The NBA preseason, like MLB spring training and the NFL's four-game snoozefest, is meaningful only in what you can take away. The injuries are real, as is the importance of developing an on-court chemistry and getting your legs loose.
November basketball is never as good as May, but it'd be a whole lot worse if it weren't for October.
More than any other sport, preseason basketball is partially representative of what comes after. Kevin Durant led the NBA in scoring last preseason, Chris Paul led the league in assists and Andre Drummond in rebounds. In the regular season? Durant led in scoring, Paul in assists and Drummond was second in boards. Of the major counting stats, only Mario Chalmers' three steals per game stands out as a major outlier among preseason leaders.
The phrase "basketball is basketball" exists for a reason. There is no one throwing 85 mph meatballs or Division II linemen living out their dream of being cut by an NFL team in the NBA. Everyone—even the non-guaranteed camp bodies—has discernible skill. The NBA limits the number of those camp bodies to a handful of players per team, making ...
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