One down, two to go?
There’s only but so much room, so much oxygen in the NBA’s multiverse to devote attention to the incumbents while giving the newcomers an opportunity to truly shine.
So … it seems the newcomers will have to do the dirty work themselves, because the torch won’t be passed in a peaceful transition of power. It’ll have to be snatched away with the standard-bearers still on the marquee of the NBA’s Apollo.
The Sacramento Kings didn’t exactly do the league a favor. Stephen Curry might be the Association’s No.