Despite the monotony of knowing for essentially the entirety of the 2016-17 NBA season which two teams would end up in the NBA Finals (Thanks Kevin Durant), at least the 2017 offseason has provided some legitimate suspense, surprises and entertainment.
You could point to the shocking moves that sent Jimmy Butler and Paul George to the West and Chris Paul to the Houston Rockets or perhaps the madness regarding the Boston Celtics’ hesitance to deal assets or the fallout of New York Knicks executive Phil Jackson. And that’s just scratching the surface of all the craziness that has gone down since the conclusion of the 2016-17 NBA season.