The NBA season is already underway and we have enjoyed its first blows throughout these two weeks of competition. Many beatings, the occasional individual exhibition and above all, enough to venture with ten hasty conclusions about what the rest of the course can bring us in the best league in the world.
Confirmed: Rudy Gobert is the NBA’s biggest thief
The French pivot has been the robbery of the century. It is worth that he is one of the great interiors of the league, it is worth that he has won several awards best defender of the year and it is worth that it is vital in the Jazz system. Ok, but then Utah decided to sign an extension worth 205 million, spread over 5 years, there is a stretch. The Frenchman will collect more millions (40) than the sum (32) of his average points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks together.
The Timberwolves will not make a playoff even if the best Kevin Garnett returns
Speaking (or keyboard, rather) a fan of Minnesota. One that gets excited every year and one that, time after time, is disappointed. The Timberwolves they painted well this season. They had the brand new number one in the Draft, they had a motivated Towns, the return of Ricky and many young pieces ready to give it their all. However, they have managed to be one of the worst teams at this start of the course and things have to dance a lot for this to change.
Indiana Pacers have one of the best teams in the league
Keep reading, please. Indiana Pacers started the course with a 6-2 record and the feeling that your level is much higher than expected. Malcom Brogdon has started as a shot, Victor Oladipo seems to have recovered your best level and Domantas Sabonis is playing the best basketball of his career. Yes, they have lost Warren through injury and Myles Turner is slowly but surely they have one of the best quintets in the league.
Exclusive: Raptors prefer cold to hot
It seems like the champions of two seasons ago are not working away from Toronto. The pandemic forced them to move to Tampa Bay, away from their people, and it seems that they have not managed to find the key. Your start of the course is mediocre, being generous. Paskal Siakam is far from being the franchise leader expected of him and after the departure of the Spanish pivots, the team falls apart. They will reach the playoffs because, to be honest, this is the Eastern Conference but … They have a long way to go before they can dream of anything.
The New York Knicks are … Good?
Well, or at least we can say that they have not started badly. Those from the Big Apple have been challenging anyone who dares to undervalue the franchise for two weeks. Julius Randle is at a spectacular level, RJ Barrett is showing everything that was missing in his rookie year and it seems that under the orders of Tom Thibodeau things start to work in Manhattan. But don’t worry, we’re talking about the Knicks so they’ll be in charge of blowing up the hot streak on their own.
The best thing about these Hornets, despite the hype, is their new kit
Yes, the Charlotte Hornets are fine, they are fun to see and have LaMelo Ball. Sure, the rookie point guard seems more and more comfortable and is a constant show and also has a Terry Rozier next to him who sometimes looks like an All-Star player. But let’s face it the equipment does not work and they barely add two victories in seven games; is what it has to play without a center with NBA level, we suppose. Yes, his new light blue kit It is, without a doubt, one of the best in the entire league. Well there, Jordan.
Russell Westbrook is going to get more triple-doubles than wins in Washington
Do you remember that season when Westbrook achieved the all-time record with 42 triple-doubles? Don’t worry, he won’t get over it. Of course, that year he added 47 wins with Oklahoma, while this season everything indicates that the victories will not be so easy with his new jersey. Here goes the bet that Russell to hit more triple-doubles this year than matches won with the Wizards. He has four, wins two.
Phoenix, that oasis where you don’t need the numbers of your stars
Today the Phoenix Suns are second in the Western Conference standings, only behind the Lakers. During the off-season they took Chris Paul and lost Kelly Oubre Jr. so it seemed that their options were going to be based on their brand-new star point guard and his two promising youngsters, DeAndre Ayton and Devin Booker. Well yes, they are doing well but the surprise has been to see Suns more coral than ever. Seven players in scoring double digits and a team basketball. We like it, Phoenix.
An award for Doc Rivers, who has made Embiid and Simmons work
What no one believed was possible has happened. Doc Rivers has made the Sixers work and that your two stars fit. The start of the season for the Philadelphia team is brilliant, with a spaced game that allows everyone to contribute and above all, that Embiid and simmons stay out of the way each other. They lead the league standings and it doesn’t seem like they intend to let go of the gas. Will it be the year of the 76ers?
It’s 2021 and some stars keep arriving in poor shape at the start of the season
Luka Doncic is the first example, but nowhere near, the only one we have seen at the beginning of the year. The Slovenian has arrived in a deplorable state of form and the Mavericks have noticed it in the first games of the season. The same was said of James Harden, although it seems that the escort has recovered his rhythm in recent days. What seems incredible is that in the middle of 2021 and with a technical team dedicated 24 hours a day to the well-being of the players, there are still stars who arrive overweight at the beginning of the course.
