X-Oklahoma City Thunder 50-32After four straight seasons of qualifying for the NBA Playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder should once again be in playoff contention, but the start of the season will not be a smooth ride. In the opening round of last season's NBA Playoffs, Thunder guard Russell Westbrook suffered a knee injury that still [...]
Y-Los Angeles Clippers 58-24The Los Angeles Clippers are preparing to embark on something that they have been unable to achieve since they called Buffalo, New York home. The Clippers have their sights set on their third consecutive playoff appearance, but more importantly their first NBA Championship. Last season the Clippers won a franchise best 56 [...]
Y-San Antonio Spurs 52-30Coming into this season you have to wonder if the sting of last season's loss in the NBA Finals is still with the San Antonio Spurs. In Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals, the Spurs were a few precious seconds away from winning their fifth NBA Championship before things fell apart [...]
Y-Miami Heat 62-20Entering the 2013-2014 NBA season, life is good for the Miami Heat. The Heat have won the last two NBA Championships and they are looking to become the first team since the Los Angeles Lakers from 2000-2002 to win three consecutive NBA Titles.In 2010, Heat president Pat Riley set the modern standard in [...]
X-Indiana Pacers 58-24Last season the Indiana Pacers pushed the Miami Heat to the brink of elimination. The Heat's athleticism was front and center as they escaped the Pacers in a grueling seven-game Eastern Conference Finals series. The Pacers have entered this season as an improved team that is not only looking to get past the [...]
X-Brooklyn Nets 51-31 One thing is certain about Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, he is not afraid of making moves in order to improve his team. As the Nets were preparing to relocate to Brooklyn in the summer of 2012, the Nets acquired shooting guard Joe Johnson from the Atlanta Hawks to team with point [...]
Former National Basketball Association guard Allen Iverson is ready to officially put his basketball career to rest. After two years in college at Georgetown University, Iverson opted for the NBA Draft as he was the first overall pick in 1996 by the Philadelphia 76ers. By 1999, Iverson helped the Sixers reach the playoffs for the [...]
The Indiana Pacers recently completed a good season which did fall short of winning a championship in the National Basketball Association. The Pacers won their first Central Division Title since 2004 as they had the third best record in the Eastern Conference. 2004 also marked the last time that the Pacers advanced to the Eastern [...]