Welcome to the Sheridan Hoops team-by-team season preview index. In September, we asked bloggers who cover the NBA to give us five reasons why fans should feel positive about their team for the upcoming 2012-13 season. You can read them simply by clicking on the team logo or name below. If the link appears dead, don’t worry. We have published previews for nearly all of the league thus far. As we publish more, they will be linked in this index. You can also
When training camps open later this month, a handful of teams will be at less than full strength. And some of them may be that way for a while. The Los Angeles Lakers, a legitimate title contender, will be without the biggest prize of the offseason. The Chicago Bulls, who have the NBA’s best record over the last two seasons, will be without their best player. The New York Knicks, who claim to be contenders, will be without two of their three shooting guards.
We already told you who we believe will make the playoffs in the Western Conference. The picture in the Eastern Conference is a bit different. Just like the West, the East has six teams that are locks to play in May. They are the defending champion Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, who last season weren’t in (a) Brooklyn or (b) the playoffs. You can find whatever real or imagined faults you’d like with those
With the opening of training camps in late September, there is now more offseason behind us rather than in front of us. With six weeks to go, many teams are looking to fill the final spot or two on their rosters. And as we pointed out last week, there is not much to choose from. Although there has been talk about some of these teams possibly adding another player, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Indiana, the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis, New York, Oklahoma City
We are three-plus weeks into free agency, and the cupboard is not quite bare. There are still some good players out there, whose choices are narrowed to two primary options: (a) go for the money and play for a loser, or (b) pass on the money and play for a winner. More than two-thirds of NBA teams have no cap room remaining. The ones that do mostly are those in rebuilding mode – Sacramento, Charlotte, Cleveland, Houston, Toronto and Minnesota. There are
Welcome to the Sheridan Hoops team-by-team offseason activity index. If you are looking for a specific team’s offseason trades, free agent signings and other moves, just click on the links below to find out how any of the 30 teams are building their roster for the 2012-13 season. As the offseason progresses, we will update each team with each move it makes, modifying our analysis and projection. Atlanta Hawks Offseason Moves & Analysis — What grade did they get? Boston Celtics Offseason Moves & Analysis — What