Opening night for the 2016-17 NBA season is less than an eternity away, which means training camps will be ready for business in (slightly) less than a lifetime. That means we can already address the elephants in certain locker rooms around the league.
Some teams have their preseason playing-time battles all figured out. Their rotation is set, and every player knows his role. Other squads aren't so lucky. They need time to answer questions and experiment with different lineup solutions.
The most pressing training-camp battles usually don't entail one fringe player trying to seize a roster spot from another, but rather two or more talents on guaranteed contracts jostling for a starting slot or a specific spot in the rotation.
These are the kinds of head-to-head, intra-squad matchups we'll soon be watching—the ones that significantly impact how a team intends to play.
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NBA Training Camp 2016: Notable Position Battles to Keep an Eye On
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