On the night of Wednesday, the 75th season of North American professional basketball league NBA starts. We answer the most important questions in advance.
Wednesday morning (1:30 am) begins the NBA season with a home game of champions Milwaukee Bucks against the Brooklyn Nets. At 4:00 am the same night, the Los Angeles Lakers received the Golden State Warriors. The regular season runs until April 10, 2022 after rising from 12 to 15 April, the so-called Playin tournament. The playoffs start on April 16 and end with the final series, the game takes place one on 2 June. A possible game seven is scheduled for 19 June.
Which Germans are?
Seven German pros play this season in the NBA. Dennis Schroeder wants to advertise for the Boston Celtics for themselves and as far as possible get into the play-offs. There also Maximilian Kleber (Dallas Mavericks), Daniel Theis will want to take a leading role in the newly formed Houston Rockets. Isaac Bonga (Toronto Raptors) and Isaiah Hartenstein (Los Angeles Clippers) play with good teams, but are probably come only sporadically used. And then there s the pair of brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner, which runs together for the Orlando Magic.
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What is with Dennis Schröder going on?
The German star player is changed in the summer to the Boston Celtics. But not everything went as envisioned Schröder. In the preseason, he rejected a contract offer over 84 million US dollars for four years with the Los Angeles Lakers. But better he got by any team and had to settle for one year in Boston with 5.9 million. He must now recommend for a bigger deal in the coming year.
What was that about Kyrie Irving and the corona vaccinations?
It is the bone of contention par preseason. The corona vaccinations. According to reports, 95 percent of the players are vaccinated, but the objectors cause a stir. Led by Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets. Because he rejects the syringe, he may incur no home games, according to local regulation in New York. Also in California, he could not play unseeded. The Nets do not want to employ a part-time professional him and put him therefore the training and game operation free. Only when Irving can be vaccinated or change the rules, he can participate again. And every missed game is worth 381,000 US dollars.
Who are the favorites?
Again, the Nets should be mentioned up front. Kevin Durant, James Harden: Even without Irving waiting for the New Yorker with concentrated star power. Just like the Los Angeles Lakers with LeBron James and Anthony Davis and now Russell Westbrook, though all but warm-up games lost. And of course Master Milwaukee Bucks belongs to the world-class athletes Giannis Giannis Antetokounmpo again the favorites.
Who will MVP?
It was last Star center Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets, averaging 26.4 points, 8.3 assists and 10.8 rebounds, he played the best season of his life. But who is his successor? James, Antetokounmpo or Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors come to mind quickly. But much will concentrate on Luka Dončić. The 22-year-old superstar of the Dallas Mavericks is considered the future of the NBA. He just extended his contract for 207 million US dollars by five years.
Whoever transfers?
The live rights to the NBA holds in Germany continues to be the streaming service DAZN. Up to 182 regular season games run there while the main round transfers DAZN seven games a week. The DAZN-month subscription costs 14.99 euros.
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