![]() The Bucks will try to build on 41-41 season in which their unexpected run to the playoffs under new coach Jason Kidd owed much to the stingiest defense in the East. His up-tempo approach will also require adjustment from big men Pau Gasol and Joakim Noah as they seek to improve a 50-32 record. New coach Fred Hoiberg faces a challenge with early season injuries, with Derrick Rose on the mend from a broken orbital bone and Mike Dunleavy sidelined after back surgery. Improving on a 53-29 mark will be of no consolation if the Cavs don't go all the way. Superstar LeBron James will again be the key as he tries to take the Cavaliers back to the NBA Finals and - this time - all the way to a title. With little prospect of much improvement on last season's 18-64 record, they will be hoping young players Nerlens Noel and Jahlil Okafor will be able to develop even as the defeats pile up. With center Joel Embiid expected to miss a second straight season after another foot surgery, there's little light at the end of the tunnel for the 76ers. At least a healthy Carmelo Anthony might help them improve on a club-worst 17-65 campaign. ![]() But while the Nets may find it hard to produce much offensive pop, they still harbor hopes of bettering their 38-44 record of last season and reaching the playoffs for a fourth straight time.Ĭoaching great Phil Jackson has yet to turn things around as an executive, and draft pick Kristaps Porzingis won't be an immediate difference-maker. The high spending aimed at fulfilling Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov's bold 2010 guarantee that the Nets would win an NBA title by 2015 is over.
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