The Nets acquired a quality wing in Royce O’Neale from the Jazz and signed a high-upside bench scorer in T.J. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are back after all the drama. Tucker and Danuel House should be valuable reserves, providing needed two-way ability for the 76ers after a disappointing second-round playoff exit. got better at the margins, improving their depth and defense around the two stars. Giannis Antetokounmpo will try to lead his Bucks back to the NBA Finals after Jayson Tatum and the Celtics snagged that spot last season. He will miss a good chunk of the season due to a torn ACL suffered in January. Improved health will clearly help, and the Bucks did make what may end up as a noteworthy move by trading for Joe Ingles, a talented playmaking wing who spaces the floor. 3 seed, which deprived them of home-court advantage in the season-ending loss to the Celtics in the second round of the playoffs. They were without their second-best player (Khris Middleton) down the stretch and fell to the No. Injuries to key players wreaked havoc on the Bucks’ title defense last season. The Celtics also signed wing Danilo Gallinari, but Gallinari recently suffered a torn ACL while playing internationally for Italy, which hurts the Celtics’ scoring depth. Brogdon, as long as he can stay healthy, is a significant two-way piece capable of scoring, orchestrating and defending. It is the kind of deal that could really pay off come playoff time.
The Celtics instead tinkered with the roster, landing point guard Malcolm Brogdon in a trade with the Pacers.
The defensive-minded Brown fits co-star Jayson Tatum better than Durant would have, and the Celtics are coming off a berth in the finals. The Celtics were smart to pass on Kevin Durant if it was going to cost All-Star wing Jaylen Brown. Here, we take a look at the top 10 teams in the Eastern Conference - and where the Knicks fit in. The Knicks need Julius Randle to recapture his All-Star form to make a meaningful move up the standings.
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