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.
The Philadelphia 76ers enter every season as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. They backed it up in the regular season last year, finishing with a 49-23 record. However, Doc Rivers’ squad still came up short, falling in the second round to the Atlanta Hawks.
The New York Knicks were the biggest surprise team of last season. Julius Randle played like an MVP candidate during the regular season. Derrick Rose played like it was 2011 and Tom Thibodeau proved he’s the right man for the job.
The Dallas Mavericks are an intriguing team going into this season. Part of the reason why is that most expect them to take another step after finishing fifth in the Western Conference last season. Rick Carlisle stepped down and Jason Kidd was hired as head coach to help mentor Luka Doncic.
Well, this has been an interesting summer for the Miami Heat. After an early exit in last season’s playoffs, the team roster has seen many changes. Miami has brought in three new pieces in Kyle Lowry, Markieff Morris, and P.J. Tucker.
The Atlanta Hawks had a shocking run to the Eastern Conference Finals and fell in six games to the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. Trae Young took a big step forward in the playoffs and he earned himself a max contract in the process.
The Brooklyn Nets formed arguably the most talented big three in NBA history last season. However, James Harden and Kyrie Irving weren’t able to stay healthy in the playoffs. Their injuries and Joe Harris’ bad shooting performance left Kevin Durant tasked with carrying Brooklyn in the second round. He was inches away from sending them to the conference finals but he watched the Bucks win the title weeks later.
We’re well into NBA free agency at this point and most of the top players are off the board. Grading these moves is the next step as we slowly ease out of NBA free agency in the coming weeks.
The Miami Heat acquired Kyle Lowry last week in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Toronto Raptors. Even though they’re currently being investigated for tampering, the move is not expected to be voided. So Miami should keep its new point guard.
Another busy day in the NBA Summer League took place on Monday, August 9. Eight games were played featuring some of the future stars of basketball.
Seven NBA Summer League games were played on Sunday, August 8th. It was great to have a slate of basketball games and there were some big-time Summer League standouts across the association.
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 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.
The Philadelphia 76ers enter every season as one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference. They backed it up in the regular season last year, finishing with a 49-23 record. However, Doc Rivers’ squad still came up short, falling in the second round to the Atlanta Hawks.
The New York Knicks were the biggest surprise team of last season. Julius Randle played like an MVP candidate during the regular season. Derrick Rose played like it was 2011 and Tom Thibodeau proved he’s the right man for the job.
The Dallas Mavericks are an intriguing team going into this season. Part of the reason why is that most expect them to take another step after finishing fifth in the Western Conference last season. Rick Carlisle stepped down and Jason Kidd was hired as head coach to help mentor Luka Doncic.
Well, this has been an interesting summer for the Miami Heat. After an early exit in last season’s playoffs, the team roster has seen many changes. Miami has brought in three new pieces in Kyle Lowry, Markieff Morris, and P.J. Tucker.
The Atlanta Hawks had a shocking run to the Eastern Conference Finals and fell in six games to the eventual NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks. Trae Young took a big step forward in the playoffs and he earned himself a max contract in the process.
The Brooklyn Nets formed arguably the most talented big three in NBA history last season. However, James Harden and Kyrie Irving weren’t able to stay healthy in the playoffs. Their injuries and Joe Harris’ bad shooting performance left Kevin Durant tasked with carrying Brooklyn in the second round. He was inches away from sending them to the conference finals but he watched the Bucks win the title weeks later.
We’re well into NBA free agency at this point and most of the top players are off the board. Grading these moves is the next step as we slowly ease out of NBA free agency in the coming weeks.
The Miami Heat acquired Kyle Lowry last week in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Toronto Raptors. Even though they’re currently being investigated for tampering, the move is not expected to be voided. So Miami should keep its new point guard.
Another busy day in the NBA Summer League took place on Monday, August 9. Eight games were played featuring some of the future stars of basketball.
Seven NBA Summer League games were played on Sunday, August 8th. It was great to have a slate of basketball games and there were some big-time Summer League standouts across the association.
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.
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