2024 NBA Season

[Japinat]

I just think that we should consider that Rubio may have been like this because he played professional basketball since he was 14. This dude could be one of the players with highest epectation for a career out there ever. Imagine being epected to be great sinc 14, its been 20+ years easily. If you are lebron and achieve it then its ok but when you are not that good then it may hurt you in the end. This shouldnt be a big deal to give a break, do some stuff he has fun doing whatever he likes doing. Dont know if he is married or has children but if he is, spending time with them would be a good choice for sure. I wish him the best for rest of his life, I will always remember as a great passer and a good PG

I agree, he needs some rest. He's been on the pro scene since he's a teenager and I think that he deserves all the rest that he's about to do now. Mental health is a serious matter but still like nothing to the most people. I know that everyone will feel that it's like a waste of talent and career for him but the dude needs some rest. Being in the pro scene for 18 years and started at a young age, that's enough for him to retire though. Look at the other NBA players that did even retired earlier but he just need it. I'd give it to him and if he ever has a contract still, I am sure that his team manages to do the adjustments for him and understands the situation unless they don't want to do that and want him to honor the contract they've made.

And to add that statement, Ricky Rubio did a good job in his professional years and he did accomplished many achievements that others doesn't even had half of those achievements during their years playing basketball. Some players even played for 20 years but didn't accomplished as many achievements like Rubio had.

In simple terms, Rubio has done enough and it's time for him to take some rests and handle the things that he should've handled years earlier, and this time, he should also prioritize his own health first that is why I agree with his decision to step out of the limelight.

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[sunsilk]

Ricky Rubio announced his stepping out from professional activity to take care of his mental health. So, the World Cup is coming and he'll be out there for sure.

Does this means that it's possible that he's also going to be out of NBA and won't play for the Cavs when the regular season starts if he's not yet okay?

Nah, I don't think he'll give up his NBA career, it's a bit early for the 2019 FIBA MVP to give up this early. I mean that's his bread and butter right there and his passion as well. If he thought skipping the FIBA world cup could bring goodness to his career, pretty much everyone in the same shoe will do the same. It's also good for his mental health that the Spanish team respected his decision.
He should be more ready in the coming season so he won't lose but improve his value, otherwise he's going to disappear unnoticeably like the other role players in the NBA, since he's actually close to it after recovering from an injury he was struggling real hard when he have rejoined his team in the middle of the season.

Looks like that he's really going to give up the professional career that he's been with. Yes, it's his bread and butter but for how long he's been playing and working.

He's one of the youngest professional basketball player that I've seen. I even remember some of those moments when he's making the news for playing that young on FIBA.

He's got a lot of achievements already, if I'm him, I'll be fine with those and will take care of my mentality.

[yahoo62278]

Ricky Rubio announced his stepping out from professional activity to take care of his mental health. So, the World Cup is coming and he'll be out there for sure.

Does this means that it's possible that he's also going to be out of NBA and won't play for the Cavs when the regular season starts if he's not yet okay?

Nah, I don't think he'll give up his NBA career, it's a bit early for the 2019 FIBA MVP to give up this early. I mean that's his bread and butter right there and his passion as well. If he thought skipping the FIBA world cup could bring goodness to his career, pretty much everyone in the same shoe will do the same. It's also good for his mental health that the Spanish team respected his decision.
He should be more ready in the coming season so he won't lose but improve his value, otherwise he's going to disappear unnoticeably like the other role players in the NBA, since he's actually close to it after recovering from an injury he was struggling real hard when he have rejoined his team in the middle of the season.

Looks like that he's really going to give up the professional career that he's been with. Yes, it's his bread and butter but for how long he's been playing and working.

He's one of the youngest professional basketball player that I've seen. I even remember some of those moments when he's making the news for playing that young on FIBA.

He's got a lot of achievements already, if I'm him, I'll be fine with those and will take care of my mentality.

He may never return depending on the severity of his mental health. Wasn't Ben Simmons out for mental health for awhile? Hasn't been the same since.

[Maslate]

Ricky Rubio announced his stepping out from professional activity to take care of his mental health. So, the World Cup is coming and he'll be out there for sure.

Does this means that it's possible that he's also going to be out of NBA and won't play for the Cavs when the regular season starts if he's not yet okay?

Nah, I don't think he'll give up his NBA career, it's a bit early for the 2019 FIBA MVP to give up this early. I mean that's his bread and butter right there and his passion as well. If he thought skipping the FIBA world cup could bring goodness to his career, pretty much everyone in the same shoe will do the same. It's also good for his mental health that the Spanish team respected his decision.
He should be more ready in the coming season so he won't lose but improve his value, otherwise he's going to disappear unnoticeably like the other role players in the NBA, since he's actually close to it after recovering from an injury he was struggling real hard when he have rejoined his team in the middle of the season.

Looks like that he's really going to give up the professional career that he's been with. Yes, it's his bread and butter but for how long he's been playing and working.

He's one of the youngest professional basketball player that I've seen. I even remember some of those moments when he's making the news for playing that young on FIBA.

He's got a lot of achievements already, if I'm him, I'll be fine with those and will take care of my mentality.

He may never return depending on the severity of his mental health. Wasn't Ben Simmons out for mental health for awhile? Hasn't been the same since.

We're in the same page because Rubio is now 32 years old and given that he'll just be gone for a while (which is still not sure) will not make a difference because he is already going towards the sunset of his career and so I think his decision is already for good, and that his days in the court playing professionally is now over.

It's not that bad because he had a good run and achieved so many things while playing in FIBA and NBA. He should just take his time to spend with his family and to take care of himself physically and mentally.

[Volgastallion]

The snowflake generation at his peak, we cant avoid that fact, we live in a era of snowflakes, so we cant avoid having sportsman being a snowflake, it is what it is.

We see this more and more as the years are passing, until we hit a crisis about that, and we start again to hardness us. Im talking about occident countrys clearly.

[jakelyson]

The Lakers giving Anthony Davis $186,000,000 with a three year extension seems a bit insane given how much time he has missed. He’d better start staying healthy for the amount of money they’re giving him. 62 million dollars when he only plays about 50 games in a good year seems like like overpaying. I sure hope that contract doesn’t come back to bite them.

It's like they're having him the typical Lakers player so that they've got an identity through him. But with the hype that other players getting with huge contracts, I guess that the management has just happened to offer him somewhat on this bracket so that he won't move to another team and won't entertain any other deal that's surrounding him. In crucial times especially when they're approaching the playoffs despite having an injury, when he enters the court, he performs well which he should really be doing.

So the plague is starting to affect every team. Big contracts for popular players.
I also disagree with the amount given but the Lakers may have loved his performance even though it was short. I mean, it's not easy to find a big man that can move, shoot, and block like Anthony Davis so protecting him with a nice contract will be given and that's also to avoid him getting some ideas of joining other teams who will give him a better deal.
The Lakers don't really have a star after Lebron and AD so I guess they can pay up. I don't think they will be sacrificing too much considering how underpaid their bench and roleplayers are.
Let's just wish the Lakers can get back the worth of their payment by AD being more healthy this season and the next 5 years.

I think his value is more important in the post season. It does not matter if he only plays 50 games in the regular season as long as he is healthy in the post season, he can be very valuable for the Lakers. Just like last season, both Lebron and AD was not healthy in the regular season, but they were able to carry the Lakers in the post season and even made it to the conference finals even though they were just play-in team.
They should be better this year unless a major injury hits Lebron or AD. They have better support / role players on the bench right now and all they need to do is stay healthy for the post season. Since Kawhi and load management started, regular season means less and less each year. It is now just winning enough games get into the playoffs and give everything once the post season begins.

Ricky Rubio is still young at 32 years old, (although I thought that he is a bit older). It's good that we here sports athletes citing mental health as a issues and it's concerning.

However, I also do agree that he won't simply retire because of that reasons, maybe he just nee to skip the World Cup and the pressures of playing for his country again. And he is coming from injury too and perhaps this contributed to his having a mental breakdown. Nevertheless, if he is still as competitive as he is, then he will continue to play in the NBA.

Yeah, he is still very young. He started professional basketball at a very young age too, just 15 years old. He has been playing for a very long time and taking a break from tournaments to take care of his body and mental health is a good thing for him. He must be stressed out playing professional basketball this long.

[danherbias07]

I think his value is more important in the post season. It does not matter if he only plays 50 games in the regular season as long as he is healthy in the post season, he can be very valuable for the Lakers. Just like last season, both Lebron and AD was not healthy in the regular season, but they were able to carry the Lakers in the post season and even made it to the conference finals even though they were just play-in team.
They should be better this year unless a major injury hits Lebron or AD. They have better support / role players on the bench right now and all they need to do is stay healthy for the post season. Since Kawhi and load management started, regular season means less and less each year. It is now just winning enough games get into the playoffs and give everything once the post season begins.

That's true too. All the Lakers need this year is to be safe and get a number 6th playoff spot, and then they could maximize the usage of AD by being dominant in the playoffs. They cannot be in the play-in tournament again, because it adds more strain to the fragile AD. It's still best to get a safe spot so they could rest for a bit while preparing for the intense playoffs.
Oh yeah, you are right, let's not also forget, despite being in the play-in last season, they still managed to be in the Conference Finals, so I guess that's one good reason why they are giving AD that huge contract. It's just that, Jokic is in his damn best condition and can even shoot from far away with AD on his face, that's why they lose.

Speaking of the Lakers.

Ex-Lakers G/F Cole Swider is signing a deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell
@TheAthletic @Stadium

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1688274132826304512?s=20
And I thought the Lakers experiment will continue, so it ends. Miami Heat now has a chance to try and continue the experiment made by the Lakers. Who knows, this guy might be the one they need.

[harizen]

The Lakers giving Anthony Davis $186,000,000 with a three year extension seems a bit insane given how much time he has missed. He’d better start staying healthy for the amount of money they’re giving him. 62 million dollars when he only plays about 50 games in a good year seems like like overpaying. I sure hope that contract doesn’t come back to bite them.

Anthony Davis is eligible for the maximum contract extension with that huge worth. Therefore, if the given contract is probably below, Davis might just spend the remaining 2 years on his contract and then consider leaving. What the Lakers do is secure him early despite being an injured prone.

In fairness to Anthony Davis, he's the only player I know that even an injury prone, he can unleash his monster performance right away after returning to play.

Referring to his last season performance, Davis was able to keep his average percentage after being sidelined for several games.

Yeah but the NBA is a contract cap league not like the major league baseball league.  Meaning if AD is injured the Lakers won't have any room to sign anyone else.  They are locked into Lebron and AD and both are older and on the downward trajectory of theor careers.  They will sell seats but they aren't going to win anything with old dudes sucking up all the cap room.

The Los Angeles Lakers are obviously not new to the business and they know how to handle anything about cap space.

They also know the consequences of giving huge contracts to their players. These guys are professional.

Anthony Davis is also not new to them being injury prone but as I mentioned, Davis is proven as "always consistent" playing even after an injury. We can't compare him to other players that once experience being injury prone, the performance will also deteriorate and a result, these players are ended up in different teams.

And no, they are not locked or the team is only about just LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Please refer to their performance on the last revamp they did on their roster in the late season. Just came up short in the playoffs but the chemistry is there. Remember that the Lakers are not even expected by the majority to enter the playoffs last season but that was changed after the last revamp, and it's not because of LeBron and Anthony Davis carrying the team.

[blockman]

And to add that statement, Ricky Rubio did a good job in his professional years and he did accomplished many achievements that others doesn't even had half of those achievements during their years playing basketball. Some players even played for 20 years but didn't accomplished as many achievements like Rubio had.

I reckon that was a hell of a career for him. That's why if he's saying that he has to step away from being a professional basketball then he deserves it. That's a lot of years for him and anyone who started out his career too early, he'll surely have to retire early as well.

In simple terms, Rubio has done enough and it's time for him to take some rests and handle the things that he should've handled years earlier, and this time, he should also prioritize his own health first that is why I agree with his decision to step out of the limelight.

True, because dealing with mental health is an important matter on his end. He doesn't know if he can still catch up if he's healed but let's just all wish him the best because that's all that we can do for him. While many feels that he needs a last run for the world cup, that's all and he's decided so we gotta give it to him.

[LogitechMouse]

I will always remember that draft when the Timberwolves had 2 top 10 picks and chose 2 point guards both of which went higher than steph Curry.  Crazy how one pick over another completely changes the history of the NBA.  OH and the other point guard was Johnny Flynn from Syracuse lol.

Ohhh thanks for reminding me with that one as well. I completely forgot that he's one of the 2 draft picks that Minnesota got above of the "Greatest Shooter of all Time".
Well, with regards to draft picks, I still remember this quote/advice from Jokic to Anthony Black, the draft pick just this year that went to Orlando. No further explanation to it, as it's very straightforward as well.

Good luck today on the draft. But I gotta tell you that doesn't mean anything. I was 41st pick and nobody counted me... Just work hard, surround yourself with good people that you trust."

All the Lakers need this year is to be safe and get a number 6th playoff spot, and then they could maximize the usage of AD by being dominant in the playoffs. They cannot be in the play-in tournament again, because it adds more strain to the fragile AD. It's still best to get a safe spot so they could rest for a bit while preparing for the intense playoffs.
Oh yeah, you are right, let's not also forget, despite being in the play-in last season, they still managed to be in the Conference Finals, so I guess that's one good reason why they are giving AD that huge contract. It's just that, Jokic is in his damn best condition and can even shoot from far away with AD on his face, that's why they lose.

Why just number 6 when they can get a higher with their new players, and it seems like they're better right now than last season.

Even though AD played really well last season, whether you're an NBA Fan, or a Laker fan, you can't remove the fact that when he's playing, there's always a chance that he might get injured. I mean his past injuries created a stigma towards the Laker fans that they always think that he might get injured. I might be wrong of course, but nevertheless, AD is a big piece towards their success last season, and in the playoffs though they just got swept by the Nuggets. Anyway, with regards to the match-up between AD, and Jokic, I don't see AD defeating him in all stats. Maybe in rebounds, but in overall performance, Jokic has the upper hand over him.

AD's a dominant player, and an all-star as well. Now he is starting to regain his confidence after those injuries in the last 2-3 years. I just hope that he will continue to play like what he was last season, and prevent himself from getting injured because he's a big part of the team's success.

[OgNasty]

Only about 2 more months until the NBA is back upon us. I don’t think there’s much room for surprise this year. The Denver Nuggets have been the young team on the come up for a while and I think they’re still the team to beat. I think Phoenix is the team that has a lot to prove. With their roster everyone should be expecting a championship.

[inthelongrun]

All the Lakers need this year is to be safe and get a number 6th playoff spot, and then they could maximize the usage of AD by being dominant in the playoffs. They cannot be in the play-in tournament again, because it adds more strain to the fragile AD. It's still best to get a safe spot so they could rest for a bit while preparing for the intense playoffs.
Oh yeah, you are right, let's not also forget, despite being in the play-in last season, they still managed to be in the Conference Finals, so I guess that's one good reason why they are giving AD that huge contract. It's just that, Jokic is in his damn best condition and can even shoot from far away with AD on his face, that's why they lose.

Why just number 6 when they can get a higher with their new players, and it seems like they're better right now than last season.

Even though AD played really well last season, whether you're an NBA Fan, or a Laker fan, you can't remove the fact that when he's playing, there's always a chance that he might get injured. I mean his past injuries created a stigma towards the Laker fans that they always think that he might get injured. I might be wrong of course, but nevertheless, AD is a big piece towards their success last season, and in the playoffs though they just got swept by the Nuggets. Anyway, with regards to the match-up between AD, and Jokic, I don't see AD defeating him in all stats. Maybe in rebounds, but in overall performance, Jokic has the upper hand over him.

AD's a dominant player, and an all-star as well. Now he is starting to regain his confidence after those injuries in the last 2-3 years. I just hope that he will continue to play like what he was last season, and prevent himself from getting injured because he's a big part of the team's success.

It's still better when positioned way higher than #6 if possible. The Lakers will have a tough decision on AD and even on Lebron who's already old. I guess they will have to put them on the court and limit their playing time to avoid injuries. The Lakers went into reinforced mode in the second half of the last season and I am seeing an even better version of line-ups so if given the momentum they can really play even in the top 4 for the chance to have the home-court advantage.

This is a very exciting season, especially in the West. I can't wait to see if Denver after becoming champions will become a better and more confident team and the Phoenix Suns with Bradley Beal. Also, regarding the betting odds, I am feeling it will be Denver or Phoenix as the favorites this time.

[xzone]

Only about 2 more months until the NBA is back upon us. I don’t think there’s much room for surprise this year. The Denver Nuggets have been the young team on the come up for a while and I think they’re still the team to beat. I think Phoenix is the team that has a lot to prove. With their roster everyone should be expecting a championship.

The Phoenix Suns roster was pretty good last year as well, and we expected them to do well, but it wasn't enough to be champions. There's still a lot of time for the season to start, it's too early to talk. But we may have a season where the Denver Nuggets will dominate the regular season. There aren't many teams that can go against them and I wouldn't be surprised if they're the best this year

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Only about 2 more months until the NBA is back upon us. I don’t think there’s much room for surprise this year. The Denver Nuggets have been the young team on the come up for a while and I think they’re still the team to beat. I think Phoenix is the team that has a lot to prove. With their roster everyone should be expecting a championship.

Yeah, let's hope the times passes fast. I hate the summer hole where nothing is happening. At least we have the FIBA world cup coming in about 2 week, but for the rest the summer is always boring.

I don't think Phoenix can win the chip. Their 3 headed monster can score, no question, but where is the defence??
This team reminds me of Brooklyn with KD, Harden and Kyrie, lot of scoring but the roster is not deep enough and D is even worse than KD, DB and BB in Phoenix now.

I think this will be yet another failed experiment. Especially when you consider how injury prone KD is over the last year. If he is out, Phoenix will be without their best player and still without any D.

[Oasisman]

Only about 2 more months until the NBA is back upon us. I don’t think there’s much room for surprise this year. The Denver Nuggets have been the young team on the come up for a while and I think they’re still the team to beat. I think Phoenix is the team that has a lot to prove. With their roster everyone should be expecting a championship.

The Phoenix Suns roster was pretty good last year as well, and we expected them to do well, but it wasn't enough to be champions. There's still a lot of time for the season to start, it's too early to talk. But we may have a season where the Denver Nuggets will dominate the regular season. There aren't many teams that can go against them and I wouldn't be surprised if they're the best this year

I thought the Suns with CP3 is better than the current roster they have right now. I mean, Bradley Beal could a be a good addition, but he's just another guard who can score and they already have Durant and Booker. What they really need is a pass first point guard who's also a good play maker. CP3 was the perfect piece, but then again it did not really work for Suns. I'm skeptical about this current Phoenix Suns roster, it's like I'm 60% sure this team won't gonna work out again. I bet, if they can't win a championship this year, this superstars will leave Phoenix except for Booker most probably.

[sunsilk]

He may never return depending on the severity of his mental health. Wasn't Ben Simmons out for mental health for awhile? Hasn't been the same since.

That's much likely what's going to be anticipated on his situation. These mental health conditions are serious and yeah, with Simmons it has never been the same after wards.

And it is why if he's going to set for good and leave his career, then that's so be it. He knows what's his best for himself and he can also get back to the former if he's all good and stable.

But we don't know when and if it will ever happen.

[Jating]

Ricky Rubio announced his stepping out from professional activity to take care of his mental health. So, the World Cup is coming and he'll be out there for sure.

Does this means that it's possible that he's also going to be out of NBA and won't play for the Cavs when the regular season starts if he's not yet okay?

Nah, I don't think he'll give up his NBA career, it's a bit early for the 2019 FIBA MVP to give up this early. I mean that's his bread and butter right there and his passion as well. If he thought skipping the FIBA world cup could bring goodness to his career, pretty much everyone in the same shoe will do the same. It's also good for his mental health that the Spanish team respected his decision.
He should be more ready in the coming season so he won't lose but improve his value, otherwise he's going to disappear unnoticeably like the other role players in the NBA, since he's actually close to it after recovering from an injury he was struggling real hard when he have rejoined his team in the middle of the season.

Looks like that he's really going to give up the professional career that he's been with. Yes, it's his bread and butter but for how long he's been playing and working.

He's one of the youngest professional basketball player that I've seen. I even remember some of those moments when he's making the news for playing that young on FIBA.

He's got a lot of achievements already, if I'm him, I'll be fine with those and will take care of my mentality.

He may never return depending on the severity of his mental health. Wasn't Ben Simmons out for mental health for awhile? Hasn't been the same since.

In the case of Ben thought it was different, he suffered it when everything went sour, with the Sixers and himself because Ben was a different player in that season. He doesn't want to shoot and then perhaps there is already tension between him the coach and the players themselves.

As compare to Rubio, he was injured that season, so he never see some playing time. Perhaps he just wanted to gave away from the limelight of FIBA as he started very young then and chooses to stay and perhaps focus on his comeback in the NBA.

[ultrloa]

Ricky Rubio announced his stepping out from professional activity to take care of his mental health. So, the World Cup is coming and he'll be out there for sure.

Does this means that it's possible that he's also going to be out of NBA and won't play for the Cavs when the regular season starts if he's not yet okay?

Nah, I don't think he'll give up his NBA career, it's a bit early for the 2019 FIBA MVP to give up this early. I mean that's his bread and butter right there and his passion as well. If he thought skipping the FIBA world cup could bring goodness to his career, pretty much everyone in the same shoe will do the same. It's also good for his mental health that the Spanish team respected his decision.
He should be more ready in the coming season so he won't lose but improve his value, otherwise he's going to disappear unnoticeably like the other role players in the NBA, since he's actually close to it after recovering from an injury he was struggling real hard when he have rejoined his team in the middle of the season.

Looks like that he's really going to give up the professional career that he's been with. Yes, it's his bread and butter but for how long he's been playing and working.

He's one of the youngest professional basketball player that I've seen. I even remember some of those moments when he's making the news for playing that young on FIBA.

He's got a lot of achievements already, if I'm him, I'll be fine with those and will take care of my mentality.

He may never return depending on the severity of his mental health. Wasn't Ben Simmons out for mental health for awhile? Hasn't been the same since.

In the case of Ben thought it was different, he suffered it when everything went sour, with the Sixers and himself because Ben was a different player in that season. He doesn't want to shoot and then perhaps there is already tension between him the coach and the players themselves.

As compare to Rubio, he was injured that season, so he never see some playing time. Perhaps he just wanted to gave away from the limelight of FIBA as he started very young then and chooses to stay and perhaps focus on his comeback in the NBA.

That two player is incomparable Simmons lose his touch maybe due to out of confidence he's experiencing to much hate and discouragement on his career so I guess his case is much heavier than Rubio.
Rubio's case is maybe he got hurt so bad by his injury or maybe on other thing but for sure this guy can overcome his current problem facing and can come back strong on the league.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Only about 2 more months until the NBA is back upon us. I don’t think there’s much room for surprise this year. The Denver Nuggets have been the young team on the come up for a while and I think they’re still the team to beat. I think Phoenix is the team that has a lot to prove. With their roster everyone should be expecting a championship.

The Phoenix Suns roster was pretty good last year as well, and we expected them to do well, but it wasn't enough to be champions. There's still a lot of time for the season to start, it's too early to talk. But we may have a season where the Denver Nuggets will dominate the regular season. There aren't many teams that can go against them and I wouldn't be surprised if they're the best this year

I thought the Suns with CP3 is better than the current roster they have right now. I mean, Bradley Beal could a be a good addition, but he's just another guard who can score and they already have Durant and Booker. What they really need is a pass first point guard who's also a good play maker. CP3 was the perfect piece, but then again it did not really work for Suns. I'm skeptical about this current Phoenix Suns roster, it's like I'm 60% sure this team won't gonna work out again. I bet, if they can't win a championship this year, this superstars will leave Phoenix except for Booker most probably.

A healthy CP3 will be effective in any team, and perhaps the Warriors are banking on that. But in his last season with the Suns, CP3 is not 100% healthy and their team chemistry has deteriorated, there is the Ayton and Monty Williams drama, then their former owner, Sarver as well. So there are a lot of things going behind that background that distract the Suns after their first campaign with CP3 that lead them to the finals. After that it was a different Phoenix team, although they go to the playoffs, they don't have the fire in them to reach the finals.

[Ziskinberg]

A healthy CP3 will be effective in any team, and perhaps the Warriors are banking on that. But in his last season with the Suns, CP3 is not 100% healthy and their team chemistry has deteriorated, there is the Ayton and Monty Williams drama, then their former owner, Sarver as well. So there are a lot of things going behind that background that distract the Suns after their first campaign with CP3 that lead them to the finals. After that it was a different Phoenix team, although they go to the playoffs, they don't have the fire in them to reach the finals.

After the Suns reached the NBA finals, where they fell short against the Bucks, CP3 wasn't the same anymore as he has become an injury-prone player. Getting him is a big risk for the Warriors, but maybe they know how to make him less prone to injury as the Warriors are moving the ball well, and they have a lot of offensive players, unlike the Suns where the offense is mostly focused on Booker, and CP3 will be forced to prove himself if his teammates are not producing as expected.

It's a new environment for CP3, and a good chance for him to finally win a championship as the Warriors are not new to that big stage. With the Warriors' experience and composure in the playoffs, they are likely going to win the season to come.