The NBA starts: everything you need to know

The best league in the world starts its 77th season this Tuesday, with Golden State and Boston Celtics as protagonists.

The wait is over. After four months since the Golden State Warriors were crowned champions against the Boston Celtics, the NBA will be back in action in the 77th edition of the best league in the world. After a busy summer market, the 2022-23 season will have several surprises: stars who left their franchises, the return of several stars after injuries and the most expensive roadster in history.

In the last Finals, the Warriors were crowned champions, with Stephen Curry as MVP, and won their seventh ring, against Boston, which remained at 17.

Movements and candidate teams

To talk about title contenders, NBA valuebets bet on the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics as the favorites. On the Golden State Warriors side, despite the turmoil caused in recent weeks by a fight between Diamond Green and Jordan Poole, the Bay Area (champions in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022) extended the contracts of Andrew Wiggins and Poole himself, which will make them the most expensive team in history for the 2023-24 season, worth $500 million. The Celtics are also a strong contender; they managed to keep last season's team, with stars like Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown, although they suffered the loss of Danilo Gallinari and the suspension of their coach Ime Udoka, which could have clouded their horizon.

From the West, it is expected that Brooklyn will finally show its head. Finally, Kevin Durant, who for months has been pushing to leave the franchise, will stay and share a team with Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons. With no vaccine problems, egos, injuries or whatever, the Nets are to be feared. The Lakers? More names than present, with 1-5 preseason and a LeBron James that will need more involvement from Antony Davies and Russell Westbrook to commit to the cause.

On the East side, the 2021-22 season champions Milwaukee Bucks would be aiming for a repeat championship in 2023. With Giannis Antetokounmpo at the peak of his career, the Wisconsin Bucks are relying on the physical stabilities of Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday. Also joining them are the Philadelphia 76ers, with James Harden leading the way. The former Nets point guard joined the Eastern team at the end of last season and reduced his salary to add new faces, such as PJ Tucker, Danuel House, Montrezl Harrell and De'Anthony Melton. In addition, with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid as references.

Other important moves in the market were made by Minnesota Timberwolves, who agreed with Utah to obtain Rudy Gobert, while Cleveland managed to trade Donovan Mitchell.

The competition format

The 2022/23 NBA regular season will run through April 9, 2023. In between, from Friday, February 17 to Sunday, February 19, the NBA will host the 73rd edition of the All-Star Game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The playoffs will be played from April 15, 2023, where the top six teams from each conference plus two from the Play-in involving the 7th through 10th place teams will battle in the 1st round playoffs, semifinals and conference finals. The Finals for the ring will begin on June 1, 2023.

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