Jan 25, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) stands beside Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) at Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland won 108-98. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
With the NBA officially releasing its 2015-16 schedule, we analyze the schedule a find the winners and losers
With the NBA’s release of the 2015-16 schedule, you can now start setting calendar reminders and planning life events around your favourite team’s games. The NBA is in the midst of a renaissance, with veteran hall-of-famers still playing integral roles (Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan), superstars stretching our collective imagination on what’s possible with a basketball (LeBron James, Stephen Curry), and young up-and-comers proving age ain’t nuthin’ but a number (Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Davis).
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As you begin to digest your favourite team’s schedule, you’ll have an opinion on whether they got screwed (more likely) or got lucky. The NBA did a great job of looking after its teams and their players’ health, reducing the number of back-to-backs for each team from 19.3 to 17.8, and also reducing the number of 4-games-in-5-nights instances from 70 to 27.
After poring through each team’s respective schedules, here is one writer’s opinion on the Winners and Losers from yesterday’s release.
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