The 2024-25 NBA Season, Reviewed | Defector
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The 2024-25 NBA Season, Reviewed | Defector
"There is some crude math that takes into account last season's performance and offseason shuffling, and the two factors are combined to give a rough estimate of how a team will perform in the next season. This is by nature imprecise work, at best a series of educated guesses that paw at predicting something that cannot be predicted. At best, they can set the table, outlining expectations and identifying the spectrum of possibilities."
"So we reviewed the season in full, beginning last offseason with the Celtics hoisting the trophy and going all the way through this offseason. So much happens in a season! Do you remember Joel Embiid scuffling with a reporter, De'Aaron Fox scoring 61, or Trae Young rolling dice on the Knicks' logo? All that stuff happened within the first two months of the season last year."
The season was reviewed in full, beginning last offseason with the Celtics hoisting the trophy and running through the current offseason. Most NBA previews use crude math combining last season's performance with offseason roster changes to estimate next-season outcomes. Those methods are inherently imprecise and amount to educated guesses that attempt to predict unpredictable results. Past performance remains the only concrete foundation for expectations. The review recounted early-season moments such as Joel Embiid scuffling with a reporter, De'Aaron Fox scoring 61, and Trae Young rolling dice on the Knicks logo. The conversation was lengthy, split into two parts, and the podcast is available on major apps.
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