WHAT!?
So, like I said, it's been a while. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. The Heat won another championship, after the Spurs choked it up. LeBron James was handed another MVP award (Most Valuable Player to the league's budget, not necessarily to a team), free agency made quite a splash, Kobe may be lost forever, some trades were made, the Celtics look worse than Shawn Marion's jumpshot, the Nets are the new Spurs, the Lakers are staring a losing record in the eye, the Rockets and Thunder look ready to battle for the West for the next 4 years, Derek Fisher's term as representative for the players' union expired (these are all equally important events), apparently Detroit has a basketball team, and Kevin Hart is ready to win a record third consecutive MVP in the Celebrity All-Star game.
Wow.
That right there is the NBA. Three-time Defensive Player of the Year winner Dwight Howard, former MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and 15-time All-Star Kevin Garnett, Ten-time All-Star and former Finals MVP Paul Pierce, former Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans, All-Star Andre Iguodala, Slam-Dunk Contest Champion Josh Smith, and former Defensive Player of the Year Metta World Peace are all notable players that found new homes this off-season. This was a HUGE year for free agency. Not only because of the names above, but also because of the fact that the moves teams made this summer set up for next year's free agents, including Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James.
Also, did anybody know that Chauncey Billups and Elton Brand were still in the league? I thought they were living in senior homes.
Needless to say, the events of the 2012-2013 NBA season are more than enough to set a MAJOR stage for this upcoming year, and we are all lucky to have a front row seat.
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