2024-25 NBA Season Preview
NBA 2024-25 Season Preview?
Every year its hard to pick who might triumph in the NBA season, which makes it one of the most exciting leagues in the world. With the Boston Celtics beating the Dallas Mavericks they claimed their first championship since 2008 and their 18th overall, becoming the most successful NBA franchise of all time. Both the Celtics and Mavericks will be up there challenging again but who will come up victorious? Here are a few picks that we think you need to look out for:
Boston Celtics
The overwhelming favourite to retain their title is the Boston Celtics. Most Champions generally lose their key players following the season as it become expensive to maintain the same roster and players are picked off. However the Celtics have managed to pull the rare feat of bringing back most of their Championship squad. With a loaded squad, elite coaching and plenty of motivation to secure a double win, the Celtics will be hard to beat.
Oklahoma City Thunder
Second favourites for the title, Oklahoma City Thunder won the Western Conference and will be the team to beat across this season too. Along with Boston Celtics, they were the only two teams that finished top five in both offensive and defensive ratings. With a young and hungry roster, and signing Isaiah Hartenstein in a huge $87m deal, the Thunder are many expert’s pick for not only the Western Conference but the whole NBA Championships.
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia have moved to third favourites with the addition of Paul George that has allowed them to assemble one of the most talented Big 3’s. In what is a more open East Conference versus the more competitive West Conference, the 76ers will be looking to go one better than last season where they were unfortunately pushed down to the Play-In and therefore missed the best run into the Play Offs.
Denver Nuggets
The 2023 Champions will want to get back to the Finals after a year out. Last year started strong but ended up falling flat but they still have all the strengths and aptitude to get back to the top. Last year they had the season’s MVP in Nikola Jokic, who has struck a key partnership with Jamal Murray. The pair will be key drivers to help get them through the Play Offs and back to the Championships.
Minnesota Timberwolves
After falling to Mavericks in last year’s Conference Finals, the Timberwolves will be looking to go further this season and making the NBA Finals. With Anthony Edwards becoming more and more influential, the Timberwolves will look to come out of the highly competitive Western Conference. With the tighter Conference, if they come through to the Championships it will give them all to confidence to bring home the title this year.
Dallas Mavericks
The beaten Finalist from 2023-24, the Mavericks will be looking to go one further and bring home only their second NBA Championship after their maiden win in 2011. Perennial playoff teams, they have the experience but lack the killer instinct. They have the Top Point Scorer from 2023-24 in Luka Doncic who if he’s on the same form then the Mavericks will be one of the teams to beat.
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