Within the past week, rumors have circulated that current point guard John Wall of the Houston Rockets wants a trade. Houston acquired Wall last offseason as part of the Russell Westbrook deal with the Washington Wizards.
The Boston Celtics revamped their roster this offseason. After a disappointing 2020-2021 NBA season that was riddled with injuries and stagnation, Boston decided to make big changes.
The Prime Time Sports Talk NBA crew followed in the NBA executive’s footsteps, as they answered questions surrounding the NBA. Every year, NBA executives and general managers answer questions about the offseason and the upcoming season.
Although the season does not start until Oct. 19, it is never too early to judge all 30 squads. Here are John Devereaux’s way-too-early NBA Power Rankings.
The 2021-2022 NBA season is exactly two months away, but it is never too early to predict the award winners and how the year will play out. With the NBA Draft, Free agency, and Summer League now officially over, it’s time to go to training camp.
Just like that, the 2021 NBA free agency period has come and gone like a flash. While teams will still make moves between now and the start of the regular season, most of the big-name players have made their decisions.
The NBA Draft just concluded and the newly added recruits are heading to their new organizations. This year’s draft class was filled with pick swaps, surprising picks, and big trades. Within the first pick selection, the league saw a huge trade that sent Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kyle Kuzma, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Montrezl Harrell and the 22nd pick in the draft.
The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2020-2021 NBA champions. During the shortened season, the Bucks finished with the third seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Phoenix Suns came a long way in under one year. From finishing 34-39 last season to finishing 51-21 this season. The hype of this team has been incredible since the Orlando Bubble days. Going 8-0 under weird circumstances was a catalyst for this recent season. The acquisition of Chris Paul ended up being one of the biggest offseason trades in their franchise history.
Portland Trail Blazers superstar guard Damian Lillard will be requesting a trade in the coming days. Lillard has spent the last nine seasons with the team that drafted him, and the team had not shown great improvement from year to year. The team has been stuck as a Western Conference playoff squad but has very little success past the first round.
The Atlanta Hawks finished the season with a 41-31 record. They started the season poorly which resulted in the firing of Lloyd Pierce a month into the season. The then-assistant coach Nate McMillan was named into the interim head coaching position, to which the Hawks would rebound and finish the season strong.
Tre Mann from the Florida Gators is a top prospect that could make an immediate impact on a team. The sophomore guard has the opportunity to see himself drafted in the lottery this upcoming draft. Mann was a highly scouted prospect since his time in high school.
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