The NBA has come a very long way from its beginning back on
June 6, 1946 when it started as the Basketball Association of America (BBA) to
later be renamed the National Basketball Association (NBA) on August 3rd,
1949. Integrating rules like the Shot Clock, 3-Point Line, 3-Second Defense,
etc. I personally want to talk about the state of the NBA today.
One good thing that’s thriving in today’s NBA is the
marketing of its teams and star players. Big names have been made from the NBA
& being able to profit from the marketing such as Michael Jordan, Magic
Johnson, Kobe Bryant, & LeBron James. Their team’s games were marketed and
showed on national tv most not just because of team success, also due to the
unbelievable talent that each player possesses. Whether it’s commercials,
shoes, personalities the NBA has done an amazing job on capitalizing on their successes.
The athleticism of today’s players make for a very exciting
watch. Main attractions like Russell Westbrook, LeBron, Kyrie Irving, Steph
Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, & James Harden. The excitement that these
supremely talented players bring is ridiculous. Westbrook with a chance to
average a Triple-Double, James Harden putting up numbers, LeBron’s exciting
plays, Giannis amazing athleticism makes the product very watchable on a
nightly basis. Exciting dunks, buzzer beaters, the back and forth games are a
very good watch.
The thing that bothers me most about today’s NBA is the super
teams. In my opinion it’s too many of the game’s top players playing on one
team which creates a boring regular season and a lack of parity of teams that
have a legit shot of competing for an NBA championship. Too many of the game’s
best players are looking for the easiest shot of winning an NBA title joining
other great teams instead of sticking things out thru thick & thin and
winning with their current teams. Guys like LeBron & Kevin Durant are first
that come to mind. This season alone seems like it’s going to be a
pre-determined NBA finals with the Cavaliers vs. Warriors Part 3. KD going to
the 73-9 Warriors really didn’t sit well with me personally as he went to join
that team that went 73-9 and that his Thunder has a 3-1 lead on in the Western
Conference Finals only to lose that series.
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