My ‘Yearbook Awards’

by Casey Jacobsen Do you remember when you got your yearbook in high school and there would always be those cheesy lists/awards about who was voted most popular, most likely to succeed, and best eyes? These “awards” are kind of like that, but with my teammates during the course of my four-year NBA career (Phoenix, New Orleans, Memphis). Weirdest teammate… in a good way: Chris “Birdman” Andersen The Birdman was one of a kind, but he was liked and respected by every member of the locker room. He drank two cups of coffee every night, 20-minutes before tip-off and played… um, like he drank two cups of coffee 20-minutes before tip-off. He drove a blue Hummer H2 with blue, sparkled rims. I’ve never seen a car like that before, but it fit him perfectly. He also holds the unofficial title for most-tattooed white dude in NBA history. He was weird… but I miss him. Weirdest teammate… in a bad way: Darko Milicic It’s nearly impossible to explain the weirdness that is Darko, but he told me one t...