The Emirates NBA Cup (formerly known as the In-Season Tournament) is here. The event, which gives teams something to fight for early in the season, is in its second year. Last year’s winner, the Los Angeles Lakers, will now be trying to defend their crown. Let’s focus on some of the blunders and bone-headed plays that happened in the first week.
We search the different NBA team schedules to uncover some interesting tidbits that you may have missed. Yes, the season is well underway, but you know there are always other things to look for and talk about if you search hard enough.
There is something about October that is infused with excitement. Perhaps it is the start of the NBA season informing our brains that the wait is finally over.
When you think of the NBA’s Northwest Division, you immediately think of long flights. This is true when you consider that cities in this area are spaced so far apart. You have Minnesota, which could very well be in the East, and you have Portland, which is all the way in the upper left corner of the country.
Despite the exceedingly long wait, the next NBA season is nearly upon us. Next thing you know, we will be reading stories about training camps from the different teams.
NBA action returns soon. It’s less than two months away and we can’t wait. One thing we can do, though, is study the different team schedules to find anything interesting.
The full NBA schedule was recently announced, which meant that fans immediately studied the dates of when their teams would play popular rivals. They also looked at their team’s road trips and home stands.
10 years ago, Adam Silver had his first NBA Draft as commissioner, the Cleveland Cavaliers brandished their third No. 1 pick in a four-year span, and a “yet-to-be-famous” Serbian was taken with the 41st pick.
Whenever players have a bad game or are in a slump, they will immediately want to make up for it by playing better next time. Well, we can round up a bunch of NBA players who cannot wait for the season to start. Why? Because they’ll want to redeem themselves from how bad their year ended last season.
NBA fans keep saying that the most recent playoffs lacked aura. Is that true? Why would fans say something like that?
Before the NBA Finals began, people already realized that it would be all about Kyrie Irving, who plays for Dallas, facing his former team. That was immediately followed by the thought of Boston’s Kristaps Porzingis playing against his old squad, too.
The NBA’s version of the Final Four was over so fast that you might have missed some of the awkward moments where someone had to face a former team or teammate.
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