After coming up just short of hanging another banner, the Celtics will look to get over the mountaintop with a very similar core and continuity at head coach.
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Washington Wizards
After committing to Bradley Beal for the foreseeable future, the Wizards will look to get back into the postseason mix after being on the outside looking in during 2021-22.
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Orlando Magic
How’d We Get Here? The Magic had nothing to play for in 2021-22 other than a tanking strategy with the hopes of landing a good lottery pick. Orlando lucked out and secured the first-overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. This was a big deal as they had the opportunity to select the best player […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Milwaukee Bucks
How’d We Get Here? The Bucks came into the 2021-22 season as the defending champs and looking to run back their championship-winning roster for another shot at the title. For the most part, the team held steady during the regular season as Bobby Portis held the fort while Brook Lopez recovered from injury. Unfortunately, the […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Miami Heat
How’d We Get Here? The Heat made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021-22 before eventually bowing to the Celtics in seven games. The biggest change in their roster heading into the 2022-23 season is the departure of P.J. Tucker, who is now with the Sixers. This season will be about […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Charlotte Hornets
How’d We Get Here? The Hornets improved in 2021-22, finishing with a respectable 43-39 record, allowing them to make it into the Play-in Tournament. Several reasons for their success were LaMelo Ball and his amazing skills on both ends of the court, the steady production of Terry Rozier, and the huge leap that Miles Bridges […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Atlanta Hawks
How’d We Get Here? The Hawks finished the 2021-22 regular season as the eighth-best team in the Eastern Conference with a 43-39 record. This was good enough to land them a spot in the Play-in Tournament, which they navigated with ease via wins against the Hornets and later the Cavs. Unfortunately, not even the offensive […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder
How’d We Get Here? The Thunder are challenging the Sam Hinkie-Sixers for the longest rebuild in NBA history. They added Josh Giddey in 2021 and he proved them right as he had a very impressive rookie season. However, the team used a similar approach by resting their main guys down the stretch run of the […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves
How’d We Get Here? The first full season under head coach Chris Finch was a success for a franchise that has been mired in mediocrity since the Kevin Garnett era. They were able to make the postseason behind another impressive leap from Anthony Edwards. Edwards is the future of the franchise but he’s got a […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Utah Jazz
How’d We Get Here? The Jazz’s final stand did not go as planned, and that’s why new GM Danny Ainge decided to tear it down to the studs this offseason. Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and company were able to dominate in the regular season, but their postseason woes continued as they ultimately lost to the […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Denver Nuggets
How’d We Get Here? Considering the fact that the Nuggets were without Jamal Murray for the entire season and lost Michael Porter Jr. in the early-going due to a back injury, the season was a great success. Nikola Jokić earned his second consecutive MVP award and finished as the league’s best fantasy player by a […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Houston Rockets
How’d We Get Here? We didn’t have to look very hard to determine that the Rockets were not going to try to compete in 2021-22. Their focus was clearly on developing for the future as they paid John Wall a lot of money to sit out of games. Jalen Green was the headliner of players […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
How’d We Get Here? The season didn’t get off to a great start with the miscommunication that occurred with Zion Williamson’s injury during the preseason. A timeline that made it seem Zion would be back towards the early part of the season ended with him not suiting up for a single contest. The questions swirled […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Portland Trail Blazers
How’d We Get Here? Damian Lillard dealt with abdominal issues while CJ McCollum had a collapsed lung that kept him out for 18 games before we even hit January 1. That combined with their lack of offseason moves over the summer of 2021 helped force the team to look in the mirror and realize that […]
2022-23 Draft Guide Team Preview: Brooklyn Nets
The Nets have given us a lot of things to talk about this offseason, and it’s time to take a look at how their roster looks heading into the 2022-23 campaign.