So this, now, is the New NBA, whose logo should not be The Logo (i.e., Jerry West) any longer. The logo should be Batman and Robin in silhouette, or perhaps Ironman and Captain America. Or maybe Thor and the Hulk, uneasy allies though they may be.
Welcome to the Superfriends League, everyone!
In which we now have LeBron and AD teaming up on one side of L.A., and Kawhi and PG on the other. And Kyrie and (eventually) KD in Brooklyn. And now ...
And now, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Together again, only in Houston and not Oklahoma City.
How the topography of the Superfriends League develops next season depends largely on just how Superfriendly the various Superfriends become. Chemistry, sociology and perhaps psychiatry will all play a role in this. Counseling services will be made available where needed.
Early analysis suggests Kawhi and Paul George will mesh best with one another, since both wanted to play together and engineered their deal specifically to make it happen. LeBron and AD might work out, too, although how both will work with Kyle Kuzma and whatever remnants the Lakers manage to scrape up to put around them remains to be seen.
They are the Lakers, after all, which promises a certain level of dysfunction. And they remain, as a franchise, subservient to the wishes and/or whims of LeBron. So we shall see.
Kyrie and KD in Brooklyn we'll not likely see until 2020, so until then it's Kyrie and KD's shadow presence on the bench as he heals up from the torn Achilles. And James and Russ down there in Houston?
The knee-jerk reaction is they'll need two basketballs to keep everyone happy, but probably not. Westbrook, after all, has averaged more than 10 assists per game the last four years, and led the league in that category the last two seasons. And the assist leader the year before that?
James Harden.
So, yeah, there will be some distribution, superficial appearances to the contrary. And beyond that?
Well. You're just gonna have to wait. No spoilers here for this Marvel production.
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