Prediction of NBA’s Best Duos this upcoming NBA Regular Season

Prediction of NBA’s Best Duos this upcoming NBA Regular Season

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NBA – Well the 2019 NBA Free Agency is perhaps the best free agency in the league history. This year there is lots of blockbuster trade, unexpected trade and superstar players leaving and signing with new teams all just happen in one free agency that shock basketball fans around the world. 

Before the free agency even start the LA Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans announce that both teams agreed to trade their players, Pelicans Anthony Davis will be sent to LA in exchange of young core Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and some first round picks in the near future this July 6 which already happens as of writing and the deal is already done.

As soon as the Free Agency start, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving both leaving their team to join forces in the Brooklyn Nets. Durant leaving the Golden State Warriors where he won 2 NBA Title, while Kyrie Irving is leaving Boston Celtics, where are there some reports that he and his former team did not get along during his tenure with the Celtics.

Al Horford the heart of soul of the Celtics opted out his contract and sign with the 76ers forming a title contender with Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons in this upcoming season while former 76ers Jimmy Butler traded to the Miami Heat.

Perhaps the most awaited decision of this year free agency is Kawhi Leonard decision on where he will play next? A lot of rumors that he will join the Lakers or run another year win the Raptors where he leads the team in their first ever NBA Title in franchise history, but all of that ended when Kawhi decided to agree a 3 year deal with the Raptors right after Paul George traded to the Clippers.

We thought that the Kawhi’s decision will be the end of this year blockbuster free agency not until the Houston Rocket made a big move of trading NBA All-Star Chris Paul to Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange of former MVP Russell Westbrook.

With this big trade and NBA Superstar signing with new teams the league has now become more balance, unlike before where the Golden State warriors have been the favorite team to win it all for the fast 4 – years. Now all we have to do is wait and see and whose team made the right moves and which players or duo can excel or co-exist as soon the season begin?

Here are the list of Top 5 NBA Duo’s that we must watch as the 2019- 2020 NBA Regular Season Starts.

1. LA Lakers – LeBron James and Anthony Davis
2. LA Clippers – Kawhi Leonard and Paul George
3. Brooklyn Nets - Kevin Durant – Kyrie Irving
4. Golden State Warriors - Stephen Curry – Klay Thompson
5. Huston Rockets - James Harden – Russell Westbrook

Among the list is perhaps the best duo today? Aside from Warriors duo Curry and Thompson we have not yet seen the other 4 duo’s plays together as a team, but on papers LeBron and AD is far the best duo in the list? But still we have to see to decide if the Lakers made the right moves?

Kawhi Leonard Agree to Sign with the Los Angeles Clippers

Kawhi Leonard Agree to Sign with the Los Angeles Clippers

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NBA – Yes, you read it right 2 – time NBA Champion and 2 – time Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard is going to Los Angeles, but instead of joining forces with All – Star Anthony Davis and 3 – time NBA Champion, 3 – time Finals MVP LeBron James in Lakers it was the Clippers who won the most awaited decision of the most valued free agent of the 2019 NBA Free Agency. 

After days of waiting and rumors on where Kawhi Leonard will be playing next season since the start of the 2019 Free Agency, Leonard finally ends all speculations and made his decision to join the Los Angeles Clippers for a maximum contract 4 – year deal worth 142 million.

Leonard was traded to the Toronto Raptors last season where he leads the Raptors in their first ever NBA Championship, but Leonard wants to go home to LA where he demanded during his trade talk with his former team San Antonio Spurs. It seems Leonard can be stop of going home despite the history that he just made for the country of Canada.

Meanwhile, front runner for Kawhi Leonard services before the decision the LA Lakers sign multiple players to join the Lakers as soon the Kawhi’s decision has made the Lakers brings back JaVale McGee, KCP and Rajon Rondo. Also DeMarcus Cousin was reported to sign a one year deal with the Lakers.

It will be a Los Angeles showdown when the 2019 – 2020 NBA Regular Season starts. LA Clippers lead by Kawhi Leonard together with newly trade and All – Star Paul George from OKC versus the Lakers superstar LeBron James and All – Star Anthony Davis.

Who do you think will represent the West? Will it be the Clippers? Lakers? Or the reigning 5 – time Western Conference Champion the Golden State Warriors? Lets wait and see…

LeBron James is giving his Lakers Jersey #23 to Anthony Davis

LeBron James is giving his Lakers Jersey #23 to Anthony Davis

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NBA – NBA superstar LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers is reported that he will change his jersey number this upcoming 2019 – 2020 NBA Regular Season. According to the reports the reason why James is changing his Lakers jersey number is that he will give way for his upcoming team mate Anthony Davis, who also wear # 23 while playing throughout his career with the New Orleans Pelicans. 

LeBron James is not new in changing his Jersey number, James played with the Cleveland Cavaliers in his rookie days wearing # 23 till the 2010 free agency where he joins the Miami Heat and wear Jersey # 6 for four consecutive seasons with the Heat where they reach 4 - NBA Finals appearance and won 2 –NBA Championship.

James return to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015 NBA Free Agency and switch back to his original Jersey #23 and wear it for four consecutive NBA Season with the Cavaliers. James delivers an NBA Title in his hometown in 2016 wearing his #23. In 2018 Free Agency, James leaves Cleveland Cavaliers and sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, this time he retains his jersey #23 in a disappointing first season due to injury he suffered, as well with some key players to the Lakers that leads to the team early vacation.

Meanwhile, Anthony Davis, who will be officially a Laker player this upcoming July 6 coming from trade in exchange of Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and other three 1st round pick is expected to wear the #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers while LeBron James is reported to wear his practice number 6.

Is LeBron James made the right move by giving up his number? Is this the sign that he no longer the main man of the Lakers and he is willing to give or sacrifice just for the good of the team by giving Davis the responsibility to be the main man of the Los Angeles Lakers? Let's just wait and see this upcoming season…

Kyrie Irving and Al Horford Both Leaving the Celtics in Free Agency

Kyrie Irving and Al Horford Both Leaving the Celtics in Free Agency

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NBA – The most talented and perhaps the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics Kyrie Irving an NBA Champion and 6 – time All-Star and Al Horford a 5 – time All-Star are both reported leaving the Boston Celtics comes 2019 free agency. 

Irving, who has been with the Celtics for 2 seasons after being traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers has a disappointing first year in Boston after suffering an injury that held him out in the post season where the Boston Celtics nearly dethrone the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 Post season.

While on his 2nd year Irving and the Celtics are the heavy favorite of winning the East after LeBron James departed from the East and go West with the Los Angeles Lakers, but the expectation came another disappointing season where a healthy Boston Celtics ousted early in the 2019 Post season and rumors began circulating that Irving is leaving the Celtics and leaning toward to sign with the Brooklyn Nets as soon the free agency begun on July.

While Al Horford, who has been a solid performer for the Celtics for the past 4 years, leading the Celtics in the Post Season each year decided to part ways with the Celtics after Horford opted out in his contract. The Celtics did not agree on another long deal with Horford and now Horford is reportedly leaning toward to sign with the Dallas Mavericks comes free agency.

Both Irving and Horford are very talented players and they will surely hurt the Celtics, but the Celtics still have upcoming superstar Jason Tatum, Jalen Brown, Marcus Morris, Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier that could still lead the Celtics in the Post Season but less making the Conference Finals.?

What would be the situation of Boston Celtics this upcoming 2019 - 2020 NBA Regular Season? will this team make it through the post season? or will this team became a just an ordinary team? lets wait and see....

Raptors Clinch their 1st ever NBA Title Dethroning the defending Champ Warriors

Raptors Clinch their 1st ever NBA Title Dethroning the defending Champ Warriors

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NBA – The defending back to back NBA Champion the Golden State Warriors host Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. It will be the final game of the series if the Raptors win Game 6 and clinch their first ever NBA Title while the Warriors keep their hopes of extending the series in Game 7 and perhaps clinch their 3rd straight title at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario. 

Meanwhile, the defending NBA Champion will play their final game at Oracle Arena as they move on to another home court next season. It will be their last stance at home at their historic home court where they played the last 5 straight NBA Finals.

In the game, the Raptors start strong courtesy of Raptors guard Kyle Lowry, who scored the first 11 points of the game 11 – 2, since then it was all Raptors controlling the early quarter not until the later minutes where the Warriors came back and take the lead at 2:15 to go. The quarter ends 33 – 32 Raptors leading by a point.

In the 2nd quarter, the game are toe to toe with several lead changes, but still the Raptors won the quarter 27 – 25 ending the 1st half leading by 3 points 60 – 57. Kawhi Leonard was limited into 6 points and 3 fouls, but it was Lowry, who carried the Raptors with 21 points to lead all scorers at the half. Klay Thompson led the Warriors in scoring with 18 points while Andrei Igoudala added 11 points. Curry was limited into 9 points at the half.

In the 3rd quarter, both teams are in tight contention as no team manages to take a double digit lead, Kawhi Leonard has been the main man for the Raptors scoring 13 points in the quarter while Klay Thompson scored 12 points out of 30 points for the Warrior. Warriors able to retake the lead 78 – 76 with 4:35 to go. Warriors able to won the quarter 31 – 26 up by just a 2 points 88 – 86 at the end of the 3rd.

In the 4th and final quarter, Klay Thompson was ruled out of the game due to knee injury he suffered in the 3rd.and the Warriors will now heavily rely to Stephen Curry and the supporting cast to manage to force and extend into Game 7? Kevin Durant, who is already out suffered a torn Achilles in Game 5 and now Klay Thompson in Game 6.

Raptors able to take advantage the absence of Klay Thompson in the 4th as they overcome the Warriors lead and manage to put 6 point separation with under 2 minutes to go in regulation, but Warriors closed the gap 109 – 108 with 37 seconds to go and once again 111 – 110 with 18.5 seconds to go. Raptors Danny Green made a crucial turnover pass to Pascal Siakam that leads to Raptors turnover with 9 seconds to go.

Warriors had their chance, but Stephen Curry missed a 3’s that sealed the game for the Raptors first ever NBA Title in a 114 – 110 win.

Kyle Lowry and Pascal SIakam led the Raptors in scoring with both 26 points, Fred vanvleet who has been great in the 4th added 22 points and Kawhi Leonard the Finals MVP with 22 points.