"Winning is Boston, MVP is SGA." NBA chiefs' expectations
"Winning is Boston, MVP is SGA." NBA chiefs' expectations
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With the opening of the NBA in the 2024-25 season imminent, club chiefs anticipated a new season.
On the 8th, the NBA released the results of a survey of team leaders on its official website.
Every year, the NBA conducts a survey of its team leaders and discloses the results. The team leaders are not allowed to vote for their teams. This year marks the 23rd edition.
When asked about the winner of the 2024-25 season, 83 percent of respondents picked the Boston Celtics. Compared with 33 percent of votes each for the Boston and Denver Nuggets last year, the results were unilateral.
Boston topped the Eastern Conference with a 64-18 record last season and won the championship, allowing just three losses in the playoffs.
The general managers said 97 percent of respondents expected Boston to top the Eastern Conference.
Oklahoma City Thunder are considered their opponents. Eighty percent of the respondents expected Oklahoma City to top the Western Conference, while 13 percent expected the team to win the final.
When asked if he is expected to be the MVP, 40 percent expected Shai Gilzer-Alexander, Oklahoma City's main guard. He averaged 30.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 75 games last season, ranking second in the MVP voting.
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic followed with 30 percent. Doncic also received the most 33 percent of votes when asked "the player who makes the most adjustments to the opposing coach."
When it comes to recruiting in the offseason, 37% of the teams with the best power reinforcement overall were Oklahoma City, 33% were the Philadelphia 76ers, and 20% were the New York Knicks.
Among the players who will have the biggest impact on the new team is Paul George, who joined Philadelphia, and 27% picked Carl-Anthony Towns' trip to New York as the most surprising transfer.
67% mentioned the Memphis Grizzlies as the team that will show the most improvement in the 2024-25 season.
For the 2024-25 season, 50 percent picked Houston Rockets rookie Reid Sheppard. For the rookie who will become the best player in five years, 43 percent also picked Sheppard.
69% picked Miami Heat coach Eric Spoelstra as the "best coach in the league," and 40% picked new Phoenix Sons coach Mike Budenholzer as the coach who will have the greatest influence on the new team. 스포츠토토