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Houston Rockets: The Battle Between James Harden & Mike D’Antoni Paradigms
The biggest question heading into next season for the Houston Rockets: Whose team is it going to be? James Harden, or Mike D’Antoni? Different styles, and possibly very different outcomes.
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Cleveland Cavaliers Season Preview: LeBron James, Kyrie Irving & the Championship Hangover
The Cleveland Cavaliers are finally champions. LeBron James lived up to his promise, shutting up anyone else who needed quieting. Kyrie Irving showed how big of a player he is. Kevin Love showed there’s more to him than offense. Tyronn Lue had a dreamy ascent last season. What do the Cavs even have to play for anymore?
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Jeremy Lin: What Kind of Numbers can the Brooklyn Nets Expect From Him?
The Brooklyn Nets are going to play Jeremy Lin in a bigger role than he’s ever had, and more minutes than he’s ever played. This means a whole different set of stats for Lin, and this is an attempt to gauge what kind of numbers we’re going to see from him next season.
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NBA Rumors – Celtics, Bucks Interested in Ray Allen
It’s been two full seasons of Ray Allen sitting on the sidelines, outside of the NBA, but not officially retired, perhaps waiting to come back, and for the right situation to present itself. Two teams he’s been in contact with recently are the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Oklahoma City Thunder: The Star Player Postulate
The king is dead, long live the king. Russell Westbrook is the new face of the franchise for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kevin Durant? Probably the most disliked figure in the state of Oklahoma, at least when it comes to sports hate perspective.
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Chicago Bulls Preview: Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo & Following the Jimmy Butler Lead
The Chicago Bulls are going to look very different compared to recent years, as they head into the 2016-2017 NBA season with a weirdly put together team, led by Jimmy Butler on the court and Fred Hoiberg on the sidelines, while Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo arrive, still unclear if to help or to provide unwanted distractions.
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Charlotte Hornets, Kemba Walker & Seeing Jeremy Lin Go
The Charlotte Hornets made some big changes this offseason, not necessarily changes they were hoping to make. Kemba Walker remains the team’s go to guy and biggest star, but he knows quite well that letting Jeremy Lin leave through free agency might be costly in the long run.
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San Antonio Spurs: The Tim Duncan Retirement Effect
For the first time in 20 years, the San Antonio Spurs are entering a season without Tim Duncan as part of the team. It was going to happen at some point, but this puts a lot of pressure on Kawhi Leonard, LaMarcus Aldridge and some newer (not necessarily younger) kids on the central Texas block to take the franchise into its new era.
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Charlotte Hornets Season Preview: Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum & Counting on Very Unreliable Players
After the best regular season since the rebirth of NBA basketball in Charlotte, the Charlotte Hornets enter the 2016-2017 season with high expectations, relying on Kemba Walker to remain their offensive anchor, on Steve Clifford to improve as an offensive head coach, and maybe more than anything hoping that Nicolas Batum and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist stay healthy.
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NBA Rumors: Oklahoma City Thunder Putting Westbrook in Excellent MVP-Winning Position
Those who believed that the departure of Kevin Durant will only further motivate Russell Westbrook to succeed with the Oklahoma City Thunder seem to have been right, as the All-Star point guard is about to sign an extension with the only team he’s ever played for that should keep him with the Thunder until 2019.