ESPN.com · Dec 27, 2024
NBA buzz: Trade deadline, expansion and more 2025 intel
It has been an eventful 2024 in the NBA. The Boston Celtics reclaimed the top spot by winning their record-setting 18th title. Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for Rookie of the Year, cementing himself as the future of the league -- and a potential successor to LeBron James and Stephen Curry as the face of it, though those two showed on Christmas Day that they still have plenty left in the tank.
Nikola Jokic moved into rarified air by claiming his third Most Valuable Player award in four seasons, then James and Curry took down Jokic-led Serbia in a thrilling Olympic semifinal en route to Team USA's fifth straight gold medal.
