It's been just two weeks since the Boston Celtics won the 2024 NBA title, yet the Eastern Conference, with several landscaping-shifting moves early this offseason, looks tighter than ever.
The Knicks, flush with years of draft capital, finally spent big, landing Mikal Bridges to pair with newly signed OG Anunoby to help defend Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and the Celtics. The Sixers then, at long last, got their man in free agency, giving them hope that the trio of Paul George, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid will be enough to break through.