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Previously on the NBA show!

- Kevin Durant finally won his ring, but it's plastic and he's still a snake. Zaza added himself to the list of snakes too.

- Cleveland proved once and for all that the salary cap doesn't actually exist, because they can still sign whoever they want despite being way over this alleged cap.

- Chicago may well have beaten Boston if not for the Rondo injury, but they decide to tank instead of building on it.

- Speaking of Boston, they paid a kings ransom for some flat earth lunatic. This doesn't have the potential to backfire at all.

- Westbrook activated god mode last season but didn't have enough support. He now has that support thanks to Sam Presti inheriting said god mode.

- Harden led the league in assists, but Houston decides to trade for another point guard. This doesn't have the potential to backfire at all.

- Hello, Embiid? "Embiid broke." Understandable, have a nice time tanking/trading for the #1 pick again.

- Otto Porter got paid. I believe he is the most underrated player in the league right now, but perhaps Washington could've done better.

- A crazy bastard spoke his son's arrival into existence, and has some people convinced that spending $495 on one pair of shoes is a good idea. It's not.

- Anthony Bennett is still employed.

In the east, I can picture a closer contest between the Cavaliers and Celtics, as whilst the latter lost depth this off-season, they did bring in Hayward, and have young talents that could potentially have a breakout season.

For this same reason, I see the Bucks as a sleeper team. For them, a lot hinges on if Giannis can improve his jump shot, and if Parker can return from his ACL injury with a bang and not a whimper. East is looking pretty weak though aside from these teams, Toronto, and Washington.

In the west, San Antonio had game 1 wrapped up until Zaza kicked Leonard's leg out of his leg. The Spurs added Rudy Gay this season, and as long as Pau Gasol doesn't hit the wall this season I can definitely see them pulling off the upset next time if everyone, especially Leonard, stays healthy.

We know that Houston and OKC will be good too, and Minnesota should be able to make that jump, but my sleeper pick would be the Pelicans. The Davis/Cousins duo fell flat last season, but now they've had a chance to build some team chemistry and perhaps make it work this time around.

In any case, here's hoping that this season is less of a foregone conclusion than the last one...

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 10/7/2017 10:50:42 AM

I think this season will be a lot more interesting than last - lots of movement in the league which will change up dynamics. My predictions:

- GSW has a 70+ win season (This is more of a wish, since I made a bet on this with a mate)
- GSW loses to OKC/HOU/SAS in the West
- CAVS cruise through the east to get to the finals. I think BOS will be a speed bump, but that's about it.

My one fervent wish is that GSW does not win again - someone needs to cock block Durant :)

I really wonder how the Spurs would have done against the Warriors if Kawhi doesn't go down. Do they just with Game 1 or do they make a series of it?

West have some intriguing teams - Houston, OKC and Pelicans. Not that I think the Pels will challenge for the title - just will be interesting to see Boogie and Davis with a training camp under their belts together.

I follow the Mavs but I think the will be pretty crap again. Looking forward to seeing Smith and Noel though. Hopefully they both show a bit of talent to give me some hope for the future :)

I just want to see playoff rondo feed the new twin towers.

Aaand the Sixers just jackknifed their franchise by offering 29 million a year to a cripple. So much for the process...

And their rookie that they paid Boston for a hefty price looks injured and out of sorts.

Could the curse continue, could Faultz be injured long term like the others before him?

But dam Simmons and Embiid is lighting it up... very exciting to watch them play together and hope they can stay healthy.

Hayward out already. Looked extremely painful. No news on how long he's out for yet but it's likely to be a while and the Celtics might have already been taken out of contention by this unfortunate event.

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 10/18/2017 2:48:59 AM

No-ones talking. I think most of us have realised that, with the exception of the teams likely to be on the play-off bubble, the regular season is about as important as the modern all-star game. Of course you do need to win enough to make the play-offs but beyond that where's the incentive?

I read an article a while back that Silver believes an expansion to 32 teams is inevitable and even though that would dilute the talent pool a bit I'd welcome it because of this whole "long season just to cut the field to 16" problem. Stiffen the cap rules too, these super-teams wouldn't be as big of a problem if the cap wasn't effectively non-existent, allowing these teams to stockpile players more than they should.

Last edited by Jay (OTT) at 10/25/2017 4:30:08 AM

So which cities get a team ?

LA could probably find room for another sports team.

Seattle. Oh and maybe Vegas as every other major sports team is there aren't they?