The 2019-2020 NBA season is shaping up to be the most evenly matched basketball campaign in recent memory, featuring a group of teams in the top-tier with a chance to win, but no real overwhelming favourite. Around 6-8 teams genuinely have championship aspirations, and that isn’t something that has been said in many years.
In the Eastern Conference specifically, the same frontrunners are back for more this season, but none of the top-level squads necessarily made improvements as much as they did move sideways: The Boston Celtics gained Kemba Walker but lost Kyrie Irving.