Now what?
We re not wasting any time spinning forward to next season, where a host of current contenders and potential superteams will aim to unseat Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. in 2022.
What will the Los Angeles Lakers look like in Year 3 of the LeBron James-Anthony Davis partnership? What kind of juggernaut will the Brooklyn Nets evolve into as their star trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving (hopefully) returns to full health? Are these Suns one and done, or is a repeat Finals trip in their future?
Let s take a way-too-early look at where all 30 teams stand immediately following the Bucks impressive road to the NBA championship.
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By now you have probably heard about the tattoo Devin Booker has on his arm, Be Legendary, which was inspired by the advice the late Kobe Bryant wrote on his shoes after a game during his final season.
Booker idolized Bryant. Wanted to learn everything he could from him. Then he wanted to be like him. A lot of players his age did.
The only way to credibly put himself into the same sentence as a Hall of Famer like Bryant is to have a lot more games like he did Thursday night, when he scored 31 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 118-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.