Tonight is the night, folks.
We waited a long time to see some real basketball (unless, like me, you spent part of September watching Eurobasket), and the only thing missing right now is a trip to the bodega for some popcorn and a call to the bookie for some Clippers action.
If things go well over the next couple of weeks in that latter category, the temporary relocation of the home office to Las Vegas will be closer to coming to fruition. (Gambling plus journalism equals the new frontier).
Anyway, here are the full team by team rosters.
How many “never heard of him” guys make your list?
ATLANTA BOSTON BROOKLYN CHARLOTTE CHICAGO
Pero Antic Brandon Bass Alan Anderson Jeff Adrien Carlos Boozer
Elton Brand Keith Bogans Andray Blatche Bismack Biyombo Jimmy Butler
DeMarre Carroll Avery Bradley Reggie Evans Ben Gordon Luol Deng
Jared Cunningham MarShon Brooks Kevin Garnett Gerald Henderson Mike Dunleavy
Al Horford Jordan Crawford Joe Johnson Al Jefferson Taj Gibson
John Jenkins Vitor Faverani Shaun Livingston Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Kirk Hinrich
Kyle Korver Jeff Green Brook Lopez Josh McRoberts Mike James
Shelvin Mack Kris Humphries Paul Pierce Jannero Pargo Nazr Mohammed
Cartier Martin Courtney Lee Mason Plumlee Ramon Sessions Erik Murphy
Paul Millsap Kelly Olynyk Tyshawn Taylor Jeffery Taylor Joakim Noah
Dennis Schroder Phil Pressey Mirza Teletovic Anthony Tolliver Derrick Rose
Mike Scott Jared Sullinger Jason Terry Kemba Walker Tony Snell
Jeff Teague Gerald Wallace Deron Williams Cody Zeller Marquis Teague
INACTIVE LIST
Gustavo Ayon Rajon Rondo Andrei Kirilenko Brendan Haywood
Lou Williams Tornike Shengelia James Southerland
CLEVELAND DALLAS DENVER DETROIT GOLDEN STATE
Anthony Bennett DeJuan Blair Darrell Arthur Chauncey Billups Harrison Barnes
Earl Clark Jose Calderon Kenneth Faried Will Bynum Kent Bazemore
Matthew Dellavedova Vince Carter Evan Fournier Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Andrew Bogut
Alonzo Gee Jae Crowder Randy Foye Gigi Datome Stephen Curry
Kyrie Irving Samuel Dalembert Jordan Hamilton Andre Drummond Toney Douglas
Jarrett Jack Wayne Ellington JJ Hickson Josh Harrellson Draymond Green
Sergey Karasev Monta Ellis Ty Lawson Jonas Jerebko Andre Iguodala
CJ Miles Bernard James JaVale McGee Tony Mitchell Ognjen Kuzmic
Henry Sims Ricky Ledo Andre Miller Greg Monroe David Lee
Tristan Thompson Shawn Marion Quincy Miller Kyle Singler Nemanja Nedovic
Anderson Varejao Gal Mekel Timofey Mozgov Peyton Siva Jermaine O’Neal
Dion Waiters Dirk Nowitzki Anthony Randolph Josh Smith Marreese Speights
Tyler Zeller Nate Robinson Charlie Villanueva Klay Thompson
INACTIVE LIST
Andrew Bynum Devin Harris Wilson Chandler Brandon Jennings Festus Ezeli
Carrick Felix Shane Larkin Danilo Gallinari Rodney Stuckey
Brandan Wright
HOUSTON INDIANA LA CLIPPERS LA LAKERS MEMPHIS
Omer Asik Rasual Butler Matt Barnes Steve Blake Tony Allen
Patrick Beverley Chris Copeland Reggie Bullock Jordan Farmar Jerryd Bayless
Ronnie Brewer Paul George Darren Collison Pau Gasol Nick Calathes
Aaron Brooks Roy Hibbert Jamal Crawford Xavier Henry Mike Conley
Omri Casspi George Hill Jared Dudley Jordan Hill Ed Davis
Francisco Garcia Solomon Hill Willie Green Wesley Johnson Jamaal Franklin
James Harden Orlando Johnson Blake Griffin Chris Kaman Marc Gasol
Dwight Howard Ian Mahinmi Ryan Hollins Ryan Kelly Kosta Koufos
Terrence Jones Luis Scola Antawn Jamison Jodie Meeks Jon Leuer
Jeremy Lin Donald Sloan DeAndre Jordan Steve Nash Mike Miller
Donatas Motiejunas Lance Stephenson Byron Mullens Robert Sacre Quincy Pondexter
Chandler Parsons C.J. Watson Chris Paul Shawne Williams Tayshaun Prince
Greg Smith David West JJ Redick Nick Young Zach Randolph
INACTIVE LIST
Isaiah Canaan Danny Granger Maalik Wayns Kobe Bryant
Robert Covington Elias Harris
MIAMI MILWAUKEE MINNESOTA NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK
Ray Allen Giannis Antetokounmpo J.J. Barea Al-Farouq Aminu Cole Aldrich
Chris Andersen Caron Butler Corey Brewer Ryan Anderson Carmelo Anthony
Joel Anthony John Henson Dante Cunningham Anthony Davis Andrea Bargnani
Shane Battier Ersan Ilyasova Gorgui Dieng Tyreke Evans Tyson Chandler
Michael Beasley Brandon Knight Robbie Hummel Eric Gordon Raymond Felton
Chris Bosh O.J. Mayo Kevin Love Jrue Holiday Tim Hardaway Jr.
Mario Chalmers Khris Middleton Kevin Martin Anthony Morrow Kenyon Martin
Norris Cole Gary Neal Shabazz Muhammad Arinze Onuaku Pablo Prigioni
Udonis Haslem Zaza Pachulia Nikola Pekovic Austin Rivers Iman Shumpert
LeBron James Miroslav Raduljica Ricky Rubio Brian Roberts JR Smith
James Jones Luke Ridnour Alexey Shved Jason Smith Amar’e Stoudemire
Rashard Lewis Larry Sanders Ronny Turiaf Greg Stiemsma Beno Udrih
Dwyane Wade Nate Wolters Derrick Williams Lance Thomas Metta World Peace
INACTIVE LIST
Roger Mason Jr. Carlos Delfino Chase Budinger Darius Miller Toure’ Murry
Greg Oden Ekpe Udoh AJ Price Jeff Withey Chris Smith
OKLAHOMA CITY ORLANDO PHILADELPHIA PHOENIX PORTLAND
Steven Adams Arron Afflalo Lavoy Allen Eric Bledsoe LaMarcus Aldridge
Nick Collison Maurice Harkless James Anderson Dionte Christmas Will Barton
Kevin Durant Tobias Harris Kwame Brown Goran Dragic Nicolas Batum
Derek Fisher Solomon Jones Michael Carter-Williams Channing Frye Victor Claver
Ryan Gomes Doron Lamb Brandon Davies Archie Goodwin Allen Crabbe
Serge Ibaka Jason Maxiell Spencer Hawes Gerald Green Joel Freeland
Reggie Jackson E’Twaun Moore Darius Morris Viacheslav Kravtsov Meyers Leonard
Perry Jones Jameer Nelson Daniel Orton Alex Len Damian Lillard
Jeremy Lamb Andrew Nicholson Hollis Thompson Marcus Morris Robin Lopez
Kendrick Perkins Kyle O’Quinn Evan Turner Markieff Morris Wesley Matthews
Andre Roberson Victor Oladipo Tony Wroten Miles Plumlee Thomas Robinson
Thabo Sefolosha Ronnie Price Thaddeus Young Ish Smith Mo Williams
Hasheem Thabeet Nikola Vucevic PJ Tucker Dorell Wright
INACTIVE LIST
Russell Westbrook Glen Davis Arnett Moultrie Emeka Okafor CJ McCollum
Hedo Turkoglu Nerlens Noel Earl Watson
Jason Richardson
SACRAMENTO SAN ANTONIO TORONTO UTAH WASHINGTON
DeMarcus Cousins Jeff Ayres Quincy Acy Andris Biedrins Trevor Ariza
Jimmer Fredette Aron Baynes D.J. Augustin Alec Burks Bradley Beal
Chuck Hayes Marco Belinelli Austin Daye Ian Clark Trevor Booker
Luc Mbah a Moute Matt Bonner DeMar DeRozan Jeremy Evans Marcin Gortat
Ray McCallum Boris Diaw Landry Fields Derrick Favors Al Harrington
Ben McLemore Tim Duncan Rudy Gay Rudy Gobert Nene Hilario
Travis Outlaw Manu Ginobili Aaron Gray Mike Harris Eric Maynor
Patrick Patterson Danny Green Tyler Hansbrough Gordon Hayward Glen Rice
John Salmons Cory Joseph Amir Johnson Richard Jefferson Kevin Seraphin
Isaiah Thomas Kawhi Leonard Kyle Lowry Enes Kanter Garrett Temple
Jason Thompson Patty Mills Steve Novak John Lucas Jan Vesely
Marcus Thornton Tony Parker Terrence Ross Jamaal Tinsley John Wall
Greivis Vasquez Tiago Splitter Jonas Valanciunas Martell Webster
INACTIVE LIST
Carl Landry Nando De Colo Dwight Buycks Trey Burke Otto Porter
Hamady N’Diaye Julyan Stone Brandon Rush Chris Singleton
Marvin Williams