my first ever lakers jersey in 94 first year high school rocking nick the quick 9 when all other kids had big names like shaq or jordan. Van Exel was incredible!
Born in the 80's, raised in the 90's - Nick Van Exel is one of my all time favorite players. While I missed out on the Showtime Lakers, the mid 90's Lakers gave me hope and long lasting memories. #RIPHearn #NickTheQuick #SteadyEddie #CedricCeballos and many many more.
Great channel! Nick is one of my favorite players of the 90s. Elden "Easy" Campbell next?
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
Shaq said in his autobiography Elden Campbell was-LAZY.
@carlwallace1129
Жыл бұрын
@@powerbadpowerbad Campbell was solid
@hollins625
Жыл бұрын
@@powerbadpowerbad how many people said shaq was lazy?
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
@@hollins625 Only Kobe. LOL. He wasn't afraid to call out Shaq on his BS. LOL.
There were two jerseys that I had growing up. A Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon jersey and a Lakers Nick Van Exel jersey.
VanExel was my favorite 90s point guard to watch . He definitely brought the FREAKSHOW to LA with his herky jerky shake n bake style of play and his highlight assist when he wasn't breaking ankles or draining dagger 3pointers
Nick the Quick and Mookie are my 2 favorite PGs ever. Never said I was smart, just loved the way they played.
For sure would’ve been a superstar in this generation.
He will go down as wasted potential compared to how great his flashes of skills should he could have been. Exciting player and might have been better in today’s basketball.
@pheo1418
Жыл бұрын
Not sure about wasted potential, he was starting PG for the Lakers and put up numbers, got traded to Denver where he lead them in scoring over Mcdyess and had a few 50-40 pnt game's. Being drafted as late 2nd rnd Van Exel played with a attitude which was his pro and a con because he would fall out with head coaches which held him back.
This channel is a great resource for the younger generation of fans. I still hope that the younger fans appreciate the differences in the era’s aren’t as great as some modern media narratives will suggest. Even these videos don’t do give the players their proper respect in a proper context. ~ Strictly about their basketball skills. I remember most of these players way back in their high school/college days as many of them are my peers and I actually had the opportunity to compete against some in various camps, High School tournaments etc. Most importantly, it lets the younger generation see that there have always been great talents in the NBA. Always Uber athletic guys, highly skilled guys, great shooters. It’s all about context and disrespect, the younger generation tends to disrespect those that came before them. Not all their fault as the media has always had a recency bias and the narratives they expound upon are based off of “Likes” and “dislikes” much like modern day social media.
The size of his head in his childhood picture is hilarious. Also, the college 3 point line back then was so short it’s ridiculous
Nick Van Exel was EXEL-ent.
That pre Kobe/Shaq era was fun to watch too
Kobe’s welcome to the NBA moment came via Nick Van Exel. That should alone should let you know Nick was the truth
As a Lakers fan for over thirty years now I can assure Nick was very appreciated and a fan favorite. Those teams with Eddie Jones and Cedric Ceballos (pre Shaq & Kobe) were very talented and exciting to watch. Nick just became a detriment, couldn’t control his emotions and when he lost his starting job to Fisher, he mentally checked out. Hated to see him go but he couldn’t be part of the plan anymore with the team trying to win a championship and Shaq needing to get the monkey off his back getting swept so much.
@leonardoyi3183
11 ай бұрын
Nick van exel was fools gold. He looks to have every move, he can shoot. And when you see his efficiency, you want to puke. A 40% career fg shooter, and a 36% 3 point shooter. His 3 point could be valuable, but, his overall scoring efficiency is bad, and he was also a bad defender. Despite fisher not having the tools that nick had, he was a very fundamentally sound player who played defense. Fisher had an impact on the team, a positive one, despite not being an offensive threat. Fisher had a career +3.6 on off plus minus, that means his teams were 3.6 points better when he played. Van exel had a horrible -1.2.
Nick was a so underrated NBA player
Van Exel was one of those players whos cards i collected even though not worth anything. I liked that player.
As a 90s baby, Nick the Quick was & will always be in the Top 3 of all time.
The Mad Bomber! Love his game and his dog mentality!
Antonio McDyess should be on your list as well. 6’10” with a 47” vertical before the injury
I can't believe magic Johnson was just a couple months away from playing with Kobe and Shaq.
You should do a video on Dennis Johnson from the Sonics/Celtics….such an underrated player
@mongoslade277
Жыл бұрын
That's the best version of Dennis Johnson. When he was with the SuperSonics with crazy athleticism and that defense. Him & Gus Williams was my favorite backcourt
Do Anthony Morrow next!! he was a sharpshooter, only rookie to lead NBA in 3 point % .
@ramonew7815
Жыл бұрын
He wasn't really a great player
This guy is awesome!! My Uncle knew Spud Webb when he lived in Dallas back in 2013. And he invited us out to watch the Pacers/Heat game 7 one night. And Nick showed up. He was super down to earth dude. I only fanboyed for a few minutes when I told him he was blast to watch in 2003 against the Kings. But that was one of the funnest games I ever watched just because of watching it with a real ex pro.
I was a huge fan of his. This guy was the ultimate competitor, who had the skills to go with it. He, along with Maurice Cheeks were the 2 best point guards drafted in the 2nd round in the last 50 years.
Do Steve Francis next
I been waiting for this one!!!
Ppl say dudes from the past couldn't even make the 13 seat on the bench nowadays but van ex had a whole swiss army knife worth of skills with the bball IQ to go with it which made him one of the most unpredictable players to defend ever imo. I mean the Lakers had a 1/3 of the all star team one year lol but literally had too much talent n skills for 1 ball lol.
This guys consistency is crazy
Man you actually did it!! Great content!!!!
Nick the Quick Van Exel, Anthony Pig Miller, Cedric Ceballos, Antonio Harvey, Sedale Threat, Eddie Jones, Vlade Divac, Elden Cambell, Sam Bowie, Tony Smith, Del Harris, Chick Hearn, and Stu Lantz.. off the top of my head. I miss being 16 years old and watching this team kick ass in the early to mid 90s.
Another awesome video!!! Wayman Tisdale would be another great one of the forgottens.
Holy cow i just found your channel randomly and the first two vids i see are nick the quick and monta i love it
@ForgottenPlayerProfiles
Жыл бұрын
Glad you found it! I'm sure I could get to Najera one day, but there's a lot of requests I'm trying to chip away at, so it might be awhile hahah
Love the clip of Kobe. You should put more of those in. Great vid!
I always forget nick when I talk about great lakers 2nd rounders. If 3's were a huge part of the game like now, he'd be "curry" status. I was at magics first home game when unretired. He got all the time, ceb ran to Havasu, then got suspended. Actually which lead to horry.
@TheSub-SaharanAmericanLegend
9 ай бұрын
Technically Nick was supposed to be First Round10th pick overall but Thanks to George Karl, he didn't like NVE attitude during the pre-draft workout so George Karl put out a bad narrative to the GMs across the whole NBA about Van Exel and it affected his first round pick into second round pick at 37th. NVE made sure to make George Karl & Seattle Sonics pay for that. Unfortunately, for Gary Payton, he couldn't guard NVE at all and NVE became the notoriously known as the Sonic Killer
Nick was my man, I was in my late teens when he became a Lakeland I’m a lefty too, I patterned my game after him, he was cold as ice and had epic battles against Gary Payton, his highly underrated and under appreciated
One of my favorites back in the day. Just a fun style of play
I would watch that 90's team when i was a kid nick was my favorite player
Van Exel was one of my favorite players to watch hoop, he had a playground style game. I never really like the Lakers, But Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Eventually Kobe, would have watching their games.
What a great channel!!! 💯💣💥
Nick “the quick”!!! Lovin the channel, and I’ve got a couple of suggestions 😁! Peja, S.Smith, Zo & Hardaway duo, A.Houston
Nick the Quick
Thank you
Just found your channel brother. Really like it! ❤️❤️❤️
Nick the quick
Love your vids, the only critique is go easy on the upspeak
Bruce Bowen San Antonio Spurs. 1 of the greatest 2 way players ever. And im a lifelong forever and ever Lakers fan.
He has a bad temper,but he was a certified gunner,great shot maker.The late 90's Lakers should have kept him and Eddie Jones!
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
Kobe was developing into a-MONSTER-for the Lakers,Shaq said in his bio when Kobe got on the roster Eddie was looking over his shoulder,cause he knew that young-LION-was hungry. LOL.
@CrazyxEnigma
10 ай бұрын
Maybe if Van Exel never made the Cancun comment he wouldn't have been traded. Eddie though I agree, Glen Rice was a disappointment and ended up leaving anyway, couldn't handle being the third wheel like Eddie would've.
Considering that Nick the Quick and Swingman got traded within 2 seasons of the O'Neal/Bryant pairing, the resurgence impact was minimal, unless you count Tony Battie and Ty Lue as deciding factors 🤣
Imagine Cam and Mase reacting to the first 30 seconds of this video! 😂😂😂😂 PAUSE x20
Make one about Gerrald Wallace please ! Best regards from 🇷🇸serbia
Ron Mercer is a good candidate for forgotten players!
Good video, I think Eric Snow would be a good forgotten player to do, even Jason Terry
@Phonsuk
Жыл бұрын
Eric snow is straight garbage. Gotta be sixers or cavs fan.
I can name alot of popular and current players where nick would just destroy them. He was explosive af.
It'd be nice to see someone like Devin Harris or Kevin Martin for more recent players
Quick nick fantastic shooter
NVE was one of the best individual players of his era. I watched him play with the Nuggets. He was very competitive individually, but he didn't make his team better. He was also pretty volatile emotionally which wore on his coaches and teammates. When be was on, there were few better.
You have got to be kidding me 17:29. He makes this look easy
I liked Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell and feel like the Glen Rice trade wasn't worth it. But I think they felt Jones had to go to make room for Kobe and Shaq supposedly asked for an outside shooter so they felt they made both of their stars happy with the trade. Glen Rice wasn't really that good with the Lakers, I think they would have been better off figuring out how to make Kobe and Jones co-exist at the 2 and 3 spot, either could play either. It is strange to imagine Nick Van Exel still being there as well....but I don't know if it would have worked since you can't have that many ball hogs on 1 team.
I promise. you got something with your channel
Cincinnati vs Memphis was damn near orgasmic to our 7th/8th grade minds😂. Penny/Nick/Dickie V?!?!🤯😂
Just imagine had Jones and Van Exel stayed and were willing to accept bench roles we could’ve won 2 or 3 more titles Jones and Van Exel on the second unit holy crap and Elden could’ve backed up Shaq
He was right about the refs lol
Calbert cheaney , steve smith, kenny Anderson, rick fox, dan majerle, chris child, bimbo coles, eddie Johnson
Can we get Eddie Jones next
@ForgottenPlayerProfiles
Жыл бұрын
Got one on him already, check the channel
12:24 I went to game 4, you left out the yellling at his coach that got him cut
"The ROC handle like Van Exel. I shake phonies man you can't get next to." - #JayZ | Crazy in Love 2003
Damn that hs pic lol
Great one what about devin Harris
Pls do Gerald Wallace!
Rony Seikaly, Raef LaFrentz
Also people forget about Sedale Threatt!
Welp it has been proven refs and players bet games....... So Nick wasn't wrong
It's very interesting because Van EXEL is way better than the point guard the Lakers won with.damn I forget his name at this moment lol I just had it on the top of my tongue 😛 ohhhhhhhh Derek Fisher..yeah Nick is better than fisher but fisher was more a system guy and did hit clutch shots and big shots.but no doubt Nick the quick is way better in every area of the point guard and basketball in general in my opinion.i thought the Lakers could have won with Nick and Eddie and Cedric and Kobe and shaq.all four was an all-star at the same time and all five at some point for the Lakers and just needed another year together overall in my opinion.they could have won with Any mediocre big man power forward next to all of those all stars let alone anyone that was decent to good.
@hollins625
Жыл бұрын
More talented is not equal to better...
@melvynsngltn27
Жыл бұрын
Ceballos played only a few games with Shaq
@yvonnecox7534
Жыл бұрын
both Eddie Jones and van excel would not of worked in Phil Jackson triangle offense
@mongoslade277
Жыл бұрын
Cedric Ceballos quit on that team. He went to Lake Havasu DURING THE SEASON
@hugefan-tb8ou
4 ай бұрын
People forget it wasn't Van Exel's play that got him traded it was his attitude lookup on youtube or google ''1-2-3...CANCUN - the joke that got Van Exel traded from the Lakers'' infamously known. (i see its in the video) Jerry West did make all the right moves I think they already had drafted Fisher, they traded and picked up lots of great shooters and defensive players like Glen Rice and Rick Fox Robert Horry. Eddie Jones and Kobe didn't play well together I always thought it sucked Nick and Eddie didn't get a ring.
Wasn't underrated and I was a Laker fan that grew up in Southern California when he came up. Every 90s player except about 5 of em are underrated now according to KZread content creators. Some of us were alive then. Just give props to guys and stop calling everyone underrated.
0:31 what's the difference between a runner, floater and teardrop?
Nick had to go after the Cancun comment, killed the locker room. Didn't know Jerry didn't like his lack of assertiveness in demanding the starting job, thats something that would be lauded by most FOs today.
I swear Omar Epps from love and basketball could play him in a movie
Marvelous player with personality issues bottom line.
@powerbadpowerbad
Жыл бұрын
He may have had a personality disorder.
UC Bearcat great
NVE was great. He was a leader, but a bad one. He could do anything on the court, but he was also a coach killer. He was a competitor, but mainly as an individual. His teams didn't win regularly. He always seemed like he was unhappy. It's too bad, because when he was on he was unstoppable.
11:38 why he do Afro Kobe like dat 😂
After magic Nick and Eddie brought me back to L.A. then they traded them and I went back to portland
Can you do world b free next
he was definitely my favorite player growing up as a Lakers fan after magic and them retired I was so mad The Lakers traded him it took me a while to like Derick fisher 😂😂😂 I always said that should have been nick smh🤷
Why have i given his jersey? 😅 Hope the guy wears it proudly 😊
Do you only do good players or can i request a najera vid
YESSIRRRRR Nick the quick steal yo chick shave with nitro schick 😂😂😂
Imagine if Nick wasn't such a hothead & stayed with Kobe/Shaq...smh. Nick running point with Kobe at the 2 & Shaq in the middle.
Just imagine if we kept Van Excel for are championships runs I like D-Fish but Nick was better overall PG 💯
I didn't know 1 2 3 cancun was something someone legitimately said. Thought that was just a joke among the guys on TNT.
So Trae Young