The Western Conference has gotten a bit more interesting and will be the headline for the 2018-19 season. It is bound to make it a lot more tougher for the decent teams to even secure a spot for the postseason.
Obviously, we're starting with LeBron James heading to Los Angeles to play for the Lakers. It seemed obvious that he was getting out of Cleveland, so I don't think it's a huge shocker. Out of all the places, though, I'd figured he would have gone to the 76ers or some other Eastern Conference team. Speaking of which, a team like Boston or Toronto has a fighting chance to get into the Finals and actually beat whoever they face. The balance of power will shift tremendously.
One of the more interesting ones has to be DeMarcus Cousins going to the Golden State Warriors for only 5.3 million dollars. That's one hell of a bargain. It's something the league is deeply surprised about and it only adds to the question mark of what could possibly happen. Add in Kevin Durant's signing for another two years and the other players involved, and it's easy to say that Golden State could win another championship with their fourth in five years next June.
A guy that is in the running to be going to another team is San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard. Last year he barely played during the season and behind the scenes stuff was going on about not wanting to stay with the Spurs. There are some teams that are interested, but it's a matter of who do you get rid of. It's going to come down to a couple players, maybe even a draft pick or two. Then again, this is a huge risk to whoever does get Leonard. If he can stay healthy, he can give a good boost to wherever he goes to.
I don't think we're finished yet with trades and free agency yet. My gut tells me that there will be another player that will make huge headlines and cause a little shake up for the NBA. It's only a matter of time.
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