1st Edition

Of the 450-odd current NBA players, 55 lived their NBA lives through the dreaded 32-games-lost season of the Lockout of ‘99.

You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
You may ask yourself, “Well, how did I get here?”

Hold on tight to your skivvies as we hop into the way-back machine and take a peek back in time.

Lamar Odom Then (center, circa 2001, with Elton Brand left, Darius Miles right)

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground

Lamar Odom Now

And you may ask yourself, “How do I work this?”
And you may ask yourself, “Where is that large automobile?”
And you may tell yourself, “This is not my beautiful house”
And you may tell yourself, “This is not my beautiful wife”

Baron Davis Then

You may ask yourself, “What is that beautiful house?”
You may ask yourself, “Where does that highway go to?”

Baron Davis Now

Wait…

You may ask yourself, “Am I right, am I wrong?”
You may say to yourself, “My God! What have I done?”

Baron Davis Now (center, first row, between Derek Fisher left, Billy Hunter right)

Time isn’t holding up, time isn’t after us
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

Same as it ever was, hey let’s all twist our thumbs
Here comes the twister

Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by

Once in a lifetime

-Talking Heads