HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – The Kia Countdown to Tip Off clock says we have 35 days until the start of the NBA regular season. But for those of us that cannot wait until then, the start of training camp provides the ultimate fix. And we’re just days away from the first official day of camp for some teams. You’ll get what you need by the weekend in places like Houston, Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, Denver and Los Angeles. With several teams set for international play, not everyone will wait until October to kick things off. Still, many of the lingering questions about the 2013-14 season will begin to be answered as the camps open around the league. Our man David Aldridge detailed many of those storylines in his Morning Tip yesterday (if you missed it), but this passage rings most true: We’re going to find out if LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Miami Heat are fully prepared for the challenge that is trying to three-peat. We’ll see if Dwight Howard and the young group of stars in Houston are the perfect fit the big fella (and the Rockets’ brass) believed them to be in free agency. We’ll see exactly where stars like Derrick Rose, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo and others are in their respective rehabilitation processes from injuries that wiped out some, and in Rose’s case the entire, 2012-13 season. We’ll find out just how good the fit is for new coaches — Doc Rivers gets his fresh start in Los Angeles with the Clippers, Brian Shaw in Denver with the Nuggets, Brad Stevens in Boston with the Celtics and Jason Kidd takes the reigns in Brooklyn with the Nets, just to name a few — around the league. The answers to all of those questions and plenty more is all just days away … And, in case you forgot, here are some handy-dandy reference materials as you prep for training camps: Free Agent Tracker | Player movement | Offseason Report Cards
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 04:07:18 +0000
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