The 2023-2024 NBA season has wrapped up, leading its way into a brand new season. Last year, we saw a lot, like a brand new champion of the Boston Celtics, and a brand new MVP of Nikola Jokic. This team and player have really proven themselves last year, and we believe they will be outstanding this year.
The Boston Celtics have won the 2023-2024 championship, putting themselves as the number one team leading into a brand new season. Their record last year was 64-18, having the best of every single team and making themselves the first seed in the Eastern Conference. In the postseason game, they had a record of 16-3, winning themselves their 18th championship.
The 2023-2024 Most Valuable Player had gone to Nikola Jokic. He is the center of the Denver Nuggets. Last season, he averaged 26.4 points per game, 12.4 rebounds per game, and 9 assists per game. He has proven himself a true force for his team by winning his 3rd ever MVP. Even though he had won the MVP, that was no problem for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They had beaten them 4-3 in the postseason, but lost to the Dallas Mavericks 4-1, ruining their chances of a championship.
During the off season, we have seen some pretty big moves, like DeMar DeRozan leaving the Bulls and moving to the Kings, Klay Thompson leaving the Warriors and going to the Mavericks, Karl-Anthony Towns moving from the Timberwolves to the Knicks, and Paul George moving from the Clippers to the 76ers. These are just a few big moves that I have named, but these are really significant for these teams.
One thing we must not forget is the draft. The NBA draft is so incredibly important for the future of teams. A single player is the difference between other teams fearing them or disregarding them. The player Zaccharie Risacher was taken as the number one overall pick for the Atlanta Hawks, where many are definitely going to be watching to see if he is going to be a future MVP or not. There are other players, though, who people are going to keep an eye on, like Rob Dillingham, who was drafted to the Spurs but traded to the Timberwolves.
For the first game of the new season, the Celtics and the Knicks will go head to head. In this game, we expect to see the new players on the teams and the ring ceremony for the Celtics. The start of this season is long-awaited, which is premiering on October 22nd.