There is a need for new NBA rivalries to take hold of our imagination and make us turn on the TV.
For years, the greatest feud was the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, that enmity has been laid dormant, as both teams are relegated to rebuilding obscurity. On a scale of “No” to “Not Even Close” the chances of the two meeting in the Finals this year is an “LOL.”
Fear not, though. There are several new rivalries we can look at to entertain ourselves, and they're all in different stages of bloom.
Some are in their infancy, some are in the toddler stage and some are preteens, but they’ve all arisen within the last decade.
Some of them are individual rivalries. Some of them are team rivalries. Some of them are a mix. However they unfold, when these sides clash, everyone gets especially up for it.
In order to avoid repetition, I used each team or player only once. They are ranked here in order of seriousness. Some of them are fun rivalries, some are intense and one is becoming downright storied.
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The Best New Rivalries in the NBA
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