It is the eve of the 2021-22 NBA regular season. Fans and teams alike are excited to get things started on what will be another jam-packed, action-filled season around the league.
The Milwaukee Bucks enter as the reigning champions, defeating the Phoenix Suns in six games in the NBA Finals in July. The league will be back to their regular schedule, at least for now, with the season concluding in June.
With the regular season just about to kick off, we have an idea of which teams are going to be contenders this season. Many teams are looking to cement themselves as possible threats, and recent trade rumors can change those tides.
While the offseason didn’t see many blockbuster moves, as the Russell Westbrook deal was the closest thing to one, the regular season could see plenty. Several players are being mentioned in deals that could change the landscape of the league.
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The Ben Simmons saga continues to drag on, as the Philadelphia 76ers hold out hope that he will assimilate himself with the team and play with them on the court this season. Fellow Atlantic Division member, the Brooklyn Nets, are dealing with their own stubborn point guard now in Kyrie Irving, who the team decided cannot participate until he is full-time eligible.
Malcolm Brogdon of the Indiana Pacers and Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs have been two players mentioned in trade rumors as a result of the situations in Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
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Damian Lillard is another star to keep an eye on. His patience seems to be running thin for the Portland Trail Blazers, who hired a new head coach in Chauncey Billups but didn’t do much to shake up the roster.
Where might these players end up? Let’s take a look at the latest rumors involving them and make some predictions about where Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons, Dejounte Murray, Malcolm Brogdon, and Damian Lillard could end up.
