Links: NBA Friday VI
Brandon Roy takes a turn…
Time for NBA Friday, our weekly visit with the Official Illustrator of The Links, Joel Kimmel. Last week Joel drew up a dope Stephon Marbury picture. This week’s team is the Portland Trailblazers, and the drawing is Brandon Roy.
Joel writes, “I liked a lot of the suggestions from SLAMonline readers to somehow incorporate the team unity the Blazers have been playing with but I decided to go with just Brandon Roy. However, because of the way the Blazers play and especially because of how they’ve been playing lately, I still wanted to suggest the amount of support around him. I also wanted to show how far they’ve come as a team this season. I went with the idea of Portland being the City of Roses. At the bottom of the piece there are wilted and dead roses with fallen petals to represent the troubled Blazers of the past few years. From the ground up, they have bloomed into an exciting and fresh team with Brandon Roy as the centerpiece.”
Nice work as always, Joel.
Next week’s team is the Philly 76ers. Leave your suggestions in the comments section below. Personally, I would like to see Sam Dalembert drawn as a Philly cheese steak.
23 Responses to “Links: NBA Friday VI”
Jan.11 at 4:17 pm
WeS says:
nice work as usual…
Jan.11 at 4:20 pm
white hot eboy says:
That would make a fantastic tattoo for a real Blazers fan. Philly’s picture should be Doc, Charles and AI, in transparent state, standing behind Iggy, cast in metal, like the Rocky statue.
Jan.11 at 4:38 pm
Reggie Evans says:
I don’t want a tattoo with a bunch of roses! Cool picture, though.
Jan.11 at 4:39 pm
TADOne says:
Wow, great pic. I think this is the best one yet.
Jan.11 at 4:51 pm
says says:
you forgot the NBA logo on the jersey
Jan.11 at 4:58 pm
TADOne says:
No current Sixers deserve praise. Do an old school one of Doc.
Jan.11 at 5:47 pm
Permaculture says:
Hey, Joel! You is one sweet illustrator– I’m speaking with my graphic designer hat on– I’ll see if there is anything I can do to get your name around.
Jan.11 at 5:52 pm
niQ says:
L. Williams
Jan.11 at 6:28 pm
Donn says:
I say for the sixers Joel draws an almost empty Wachovia Center.
Jan.11 at 6:34 pm
Bubba Chuck says:
Dre + Iggy + The other AI = Andre Iguodola
Jan.11 at 6:45 pm
SMK says:
Can Joel go old-school with Dr. J throwing down the rock-a-bye-baby over Michael Cooper? Illest dunk of the short-shorts era.
Jan.11 at 7:01 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
for some reason, the first thing I thought of upon seeing this was “the rose that grew from concrete”. Kinda seems appropriate when we consider what this young Portland team has flourished out of. Great work Joel, I think this one is my favorite so far.
Jan.11 at 7:03 pm
hursty says:
it doesnt really matter what joel does its always gonna be crazy just like all the ones before ‘em. um… this week could be something to do with brotherly love and incorporates charles, Dr. J, Allen and iggy somsehow, or if thats too hard, then just Iggy out on a playground court somewhere.
Jan.11 at 7:04 pm
hursty says:
go H-town vs. Minny!! whos next after Philly?
Jan.11 at 7:20 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Billy King getting into the ‘Back to the Future’ DeLorean. Either that or Maurice Cheeks in a toga getting stabbed in the back by Larry Brown.
Jan.11 at 7:23 pm
Holly MacKenzie says:
And I’d LOVE to see Joel pay homage to Dr. J.
Jan.11 at 7:56 pm
Sari says:
i just added sum text, for whoever suggested rose that grew from the concrete http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/8660/brandonroyhp1.jpg
Jan.11 at 11:47 pm
poohbiz says:
Joel you should do andre miller
Jan.12 at 12:32 pm
d.Y. says:
“The city of brotherly love” on a banner, with Wilt as a Laker, Mo as a Bullet, Chuck as a Sun, Bubbachuck as a Nug, Hawk as a Hornet, and Iggy taking off his jersey.
Jan.12 at 3:44 pm
Jake Appleman says:
I have a new desktop background. Sweet.
Jan.13 at 8:15 am
Kevin says:
i agree with TADone.. forget the current sixers.. do one with AI, Barkley, Dr J and the other sixers greats.. i wouldn’t put money on ANY of the current sixers that they’ll even be on the team in 2 yrs.. so why bother?
Jan.13 at 2:58 pm
Joel Kimmel says:
Old School NBA Friday it is. The people have spoken.
Jan.14 at 2:01 pm
Jared says:
I like eboys idea, that or maybe Lou Williams looking in a mirror and seeing a picture of AI, like when dude looks in the mirror in spiderman and sees the goblin holla