Let's Get a 2023-2024 Season Underway for Nets and Knicks

Hello NBA fans, I’m coming to you live with Bobby from Fort Totten. I have your 2023 NBA preview and notable off-season transactions. 

Bradley Beal is headed to Phoenix to pair up with KD and Booker. The Wizards acquired Chris Paul and future assets in exchange for Beal. Shortly there after, Chris Paul was traded to the warriors for Jordan Poole and draft picks. 

Kristaps Porzingis is coming back to the Atlantic division but this time not as a Knick, but as a Celtic. 

 

The biggest question of them all was whether Damian Lillard would end up in Miami or stick around in Portland. There was a suitor that remained nameless until about two weeks ago. That suitor happened to be the Milwaukee Bucks, as they sent Jrue Holiday and Malcolm Brogdon to Portland in exchange for Lillard. It was part of a three team deal that had Portland also acquiring DeAndre Ayton from the Suns. Phoenix is looking towards the future as they acquired key bench pieces like Landry Shamet and others in the trade. 

 

Moving on to our local teams. The Knicks did not make any major moves to acquire another superstar. The Knicks brought back their core players and only added a few role players to fill out their bench. They signed Dante DiVincenzo to a four year contract. 

 

The Knicks begin the 2023-2024 season against an Atlantic Division foe in Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, and Jaylen Brown.  Knicks are trying to not only remain competitive this season, but ultimately build off of their playoff appearance from last year.  With the new acquisition of Jrue Holiday after being released from the Blazers, the Celtics look like one of the powerhouses of the Eastern Conference.  It will be a tough matchup for the Knicks but I, for one, think that they might go down fighting, but at least we will give it our all.   

 

Going to the borough of Brooklyn, after the debacle of having a so-called super team crumble, the Nets find themselves in a rebuild phase. The main pieces acquired in exchange for KD include Mikal Bridges, who should pan out to be a superstar. 

 

You can catch the Knicks game tonight on ESPN starting at 7pm EST.  If you are looking for the Nets game, it is over on YES network starting at 7:30pm as they battle Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley.

 

Hopefully both NY teams can get off to a 1-0 start!

Thanks for reading, talk to you guys soon. 

 

Happy Halloween to all!

 

Peace out, stay safe and healthy. LETS GO KNICKS! LETS GO NETS!