Now that the preseason is concluded, all eyes are firmly fixed on the 2024–25 NBA season, which gets underway on Tuesday night with the Boston Celtics, the defending champions, taking on the New York Knicks.
The Celtics and Knicks are seen as two of the favorites to win the entire season, so it’s a worthy competition to start what will undoubtedly be another exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable season. In addition to being the first team to win back-to-back titles since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, the Celtics would also mark the first time the NBA’s most accomplished franchise has kept the championship since it was initially awarded in the 1960s.
Though there are plenty of teams eager to unseat the 18-time winners, there are also a lot of unanswered questions that the world’s sports fans want answered. As the first father-son team in the history of the NBA, how will LeBron and Bronny James perform? Is Jayson Tatum able to defend his awarding himself the largest NBA contract ever? Above all, who will ultimately hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy into the air?
As the first father-son team in the history of the NBA, how will LeBron and Bronny James perform? Is Jayson Tatum able to defend his awarding himself the largest NBA contract ever? Above all, who will ultimately hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy into the air? Here, Sports Mole staff members have teamed up with our friends at Solobasket to talk about the favorites, front-runners, and dark horses for the 2024–25 NBA title.
