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Milwaukee Bucks Season Preview: Giannis Antetokounmpo Embodiment of Length & Youth Approach
The Milwaukee Bucks peaked too soon, and then disappointed. This year, ownership won’t be as forgiving on Jason Kidd if he fails to the take them into the playoffs, this time going with Giannis Antetokounmpo as his point-forward man from the get go, hoping that Jabari Parker turns into the star scorer they all think he can do on a consistent level.
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Jeremy Lin Means the World to the Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are making Jeremy Lin the face of the franchise, and it’s before he’s even played a single game for his new team. The combination of being everything head coach Kenny Atkinson and general manager Bobby Marks are about from a basketball philosophy standpoint, and his huge marketing potential, makes him incredibly valuable to a franchise that’s fighting for recognition in a city and league that usually forgets about them.
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NBA Rumors: Rockets, James Harden Haven’t Changed That Much
Change the head coach, bring in new players. Some things can’t change, and any team with James Harden on board completely relies on his ability, and his motivation to change as a leader and basketball players. To make a long story short: Hold your horses on the Houston Rockets completely transforming, and doing a whole lot better than last season.
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NBA Rumors: Knicks & Derrick Rose Optimistic, Carmelo Anthony Realistic
The combination of having a good Olympics basketball tournament for Carmelo Anthony and the weird confidence of Derrick Rose is leading to some surprising optimism surge within the New York Knicks, while receiving mockery for it on the outside.
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Miami Heat Season Preview: From “Almost Contenders” to “Decent at Best”
What an offseason for the Miami Heat. Dwyane Wade leaves, Chris Bosh might be retiring, Hassan Whiteside is staying, Pat Riley tries to make it all look good, and it all happened with Kevin Durant slipping through their fingers.
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Golden State Warriors: Olympics Provide a Glimpse Into the Future
Mission accomplished: The gold is once again American, as Team USA, with Kevin Durant leading the group, wins the Olympic basketball tournament for a third consecutive time. From a Golden State Warriors perspective, it was a chance to see how their star free agent signing can blend and work together with a group of stars around him, specifically Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
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Memphis Grizzlies Season Preview: Maintaining Relative Success
The Memphis Grizzlies seem to operate with patience and thoughtfulness set apart from the rest of the NBA. Something of a bubble, in which they can afford to retain their best players like Mike Conley and Marc Gasol, but remain unable to draw in the best of free agents.
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Jeremy Lin, Shooting Percentage & Brooklyn Nets Role Effect
The summer makes every little piece of information receive rare grandeur, so Jeremy Lin working on his shooting is obviously a big deal to Brooklyn Nets fans, and Lin fans as well. The Olympics might be ending, but the NBA season is still two months away.
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Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview: Rising From the Ashes Worshiping One Player
Ding dong, the witch is retired, to paraphrase a song from a famous movie. Kobe Bryant is gone, off in retirement, and the Los Angeles Lakers are finally free to rebuild and start improving, with Luke Walton overseeing the project from the sidelines, and the young core of D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Brandon Ingram and Julius Randle will try to put the most illustrious NBA franchise back where it’s used to being.
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Los Angeles Clippers Season Preview: Chris Paul & Blake Griffin Leaving Without a Title Run
If the Los Angeles Clippers don’t break the barrier of the conference semifinal, it’s going to be the end of their time with Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Doc Rivers. Not all three will leave, but the current faces of the franchise won’t be a trio anymore.